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How to Inspect a Honey Bee Hive

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How to Inspect a Beehive
Smoking the second deep.

Smoking the second deep.

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You will now gently puff smoke into the second hive box, or second deep, if you have one. If you have three medium boxes instead of two deeps, you'll just repeat this twice until you get to the bottom box. You will start your inspection with the bottom box.

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