I paraffin dipped my equipment three years ago and can tell you that it is still all in great shape. However, it is a big go-through, so I no longer do it...
What are the best conditions to open a hive? Weather, Bee activitey, time of day, etc. My one hive is doing well and I can see some comb through the window...
i am a first year beekeeper and i wanted to start with top bars . i made my top bars so a deep/brood lang frame would fit , i got 2 nucs from a beekeeper in...
...was a resounding success. There wasn't as much comb as I thought there might be and I only put in 8 top-bars of combs. Not much honey either - so I may have...
Yay, Mike!!! -- Christy Hemenway GOLD STAR HONEYBEES "It's not about the honey, Honey - it's about the Bees!" 207-449-1121 www.goldstarhoneybees.com Some great...
I moved the hive last night with zero fan-fair. Bees were all inside and perfectly quiet. I put duct tape over the holes and trucked it to the house on a...
Congradualtions, Sounds like a picture perfect cut out to me. It's really fun to get inside a totally bee made hive. I'm glad it went so well. Moera...
The turpentine helps it penetrate into the wood. It then evaporates away. I think the ultimate solution is a 100% paraffin or beewax hot wax dipping tank that...
Hmm.... maybe I will just use linseed oil mixed with beeswax then and soak the boxes instead of merely painting them. Though, everything seems to be hot and...
I'd like to invite you to a class on bees at our biodynamic farm in southwest Washington. BEES: The Other Way Saturday, May 17 at 11 am Friendly Haven Rise...
Are there any designs for a simple sugar-water feeder for top-bars hives? I just want to get a little sugar-water to my bees while they transition to the new...
My husband made a feeder similar to this: http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/files/topbar-bfdj38.pdf He sealed the inside with beeswax so there is no leaking....
Excellent. I'll inspect the hive here pretty soon and see if they're making comb okay - that should tell me if they're foraging okay or not, right? Got lotsa...
... Filled with 2 qts. Squeezed out extra air and sealed tight. Used a single edge razor blade. Made two 2-3 inch cuts in middle of bag. Denise Where do you...
You don't need a welder. bent aluminum is fine. Bend "tabs/folds" inward rather than ou, if you have a heat source that will heat outer edges a lot. But...
We place the baggie on the solid bottom board of the TBH at the back, behind the drawn comb. We do not cut or remove any of the comb on the bars. Just place in...
This sounds like a great program and I would love to attend, but I am quite far away. I will be up in your area in September and could attend a class Sept...
Mine is the most basic Kenyan TBH - no fancy screened bottom-boards - just a plain box with leaning sides and top-bars. I like simple. Easy and quick to build...
I am grateful to one our best Top-bar guys for this tip: Fill a new (non-holey) baggie (quart or gallon size) with syrup (1:1 sugar/water). Place in the...
Another option is packaged bees (or a queen) from Bee Weaver apiary. I started my first beehive ever this year with a package of "Texas Bees". It is amazing...
As promised, I finally compiled my articles on my first honeybee cutout. I hope it helps. I probably did things wrong, but in the end, it turned out alright. I...
... Interesting. I may investigate this route. ... I may just keep using the warmed oil/wax method and reduce the thinner (turpentine). We'll see. If it is too...
I wonder if some use white to locate the hives or to retard summer heat. Flat white tests show is as good as aluminum, unless it's optically polished. I am...
After waiting a week or the bees to settle in, I went out there to have a look-see into the hive and straighten things up if they'd gotten off kilter. Even tho...
Nice work, Michael! -- Christy Hemenway - Bath, Maine - Zone 5 GOLD STAR HONEYBEES "It's not about the honey, Honey - it's about the Bees!" 207-449-1121 ...
The exterminator sprayed and caulked the bees entrance to the well pump-house, but it wasn't good enough. Three weeks later and my buddy revisited the...
HA, De BeeMonMike comeuth. Wayi P.S. Hi Mike: found you again. HeHe ... From: "Michael Vanecek" <mike@...> To: <TopHive@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May...
Hmmm, can one be stalked by a friend? :-) Good to see you here. Lotsa good bee-people here. Bee well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic...
