My bee-having streak of 12.5 years is officially broken! My last colony is verified dead. Oh well, spring is coming. I hadn't paid attention to the bees for a few years as I am raising my kids first. Now I have a mission to rebuild my bees! I will grow back to six colonies soon.
I recovered the dead out colony and I estimate there is 20ish pounds of recoveravble honey in there. It will be a pain to get it out though, because honey doesn't flow when it is cold. But, it is clean honey and so it is worth doing.
This short video just shows the spaces maximizing way that bees build inside a cavity. I hope you enjoy.
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