... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/warrebeekeeping/ Jeremy True. Many US types tho; several far far away as well. Spawned a small Canadian list, recently.......
... The representative size of a Spanish Layen hive would be 18Lx13Wx14D. In terms of volume, it is about 40, roughly the same as a Langstroth deep which in...
Has anyone used catnip (or sage, spearmint, peppermint) to keep ants from the hive? I was IDing a plant brought into my office and it appears to be catnip. I...
Not to be concerned The bees will take care of the ants. Any of that family of plants will work give Basel a try for added flavor in more ways than one. Rule...
... Ooh, basil! That's an interesting idea. Others may want to know that the classic mints will likely take over, so if you don't want them everywhere, plant...
... Hi Jenna, I had a time of it w/ argentine brown ants here in So. California while starting up hives this early spring. Where are you & are ants notorious...
I'm a real nubeek jumping in. Had a hive in tree at vineyard for several yrs and they swarmed last yr and the tree died out. Maybe didn't get requeened? Anyway...
Hey Roger, I'm a newbie myself, like you I just jumped in with both feet this spring. I also wondered about just dumping bees in an empty box, but, I did it...
How do I figure out proper Housel Positioning in my TTBH? Should I just find the frame with inverted y's and stick it in the middle of them all? Dunno what...
We installed our bees 6 days ago. The Queen Cage was placed between two of the forward top bars. Our weather in the mid-atlantic region has been cloudy with...
Housel position means that they put them in the position they want, and you keep yer grubby mitts, off. LOL!? If you move a brood comb, move all brood comb...
George, Yes, this Maryland weather we've got here has been miserable but mine have been flying when they can. Better weather's due on Sunday. My approach has...
Folks is there a single source/file PDF with a good TBH plan giving dimensions etc. A PDF document would be great. Thanks. -- George Shaw (MI3GTO/2I0GTO) ...
George : I have booth lang & top bar The most important dimension is the 103 degrees from center line of the hive. I used 34 inch long by 12 inch sides. Im in...
... George, the best single source .PDF is Chandler's from his biobees site.<http://www.biobees.com/> It will send you to this site for free download of a...
Hi, George -- Wow - a beek from the County Down! I was in the UK during the winter and just had the best of times. Got to meet Phil Chandler, as well... Phil...
Well I put bees in 2 topbars this weekend:-) First was a large swarm brought to me by Someone i met online that wanted to know how much i'd charge to build him...
Grats on your new babies...hhh ... From: roger <toad08551@...> Subject: [TopHive] Re: nubee to keeping and topbar hive To: TopHive@yahoogroups.com Date:...
Is there much difference installing a nuc into a tbh with legs.......mine is 29 inches above ground and the entrance is a space between the end plate and the...
Is there much difference between what and what? You don't quite say what exactly it is you're asking. My first suspicion is that if you have a "nuc", are they...
I keep both N Nukes are used for Lang as the usual one is 5 frames with queen brood etc. The top bar works best with a swarm (Im hoping someone calls me to get...
CAN I SET A COMMUNITY FEEDER OUT AWAY FROM HIVES???? I have 4 new hives at a vineyard, 2 lang hives and 2 topbar hives 50 yds away from langs. one topbar hive...
Rodger: I built my top bars with a landing area like a lang has but smaller I use a qt jar in a board man feeder I assume UR in NJ im in IL so i have winter...
Another way to feed your tbh and keep the feed inside the hive (often a good idea) is to use the ziploc bag method. Fill a quart-sized ziploc bag about 3/4 of...
The chicken water ie community feeder is a very BAD idea!! As an experienced bee keeper for a lot of yrs/ This will promote robbing an if you have a weeker...
Even if it's several yards away from hives?? bill lorch <jetphixer@...> wrote: The chicken water ie community feeder is a very BAD idea!! As an experienced...
My planned program for capturing the bees out of my sister's oak tree is well underway. Of course there were several unforeseen developments. First of all the...
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