We've been given a Beehaus style bee hive and its fair to say we haven't seen anything quite like it before...
After a bit of head scratching we decided there was nothing else for it - we simply had to put some bees in it and see how they got on...
First to load the brood area with some deep frames...
Then gently encouraging a swarm out of its box...
The plastic queen excluder confused us for a short time, which way round do you think it should go?
At least the first couple of workers venturing up the foundation poked their heads through it happily enough...
We loaded the supers with a few frames of stores...
and then popped the lid back on. The bees seem to be quite happy using the front door....despite the name plate...
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