Hello, Some of my harvested comb is brown. Is that bad? Can I use the honey from it? Can I use it to make candles with? Thanks! Sarah Check out my blog and...
The comb is brown because the bees have had brood in it. Nothing wrong with it. If you melt it down, you will get normal yellow wax. It would be a shame to...
I don't think thats it. I've had bees that made nothing but dark chocolate bown wax. Even their new wax was bown. I've even seen a more redish brown...
I lost 4 topbar hives and don't know why. I'm a new beek, I built 5 topbar hives, I ordered packages, installed them, and they did well for a while then they...
Were the packages from a 4.9mm beekeeper or from a large cell beek? Chances are they were too weak to naturally regress. If you're going to use TBH, I'd...
Hello From Northern CA, I agree with what Mike said. I use local feral stock that have been living in my area. I split and divide as needed. I never go for...
... Hi Jean I've a Warre hive, amongst others, but no TBH's. Can you describe how you unite two TBH's please, as I cannot envisage how that might be achieved? ...
Many little replies, questions, imbedded... ... topbar hives, I ordered packages, installed them, and they did well for a while then they died off. Sorry Rick....
Rick, Sorry to hear about your loss. I lost 4 at once a few years back. I see the responses you are getting and all are good questions. Some back ground...
HI Peter, Here is how I combine 2 tbhs. When doing a combination both hives should have matching frames. My current long hives have top bars that are 19 inch...
... That statement will definitely confuse folks because a Warre is NOT a TBH it is a Warre. The differences are too many to justify a generalization like...
Just as both horses and humans are vertebrates, both Kenyan and Warre are TBH. That said, the differences between a Warre/Christ vertical TBH and a ...
Someone gave me some lang hive bodies (plastic) and I was wondering if they can can be used as 'crossover??' hives...I was thinking of using lang frames with...
I can see no reason why the bees would not draw their own comb in the Lang Body. What breeder are you using? ... From: joecarac <jcarac@...> Subject:...
First let me assure you there is no such thing as a mite resistant bee! Some races show a tendancy to be hygenic and groom the bees from thier bodies and...
I purchased a package from b. weaver apiary in Navas ota Texas. If you can't find them I can send a link. ... This AOL Mail was sent from AT&T's Wireless...
It is pretty safe to say that virtually all man-made hives (utilizing either frames or TBs) are a box of some sort. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box...
With a bit more experience you will come to learn that what beekeepers are talking about when they compare boxes to TBH hives is the difference between...
Interesting. Thank you. But, why if you intended "box" as shorthand for hives that use a "heavy super" did you suggest a Warre, which is not supered? ...
Why are you assuming a Warre "is not supered"? It is just not the same as a Lang but in the end for the same reasons. Warre Beeks just do not use the term...
Thanks again for your reply, although a definition of what you mean by the term "super" would be helpful. My general understanding for supering in it simplest...
As I stated before "With Experience" you will come to understand the differences AND the similarities which are gained by experience and NOT read in any book....
"The principals are the reason why the mechanics between hive styles are different, the end result is the same." I am not sure what you mean by the statement...
Seems like all the bee lists eventually come down to an ego war... Thanks for the info you've all provided, but far too much drama. Consider me unsubscribed. ...
I have also been dismayed at the tone of some of these responses. I have been working bees for about three years and have tried many hive designs, read many...
I am sorry for my part in causing other group members any annoyance. I will not participate further in this thread. I should have given up seeking answers,...
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