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So, I’ve been thinking about running for president…
We will totally vote for you!
Wait, was that hive full of angry bees?
We’re in too!
That’s like ten pounds of hen of the woods mushrooms.
Well, actually, mushrooms are known for being informed voters.
Wait, who’s the frog voting for?
Post Hiving Addition of Pollen Patties
Lola and Laura, a vision in white?
Laura’s first time in a bee suit 
Lola thinks she should help
Kelly getting ready to open the hive
Pollen patty
Placing the pollen patty
For some reason there were still a LOT of bees in the box here—shook them into the hive
Laura heading for the woods hives
Laura placing a pollen patty—big step for someone as bee wary as she is
Laura placing another patty
Pollen patty in place
Kelly placing a pollen patty
Bee thinks we didn’t get its good side, requests retakes
Failure in bee suit, discovered _after_ we were done
Bee Hiving at Castle Gaiman 2014 Edition:
Lola wants to help with the bees
Bee Guys shot courtesy of Mary Edgeberg
Bill and Hans prepping the bees
Bill and Hans pulling the queen’s box out
Bill has a queen bee in his pocket
Shaking the bees into the hive 1
Shaking the bees into the hive 2
Shaking the bees into the hive 3
Shaking the bees into the hive 4. Distance shot as I remember that I have neither hood nor gloves on at the moment when I get my ear bumped.
Woods hives
More bees ready to go
Opening up a box of bees
The last bee box
Clearing out the losses of winter
Feeding one of the two hives that made it through our Fimbulwinter
