yIkes, photo edition

September 24, 2008

As our little bit to help in the wake of Hurricane Ike, I posted a question on Sunday from Gabriela, a beekeeper hit by Ike. There’s been an educational conversation going on in the comments, and Gabriela just sent me these pictures of her hives to help further. The first shot is the hives strapped down for the storm, then some of the sludge that appeared after the storm, and the bottom left photo is fighting around the hive entrance.

Thanks, Andrey, for the useful insight!

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