I went out to take some honey off of the Minnesota Hygienic hive, my plan was to take the top two or three but I forgot how much time it takes to harvest a frame of honey without using chemicals to repel the bees. The top two boxes didn't have any honey, they were full of bees who were building wax comb, which is odd given the time of year. Another odd thing about this hive is that in the warm afternoon there is a flurry of activity at the entrance, the level of activity I'd see on a summer day when the temps were around 85.
I took the two boxes off and shook the bees onto the grass in front of the hive one frame at a time, I ran out of time (had to head to work) and ended up leaving three frames behind in one box with a mental note to visit this hive again soon.
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