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Bees on spruce tree 01

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:19:17 MDT

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Bees on spruce tree 01 - beeonsprucetree01.jpg

bee on spruce tree 02

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:16:55 MDT

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bee on spruce tree 02 - beeonsprucetree02.jpg

Collecting propolis?

transitspacetosuper.jpg

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:34:06 MDT

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transitspacetosuper.jpg

curso de apicultura 04

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:04:23 MDT

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curso de apicultura 04 - cursodeapicultura04.jpg

curso de apicultura 01

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:52:44 MDT

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curso de apicultura 01 - cursodeapicultura01.jpg

curso de apicultura 02

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:51:00 MDT

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curso de apicultura 02 - cursodeapicultura02.jpg

curso de apicultura 03

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:41:26 MDT

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curso de apicultura 03 - cursodeapicultura03.jpg

curso de apicultura 05

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:36:15 MDT

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curso de apicultura 05 - cursodeapicultura05.jpg

top bar hives

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:57:03 MDT

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top bar hives - topbarhives.jpg

Super on top bar hive

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:37:24 MDT

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Super on top bar hive - TopBarHiveSuper.jpg

Excluder and tbh super

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:33:49 MDT

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Excluder and tbh super - Excluderandsuper.jpg

The excluder through which bees enter the super

Transit space

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:21:59 MDT

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Transit space - Transitspacetoentersuper.jpg

This transit space can be used when supering a top bar hive. It gives access from the brood area up into the super. When not needed it is kept covered.

Queen cells

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 6 May 2009 20:20:08 MDT

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Queen cells - Queenrearing.jpg

Simple queen rearing using one of my Tanzanian top bar nuc boxes/swarm traps. The queenless hive gets some strips of comb with eggs from which they make queen cells.The queen cells can then be put into nucs.

Bee colony in the cemetery

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:22:22 MDT

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Bee colony in the cemetery - Beecolonyinthecementary001.jpg

A colony of bees decided to move into this empty spot in one of the mausoleums in the town cemetery.

Bee colony in the cemetery

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:19:42 MDT

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Bee colony in the cemetery - Beecolonyinthecementary002.jpg

Removing cemetery colony

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:17:57 MDT

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Removing cemetery colony - Beecolonyinthecementary003.jpg

A piece of comb tied into the cutout frame.

Removing cemetery colony

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:09:01 MDT

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Removing cemetery colony - Beecolonyinthecementary004.jpg

Frame from cemetery colony

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:03:19 MDT

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Frame from cemetery colony - Beecolonyinthecementary005.jpg

Initially this comb was smaller and did not fill the cutout frame. It rested on the bottom bar, leaving an empty space above it. The bees, however, filled it with new comb.

Frame from cemetery colony

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:01:27 MDT

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Frame from cemetery colony - Beecolonyinthecementary006.jpg

Frame from cemetery colony

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:51:03 MDT

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Frame from cemetery colony - Beecolonyinthecementary007.jpg

I never actually saw the queen when I was doing the cutout or when I checked the hive two week later. But I got a big surprise when I looked closer at this photo. There she was, right in the middle of the comb.

Empty surgar frame

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:12:31 MST

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Empty surgar frame - sugarframe01.jpg

Filled sugar frame

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:07:14 MST

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Filled sugar frame - sugarframe02.jpg

Sugar frame in hive

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:50:28 MST

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Sugar frame in hive - sugarframeinhive.jpg

Bees chomping on sugar frame

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:19:38 MST

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Bees chomping on sugar frame - beeseatingsugar.jpg

Wax foundation

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:42:11 MST

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Wax foundation - Waxfoundation.jpg

Making wax foundation

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:28:56 MST

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Making wax foundation - Makingwaxfoundation.jpg

Wax foundation mold

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:17:17 MST

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Wax foundation mold - WaxFoundationpress.jpg

Attaching broken comb

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:47:33 MST

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Attaching broken comb - Attachingbrokencomb.jpg

Africanized queen and worker bees

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:43:15 MST

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Africanized queen and worker bees - Africanizedhoneybeesqueenandworkers.jpg

Top bar hive entrance/landing board

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:26:51 MST

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Top bar hive entrance/landing board - LandingboardonKtbh.jpg

Ktbh pollen trap

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:17:02 MST

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Ktbh pollen trap - Ktbhpollentrap.jpg

Pollen trap, entrance screen and drawer

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:26:56 MST

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Pollen trap, entrance screen and drawer - Ktbhpollentrapentrancescreenanddraw.jpg

Pollen trap, from the back

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:23:33 MST

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Pollen trap, from the back - Backviewofpollentrap.jpg

colmenas de blanco estrellas

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:08:35 MDT

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colmenas de blanco estrellas - BlancosDonMajinOjodeAguaJan08008.jpg

abeja en la entrada de colmena de blanco estrellas

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:00:21 MDT

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abeja en la entrada de colmena de blanco estrellas - BlancosDonMajinOjodeAguaJan08003.jpg

colmena de blanco estrella

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:55:08 MDT

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colmena de blanco estrella - BlancosDonMajinOjodeAguaJan08001.jpg

bees

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:00:44 MDT

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bees - ApiarioCoclan5Abr07172.jpg

Bees like mangos too!

