[00:02] honey again. Step one, build a shelter to house my beehives, which I framed out of reclaimed lumber from my old chicken coop. I added some composite decking to create a solid surface for my hives and use polycarbonate panels to create a
[00:14] excess water while still letting sun in for the bees. Step two, get a beehive. This one is from FLHive, which ships from Australia in pieces. So, I painted the roof purple, my daughter's favorite color. Step three, get some
[00:27] bees. We picked up these bees this spring locally here on Long Island, basically just a mini beehive made for transportation. Step four, introduce the bees to the hive. In this box comes five frames with a nucleus of bees consisting
[00:41] of a few thousand worker bees, smarty cap brood or eggs, some honey cells, and spotted right here. We've removed five empty frames from the FLHive and replaced them with the five active frames from the nuke box. Finally, step
[00:54] five is to let these bees acclimate and start doing their thing. They were slightly confused by their new home, but within a few hours, they settled down. already started building comb on the empty frames, which they'll need to fill
[01:06] up completely before they start storing honey, which will hopefully come later honey, which will hopefully come later this summer. So stay tuned for part