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    Moving a natural swarm into a Beetower

    Our third “Warré BEETOWER” is finally inhabited and greets the other hives built in a similar way.Our BeeTowers have a capacity of 32 litres each. According to the findings of bee researcher Tom Seeley, 32 litres is enough for a bee colony to live independently without further manipulation.This bee habitat was built from wooden slats, wooden rings with a diameter of 20 cm and 5 cm thick insulation made of reeds and some clay plaster. A closed floor made of solid pieces of wood and a round flight hole allow the bees better air circulation and optimise #nestduftwärmebindung .Under the roof there is another box with solid pieces of wood…