Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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This video guide focuses on the importance of thoughtful beehive placement, considering factors like foot traffic, garden visitors, and local regulations. It emphasizes the benefits of sunlight for hives, the bees' non-hibernation activity, and the crucial practice of allowing bees to maintain their temperature through clustering and shivering their wing muscles for warmth.

Glen Andresen, a Portland, Oregon Beekeeper shares some tips on where to place your backyard beehives. As Andresen says, bees like the sun and it helps them to stay warm and active.

Without giving away the end, there's a surprise bit of information about honeybees that Andresen explains. OK, here's a small clue: it's called a cleansing flight.

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