how many leaves do i need to purchase to make a beehive?

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In the tree is a beehive.

Question by Betty: how many leaves do i need to purchase to make a beehive?
i want a big beehive and money is no option. i was thinking 25 leaves would suffice, because surely the leaves would create new ones and so on, like in that movie Evolution.

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