Here is the new hive. Not mine as such, but mine to look after. Its only a small one, as it was a split from another, and the queen might not be too robust, so will need some TLC and checking for a while. When it gets going, there is a box to add to the top, that has frames for honey. In this box there are some honey frames, and mainly brood frames, which means the baby bee factory.
We've faced the hive to the east, and positioned it so it gets the morning sun, to wake the bees up and get them out and about early. And then it is in afternoon dappled shade, so they won't get too hot. Or that is the theory.
I've got a huge pohutukawa flowering at the moment, and the bees all seem to love it, so that is a good sign. I also spotted a lot of native bees on the flowers too.
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