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I finished painting the new bee boxes today. The frames have been assembled for a couple of weeks, but were awaiting the final paint job so that they can go into the boxes and await the arrival of our first batch of bees in the spring.  We have two new hives and a bunch of other used hive bodies and supers that we'll need to buy new frames for.  (They came with some frames--maybe another full hive of usable frames.)   We plan to start up four hives this spring.  Here's the progress on the dining room table & in the living room (yes, they're light purple):