* raising hamd!* hahaa So was looking at your picture up there and wonder about the beehive boxes. Why is the one on a green grate?
Never seen them constructed how yours are down here.. Pretty neat!
Can you pull the drawers out in each separate section for smaller honeycombs?
Oh, how observant you are, Jennifer. The purpose of the green grate was to keep it out of a puddle that had formed on our flat roof. We've since had it fixed but at the time it was a concern about the wood base standing in water.
No real bee reason for it, other than wanting to keep all bee wood dry.
That photo was taken just as they were beginning to swarm. I LOVE being in the middle of a swarm. Makes my soul sing.
warmly,
Jacqueline
"SONG OF INCREASE: Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees
for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World"
http://www.SpiritBee.com east of Battle Ground, WA (near Vancouver)
Friendly Haven Rise Farm
http://www.FriendlyHaven.com
