Ideally, the site will be a cavity in a tree, well off the ground, with a small entrance hole facing south, and lots of room inside for brood and honey.

从理想的角度讲，新家的地点将在一棵树的内部，离地面要有一定的距离，蜂巢座北朝南，蜂巢里也要有大量可以生育并储存蜂蜜的空间。

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Instead, they are opting for little more than, well, a hole in the ground.

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That was as deep as one could look into the earth with the available geological tools--and also about as far into the ground as anyone knew how to drill a well and push pipe into the hole.

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