New club members were invited to join club secretary, Toni Mitchell, to open a bee hive at Central Mangrove on a gloomy Saturday morning.

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All suited up and ready for the action
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approaching bee hive

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Unfortunately frames were fitted incorrectly, into an upside down super.

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some frames were also badly built and buckled and collapsed in the heat.

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cells filled with pollens
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frame filled with capped broods and drone cells at the bottom

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Bees filled with pollens in their pockets.
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Pollens at the entrance of the hive.

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There wasn’t any honey to be harvested, but we got to taste some of the sweet honey from the offcuts.
Open hive at Central Mangrove

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