Bee gallery
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Brackenhurst Apiary -
Setting up the hive -
The box the bees arrived in -
Hive frames -
Hive parts -
Setting up the hive -
Box of bees -
Wasp excluder -
Hive box -
Bees love sugar -
Donning the beekeeper suit -
Inspecting the brood -
Frames in the hive -
Setting up the hive -
Calming the bees with liquid smoke before moving them into the hive -
Frames in the hive box -
A frame full of bees -
Close up of worker bees toiling. Queen Bee identified by yellow dot. -
Queen Bee identified by yellow dot -
Frame in the hive box -
A solitary worker bee -
A bee munching on sugar -
Honey inspection -
Proud beekeepers -
Roof location of our hive in the city -
Roof location of our hive in the city -
Roof location of our hive in the city -
The BeekeepersNigel Smith (Resources manager), Sarah Thorp (Environmental Projects Officer) and Rachel Staten (Environmental Engagement Assistant)
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A solitary bee -
Inspecting the bee hive -
Checking the honey -
Carol Hinds (BBC TV) finding more about bees, and the effects of the bad weather on bee colonies -
Making the frames -
Building the frames -
Setting up the hive
