To answer your question - what Tom Warren said. I don't have bottom boards on my hives. My hives are solid throughout. I'll have to create a small gap...
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Another Hillbilly
ajanddenises...
Dec 14, 2011 4:44 pm
Hello All, just wondering how many of you are busy planning or making new TBHs for Spring? Take it easy, AJ...
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karnak1066
Dec 15, 2011 4:12 pm
I currently have 35 top bar hives and plan on adding another 50 for this spring....
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Dec 15, 2011 8:39 pm
... making new TBHs for Spring? Take it easy, AJ Easy... yes. A Warre' TB Hive... LOL! I plan at least one. A 2nd may be a dbl-duty bait/transport box of 1x...
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roger g
toad08551
Dec 15, 2011 8:49 pm
Hoping on of my 2 make it thru winter stong to split for my grandson. He built a new hive early this yr but we didn't get any swarms to ut in it for him. roger...
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Another Hillbilly
ajanddenises...
Dec 16, 2011 6:23 pm
Roger, hope you fill up your hives with some good stuff this spring, Bill -i am gonna build a TBH and a Warre' for spring, been studying on the sidelines for...
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zilla963
Jan 6, 2012 3:39 pm
Hello! My husband and I just moved onto our mini-farm about a year ago and are getting ready to start doing bees. After research we decided to go with Top Bar...
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Rafael Montag
rmontag48
Jan 6, 2012 6:18 pm
Hi:  Welcome to Top Bar Hive beekeeping. If your husband is a carpenter he could build the standard Langstroth hive as well, but unless I miss my guess,...
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L. Carlson
zilla963
Jan 6, 2012 6:48 pm
Actually, no we havent ordered, and here we thought we were still ahead of the game... hopefully we will be able to get an order in.. yes part of the reason we...
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kewisch@...
kewisch...
Jan 6, 2012 6:49 pm
Cindy, welcome to the most exciting hobby. You can open your hive when the temperature is above 50 deg F. If it is cold the bees build a cluster which should...
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NCTexan
cin18868
Jan 6, 2012 6:49 pm
I talked with the local farmers market and several had lost hives due to the heat. I curious just how the hives are kept at a comfortable temp when the outside...
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Jorg Kewisch
kewisch...
Jan 6, 2012 6:49 pm
Cindy, welcome to the club. If you are just a bit like me you will find beekeeping totally addicting. There is nothing like the high you get when you work your...
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elegans@...
elegans1953
Jan 6, 2012 6:55 pm
Welcome to Top barring! After I figured out where to put my TBH, I bees waxed the inside a lot esp on the bars, THEN put a few drops of Bee lure I purchased...
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elegans@...
elegans1953
Jan 6, 2012 6:58 pm
In a message dated 1/6/2012 10:49:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jorg@... writes: Cindy, welcome to the most exciting hobby. You can open your hive when...
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Jan 6, 2012 8:49 pm
<-- Posted by: "zilla963"; ... Looking forward to learning about the topbar system and bees. There's HTB, (Horizontal, what most folks think of...) VTB,...
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kewisch@...
kewisch...
Feb 16, 2012 8:08 pm
What kind of glue can I use that is food-save and outdoor rated? Jorg...
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Blaine Nay
blainenay
Feb 17, 2012 2:46 pm
From http://www.titebond.com: "Titebond II Premium Wood Glue is the only leading brand, one-part wood glue that passes the ANSI Type II water-resistance...
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Jorg Kewisch
kewisch...
Feb 17, 2012 3:06 pm
Thank you, Blaine. I will look for it. Jorg...
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L. Carlson
zilla963
Feb 17, 2012 3:07 pm
yes, thanks for the info... that is good to know From: Jorg Kewisch <jorg@...> Subject: Re: [TopHive] Re: Glue for TBH? To: TopHive@yahoogroups.com Date:...
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roger g
toad08551
Feb 18, 2012 1:43 pm
i've use it for yrs and very satisfied with it. didn't know about food safety but i've used it putting all my hive parted together. If you get a break they...
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Christy Hemenway
scry43
Feb 18, 2012 2:23 pm
Good suggestion on the glue - but if you wanted to take it one step further - one-piece top bars, with no glues and no screws - are still your best long-term...
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Carolyn Chaney
cfchaney
Feb 19, 2012 5:11 pm
Dear Friend, Since 2006, U.S. honey bee populations have been in precipitous decline, with some estimates suggesting losses as high as 30% per year. While ...
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James Payne
jfp76801
Feb 20, 2012 12:30 am
I had an article a few weeks ago that Monsanto planned to introduce a Superbee that could withstand the genetic modifications of their crops but it would not...
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Robbie
robbie46
Jun 14, 2012 12:54 pm
Good Morning, I installed bees into my new TBH over a week ago. All the brood bars have foundation strips attached, but the bees still remain in a cluster in...
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elegans@...
elegans1953
Jun 14, 2012 3:39 pm
In a message dated 6/14/2012 5:54:37 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, robbie46@... writes: Good Morning, I installed bees into my new TBH over a week ago....
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JorgKewisch
kewisch...
Jun 14, 2012 3:40 pm
Do You feed them? They need 10 pounds of sugar (in 20 pounds of water) to get started. Then give them some time and don't disturb them to much. You are a bit...
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Robbie Mabry
robbie46
Jun 14, 2012 3:43 pm
Thanks, That is just what I needed to hear! ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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elegans@...
elegans1953
Jun 14, 2012 3:46 pm
In a message dated 6/14/2012 8:40:46 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jorg@... writes: Do You feed them? They need 10 pounds of sugar (in 20 pounds of water) ...
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elegans@...
elegans1953
Jun 14, 2012 3:48 pm
In a message dated 6/14/2012 8:43:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, robbie46@... writes: Thanks, That is just what I needed to hear! My pleasure! Jorg on...
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Robbie Mabry
robbie46
Jun 14, 2012 3:49 pm
I live in the Arkansas Ozarks and our flow is about over. I am feeding and will continue for as long as needed. ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
