My Neighbor and OSU Emeritus Prof Michael Burgett gave me a quick tour of OSU's Honey Bee Hive Laboratory where a piece he'd commissioned from me is hard at work.
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At the beautifully landscaped lab, they have working hives of many different designs, including my pottery hive, created to look like a Greek-style Hive used centuries ago and also today.
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| Underneath a marble lid you'll find rows of wooden slats. |
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| Each slat is spaced the distance bees like to make their combs. |
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| It appears they like using it. Comb in process. |
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| Comb being filled with honey. |
A couple other types of hives: European-style, and how the bees did it before we humans decided we would like to harvest some of their hard work...
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