Hello,people I was today , after a rainy week , in my small 4 hives appiary,what I have seen in my strongest hive vas a tragedy,almost all combs have fallen...
... This is common, the bees will start the nest on the warm side of the hive, or rather that side which faces the sun normally. ... The best way to prevent...
Thank you Scot for your help, I just want to add some more questions.This hive was my strongest hive and it is now in really bad situation ,with many dead...
... I think the dimensions you describe below are too large. Quite a few people have tried this for the very same reasons you have. Interchangability with ...
Hi. I'm thinking of starting a TBH. I see a lot of discussion about different ideas of TBHs. Is the angle crucial or is one way as good as the other? Thanks...
If you would be having AFB's go natural and use 72 degrees George E.McCammon Guyana beemee2u2 <beemakrmee@...> wrote: Hi. I'm thinking of starting a...
Hello,beekeepeers, First I hope everyone here is safe and all right together with their bees,since I have seen the bad weather situation ,hurricans and such in...
I built a few TBHs this year. Only one of them has angled walls. I have noticed that on that hive there isn't much wall attachment but to be honest a long...
... Yes, it is quite easy to free the comb, when working the hive from behind. The downside is, that it seems to weaken the comb. Not that the combs with...
I agree with Ping's analysis. The first few hives I built this year were Tanzanian and one of them allows me to interchange frames from the Langstroth hives. ...
Hello I'm new to the group and to tophives. I have been tending bees for two years and currently have 10 langroth hives. I'm from south east Kansas, the...
I appologize for the intense cross posting, but if the moderators (where present) will permit me to do so I would appreciate it as these discussions are being...
Is there such a thing? If so, what suggestions might you more experienced TBH beekeepers have for me both in variety and source. I'm located in north central...
Hello Everyone, I just thought you might like to know that I have posted some links to some sites that I found very helpful while learning about TBH's. You can...
Hi Robert You've provided me with some good information. I have wondered about the slanted sides and I am glad to hear from someone who has tried it. Best...
There's an excellent book that was put out in the early 80s by the Peace Corps for their workers, about promoting smallscale beekeeping in developing...
Hi all, I have changed the layout of the group homepage at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/post somewhat. Incidently Yahoo changed the general layout at...
Hi again, I have added a "contact database" to the database page. This is meant as a tool for furthering the adhesion of your rather quiet group and...
I am a newbie to the group, so pardon me if your have discussed this problem recently. After attending a great workshop on TopBar hives and building one, I...
Carolyn, I'd go ahead and try it--I suspect the bees can handle it. I know a beekeeper with hives in Big Sur, and also have worked hives in Carmel Valley,...
Although this is very true, and this is a VERY NICE picture, this is really a remodel of the langstroth hive. Its like a frameless langstroth. In loose terms a...
I'm new to the TBH's, and was wondering if any here might be keeping (or tried to keep) a TBH in a colder area, say the northern tier or Canada. I only have...
