If you ever want to know anything about raising honeybees, a good resource is Ron Shaw in Ashland, IL. He's done it for several years now and has loads of fascinating information about bees and honey production. Last night, he gave me a tour of his new "honey shop." Here is a little look inside.
Bee homes
Ready for the bees to build out
A smoker
2 comments:
I thought the life-cycle chart was really cool... didn't realize they get new job assignments as they age!
Yeah, they're pretty fascinating. I usually find out something new every time we visit there.
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