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Honey bees live in this wooden hive. Take it apart, one step at a time.
Select a part to look closer.
Step 1 of 5.
This wooden hive has six parts, stacked like boxes. Bees land on the board at the bottom and walk in.
Part 1 of 6
The floor and the front door
Bees land on this board and walk in through the door. In cold weather, a wooden block shrinks the door. Then a small colony can guard it.
Look for the landing board, the door above it, and the wooden block.
A worker honey bee has a fuzzy middle and a striped back end. It has two big eyes, two antennae, six legs, and four wings.
Frame 5 of 10
The middle of the brood nest, where young bees grow
The queen laid eggs in the middle of this comb. Young bees grow there under wax caps. Drag the frame, or use the turn button, to see the other side.
Look for tan caps over the young bees in the middle, with pollen around them.