Beekeeping

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

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One beehive frame can hold up to 10 pounds of honey.

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One beehive frame can hold up to 10 pounds of honey.

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Konrad Bouffard, owner of Round Rock Honey, pulls out a frame covered with bees during a class for prospective beekeepers.

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It takes thousands of bees to create a quart of honey.

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A large wooden box called a super holds the frames on which bees place the nectar they've gathered from flowers.

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Bees build wax combs all over the frames that are stored in supers. A stack of supers is called a hive.

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Bees fan nectar to dehydrate it to make honey on these wooden frames.

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Cotton suits keep out the bees when beekeepers need to work with the hives.

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Konrad Bouffard, center, owner of Round Rock Honey, teaches a hands-on class for aspiring beekeepers, which gives them a chance to get up close to the hard-working insects.

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Bouffard pulls out a frame covered in bees at a recent class.

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The class visits nearby hives.

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Part of the class is at Bouffard's office, where students learn hive and bee anatomy.

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Bouffard points out parts of the hive to students.

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