Hello, My names David Sneiders & am in southern California. Community gardening & basic wood working keeps me busy these days & now trying to help friend &...
Hello David, Congratulations on completing your project. I live in the west side of Los Angeles, and built and started my hive in May. I got a swarm from a bee...
I have a request to put hives in a pasture, with cows and I was wondering if they would bother them? The cows the hives, not the bees the cows. I know cows...
... 18 ... they ... stages. ... that ... seem ... be ... Hello Ken, Glad to have finished my TBH, the comb guides I boxed planed thin enough to fit grooves...
hi there, I've got an email here from a guy that needs a swarm removed in Woodland Hills, So. Cal. in case anyone's interested. I've got a cell number for him...
I'm trying to put together a list of bee-collector sites, if you've got a link you'd like to share, it would be appreciated. particulaly interested in list of...
Hi, Megan - I'm not sure where you are, or if you are trying to collect a list for a particular location - but I am in Bath, Maine and I'm sure doing bee ...
I'd nix the cows and hives idea. Our cows will rub and knock over anything in their pasture. If they aren't rubbing on it their curiosity will get the best of...
... cell ... be ... Hi Megan, Yes seen this ad in Craigslist.org freebies (no pun intended) http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/zip/777919664.html, but am not...
... that the landing board isn't found in nature w/ feral hives & seems to be more for the keepers need. Cheers, David in San Gabriel Valley, southern...
True, and natural landing boards tend to be rougher surfaces (tree bark, etc) than we are providing on our hives. Still, bees seem to do just fine without...
... Yes, while on day hike last week, in local canyon, personally viewed a wild HB hive at base of burned out (15 years ago) but fully recovered oak. The bees...
... bark, etc) than we are providing on our hives. Still, bees seem to do just fine without our artificial horizontal landing surfaces. I doubt the bees...
I've had a few top bar hives over the past few years but one of my hives is doing something new. Because we have such rainy winters and moisture and fungus are...
I can't speak to the comb, but the mesh that I've been using is #8 hardware cloth from the home supply place. It's a galvanized metal screen with 1/8" holes....
Hi, My handle is taipantoo and I'm new to the group. I'm from Merrimac, Massachusetts, United States of America. I've had a swarm trap on my deck for most of...
Put the swarm trap in the tree about 8' up and make sure you have pheromone attractor in it. It may still take some time for the bees to swarm - depends on...
I have pictures of a basketball sized swarm in this tree a few years ago. I found out about it when the property owner was canvasing the neighborhood looking...
Okay. I love your water lure!!! Get's them familiar with the hive. The swarm attractant hormone may still be something to explore during the swarming season....
The water lure was unintentional. The trap is a wooden box with a hinged top and rope handles. I cut one handle off to leave two 3/4" holes in one end. The top...
My bees are drinking water from the drain of our A/C window-unit - perhaps for the same reason. They get hungry for certain dissolved minerals perhaps. I know...
The nuc wasn't mine. Two plastic frames from it were given to me to use as a lure. tai ... From: Michael Vanecek <mike@...> To: TopHive@yahoogroups.com ...
Give them some syrup strength Gator Aid and see what happens. I have been adding it to their sugar syrup. We go out to a ranch area to bring in a lang box we...
Greetings! Usually I write from Maine, which is where I live, but I am in Westmoreland County in SW Pennsylvania - and I wonder whether there are other top bar...
I have a short prickly pear cactus that blooms in the Spring. I don't like it and will remove it but I do like the taller proper prickly pear cacti and they...
"Natural way to a Natural Nest" Gary J Piantanida Getting back to a natural state of affairs will require some work and time. We will not undo 150 years of...
"Regression" the Natural Way Gary J Piantanida First off there are some confusing terms that have to be explained: Small cell: 4.9 mm cells mass stamped on a...
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