I made 2 topbars and doing well after swarming in july. They have open screened bottoms, should i close them off for winter??? and what di i need to do to...
Be real careful wen insulating Because warm winter days the hive can get over heated. The bottom needs to be closed somehow the beez will eat more honey the...
Yes. Not me. They were lightly sanded for grip. I remem lil more. May have been in one of the foam hives. Did ya know that the white pvc offgasses so much that...
Bill, Yeah, PVC wouldn't be my choice, either, but I was more looking at an easy, cheap alternative to cutting odd sizes of wood, for those of us that don't...
Ok. This is funny. There was a Warre' thread, so when I first saw "Round topbar" I thought it referred to a hive that was vertical & cylindrical. Some Warre'...
... No. ... ***(1) That is the *maximum* width you are likely to find for a 1x2. It may be 1 1/2 or 1 3/8". But as I say, I am redesigning and trying out...
We don't. SOme have tried it. Some want "plastic-forever-everything." It IS round. Just popped into my head... read of it. It is used for water line, yet, is...
PVC is not used for hot water. Its OK for cold water. So go figure. If you want to use round i suggest scribing a groove or cut one and place some bees wax in...
PVC is toxic if it is exposed to UV, like a lot of plastics. It off -gasses. I would never use PVC for anything, much less a hive, but I am intrigued by the...
... to use round i suggest scribing a groove or cut one and place some bees wax in it or like i did add a little cut comb starter an let them build. They...
Swarm wanted. 415 678 7267 cell My laptop died so I will be off the net after this afternoon. Solvang Thursday night. SanDiego Fri & Sat night Oct 9-10, ...
Bamboo would be good if you could keep it from sagging from dampness in the air.If you want round bars why dont you help someone clear some land and take home...
I've tried using bamboo as a topbar and it did not work for me. Bamboo has nodes that are wider than the space between them so the bars never can be pushed...
Got down in the 40s here last week and i went over and put the bottom boards on my 2 topbar hives. I notice dead bees out front ant they were bringing out...
I live in north central Alabama and have just been given 2 complete colonies of bees in addition to 1000's of dollars worth of used equipment. My problem is ...
Hi William -- Yes, people do use this group... it's not as heavy activity as some... Are the hives you have been given Langstroth hives? -- Christy Hemenway ...
Boy wish i had your problem: Having said that you realize you should move these about dark time. That insures most beez are in the hive. Also move the honey...
I think you've gotten some pretty good advice from another response... near dark for sure, as you want as many bees to be at home as possible. If you will be...
If it were me and If they needed to be moved so close to winter I would cut the exess honey, you will probably need to feed them after set up. Then depending...
Well I got initiated last night. I took everyones advise and went and removed 1 of the 2 honey supers off of each of the hives. Everything went extremely well...
Haven't bought or built my 1st TBH yet but was looking at pics and saw a hive that appeared to have 18 bars then another 16 bars on the other side of some form...
Hi Earl -- I suspect that what you saw was called a "follower board". I have never found a need to exclude the queen in a top bar hive - she doesn't...
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/warrebeekeeping/ Here's one more type. I imagine you could use an excluder with it, but they don't. Most makers lean toward...
http://longlangwithlegs.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html the article is published on page 59 of Bee Culture, November 2009 check page 49 while you are in...
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