I spoke about installing two nucs 1 week ago in a previous post. I checked on them for the 1st time yesterday. One seems pretty nice I was able to get inside...
Does anyone have this suit: https://www.dadant.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=672 Is that nylon strip that gets inserted around the bottom of the...
Hives get restless if there is no queen - I wonder if the queen is still alive in there? Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plants...
Is yours a Tanzanian or Kenyan topbar? I believe the bees will stick with the brood first. Nucs seem like they would be awfully hard to put into a Kenyan...
Mine is a Kenyan topbar. the frames are all the way to the back. I'm hoping as the weather warms and their number increase they'll move away from the old...
I was thinking the same thing. I'm pretty sure there were eggs in the frame when I installed them. Will they be able to raise a new one if that is the case?...
I think the brood will be a determining factor on whether they abscond or not. Hopefully they produce a new queen if the old one has indeed perished. I'd give...
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...