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:35:52 MDT

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Bees like mangos too! - Beeslikemangostoo.jpg

Mangos in the apiary

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 20:34:02 MDT

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Mangos in the apiary - Mangotreesintheapiary.jpg

Comb, hanging from hive st

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:32:52 MDT

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Comb, hanging from hive st - Comb.jpg

Comb of honey from a ttbh

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:26:23 MDT

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Comb of honey from a ttbh - Honeycombfromttbh.jpg

Frame in ttbh hive

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:22:24 MDT

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Frame in ttbh hive - Frameinttbh.jpg

100_0176-2-3-1.jpg

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:08:14 MDT

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Tomas_fotos — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:19:25 MDT

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Hive in a tire

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 7 May 2008 07:37:14 MDT

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Hive in a tire - hiveinatire.jpg

Top-bar trap hive

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 May 2008 21:07:38 MDT

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Top-bar trap hive - traphive.jpg

Top bars with starter strips

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 May 2008 20:25:08 MDT

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Top bars with starter strips - topbarswithstarterstrips.jpg

screened bottom on top-bar hive

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 May 2008 20:14:50 MDT

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screened bottom on top-bar hive - top-barhivewithscreenedbottom.jpg

Inside view of top-bar hive

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 May 2008 20:09:15 MDT

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Inside view of top-bar hive - top-barhiveinsideview.jpg

top-bar hive

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 May 2008 20:03:11 MDT

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top-bar hive - top-barhive.jpg

What one of my finished top-bar hives

Another swarm to catch

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:26:10 MDT

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Another swarm to catch - catchinganotherswarm001.jpg

Swarm in the trap hive

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:19:07 MDT

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Swarm in the trap hive - capturingaswam006.jpg

Capturing a swarm

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:14:50 MDT

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Capturing a swarm - capturingaswam002.jpg

Capturing a swarm at the top of the tree

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:05:00 MDT

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Capturing a swarm at the top of the tree - capturingaswam001.jpg

Another trap hive in a tree

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:22:15 MDT

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Another trap hive in a tree - traphivehangingintree02.jpg

Trap hive hanging in tree

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:17:41 MDT

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Trap hive hanging in tree - traphivehangingintree.jpg

Lowering trap hive with bees

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:17:07 MDT

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Lowering trap hive with bees - loweringtraphive.jpg

Comb from nuc being transfered to permanent box

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:26:16 MDT

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Comb from nuc being transfered to permanent box - CoclanTrapPermanenthive14Mar08010.jpg

Transfering nuc to permanent box

Tomas_fotos — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:25:59 MDT

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Transfering nuc to permanent box - CoclanTrapPermanenthive14Mar08009.jpg

tbh nuc box

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:43:23 MST

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tbh nuc box - tbhnucboxes007.jpg

tbh nuc box

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:32:06 MST

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tbh nuc box - tbhnucboxes005.jpg

tbh nuc box

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:19:21 MST

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tbh nuc box - tbhnucboxes002.jpg

Installing starter strips in a top bar

Tomas_fotos — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:13:11 MST

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Installing starter strips in a top bar - StarterStripsinstallingNov07012.jpg

Smoker made in someone's shop

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:11:08 MDT

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Smoker made in someone's shop - smoker.jpg

Homemade smoker in use

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:10:33 MDT

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Homemade smoker in use - homemadesmokerinuse.jpg

Homemade smoker

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:04:01 MDT

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Homemade smoker - homemadesmoker.jpg

Traphiveupinatree31Oct06.jpg

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:46:57 MDT

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Traphiveupinatree31Oct06.jpg

Trap hive full of bees

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:30:32 MDT

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Trap hive full of bees - Traphivefullofbees.jpg

Moving swarm from trap to its permanent box

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:26:15 MDT

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Moving swarm from trap to its permanent box - Movingswarmfromtrap5Abr07.jpg

Swarm Trap

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:20:54 MDT

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Swarm Trap - 31Oct06photos134.jpg

Vista desde Apiario La Lima

Tomas_fotos — Fri, 2 Nov 2007 22:53:04 MDT

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Vista desde Apiario La Lima - IMG_0369.jpg

backtbhentrance.jpg

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 19:14:23 MDT

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backtbhentrance.jpg

Main front top bar entrance

Tomas_fotos — Sun, 2 Sep 2007 19:14:10 MDT

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Main front top bar entrance - tomas031.jpg

Hive before the ceiling panal was removed

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:45:45 MDT

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Hive before the ceiling panal was removed - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07123.jpg

The box was left to collect the stragglers

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:26:16 MDT

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The box was left to collect the stragglers - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07167.jpg

All the combs removed

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:25:28 MDT

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All the combs removed - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07162.jpg

A bucket of honey combs

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:24:34 MDT

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A bucket of honey combs - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07156.jpg

Filling up the box with comb and bees

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:23:46 MDT

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Filling up the box with comb and bees - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07154.jpg

Tying brood comb into frames

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:22:57 MDT

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Tying brood comb into frames - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07153.jpg

Half way done

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:22:15 MDT

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Half way done - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07143.jpg

Removing honey combs

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:21:24 MDT

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Removing honey combs - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07132.jpg

Ceiling panal removed, hive opened up

Tomas_fotos — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:05:37 MDT

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Ceiling panal removed, hive opened up - DonArturosferalhive5Abr07128.jpg

Apiary, La Lima, coffee farm

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:19:42 MDT

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Apiary, La Lima, coffee farm - 16Oct06018.jpg

Apiary, La Lima, coffee farm

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:12:22 MDT

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Apiary, La Lima, coffee farm - 16Oct06027.jpg

Apiary, La Lima, coffee farm

Tomas_fotos — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:07:44 MDT

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Apiary, La Lima, coffee farm - 16Oct06023.jpg