Science Department Tualatin Valley Junior
Academy
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Our new 8-frame observation hive now has clear entrance/exit tubes for
better viewing. I have also added several feeding ports.
Hopefully the bees will have enough resources to overwinter now.
Our old 2-frame observation hive did not have enough room for a large
population or for the bees to store honey. With this set limited size
the bees were never able to make it through the winter.
Wild bee hive living in a Wood Duck nest box at Fernhill Wetlands in
Forest Grove, Oregon.
Close-up of hive entrance to the Wood-duck nest box. My son, Lucas
discovered this wild hive in March 2008 while we were watching birds in
the area.
On a warm sunny day in April 2008 I revisited the wild hive and discovered
that this swarm had just left the Wood Duck nest box hive.
I was able to capture this swarm for our new classroom observation hive
pictured at the top of this page.
