And in my hat…

April 14, 2008

My new colonies of bees arrive Wednesday! I’ll let you know how it goes, and I’ll be helping Richard, an old friend and a new beekeeper, get his hives set up.

In the meantime, please enjoy this fine video of the magicians Penn & Teller pulling tens of thousands of bees out of a hat…and a pot…and a rabbit…

(Thanks Boing Boing)

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