Thanks for link had some good info! What is the typical growth of a TB Hive? Can you get them to draw out 20-30 TB's in a season? I love comb honey and and it...
Yes, if things are inclined that way (ie I've had some weak hives and strong hives, probably identical to Langstroth, and some locations seem better than...
What are you folks doing if you're feeding syrup to your bees? I just tried feeding for the first time (i'm in a mild climate and they're out foraging the...
... I use baggies too, but slit them with a very sharp razor blade. Trust me the syrup will not leak out, and the bees will ahve a much larger place from...
... DOn't suspend them, that will force out the syrup or honey. FIll them 3/4 full at most, then lay them down on the flor of the hvie and slit them Keith...
Hmmm, might not work for essential oils, then- those supposedly have a tendency to float to the top of syrup after a while, which is too concentrated for bees....
... That's what I did and it works very well. I cut a slit in the end of the hive opposite the entrance, then made a small shallow box that with an opening...
I use plastic bags too, I use sandwich size bags because they fit just snugly between the side at the bottom of the hive. I slit them 3 inches long and 3...
Last year my bees didn't produce enough honey even for themselves for the winter...so I am feeding and hoping that they can forage some on sunny days (I live...
Hi, I've been struggling with the feeding problem too. I put my simple syrup (50-50) in mason jars with lids, punctured the lids to get seepage, glued wood...
I don't get it. Why doesn't the syrup leak everywhere? And why don't the bees crawl inside and drown? Carolyn "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your...
... Magic. He-he, it is a surface tension kind of thing. Try it - it is amazing, but true. ... They simply are not inclined to. They approach the slit and...
I brush the bees off a honey comb with a bee brush or a swatch of grass (note: paintbrushes, even if thinned out, don't work- the bees grab onto natural...
Try this one: Make a top bar that is twice as wide as the regular ones - about 2 1/2" or 2 3/4". Make a hole in the middle, about 1 1/4" in diameter. Screw a...
If Les is going to have a seminar I would love to stop by and check it out. Hopefully, It would be in the early in the year on a weekend. I want to be ready...
I doubt if anyone sells 1 lb packages. 3 lb is not that large, but a healthy amt. Carolyn "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious...
I'll try and follow up and post to the list. Ecology Center wants him to do a free evening presentation (probably thursdays, as that's when talks like that...
I slid the top so that the end stops at the mason jar and simply cut another piece of corrugated steel to fit around the jar and used that to cover what wasn't...
Hi everyone, I am in San Mateo County. At the SM Beekeepers Assoc. only one other beekeeper has TBHs. We gave a workshop for the others and they were ...
I've thought sometimes it'd be good to have some sort of national TBH or natural cell beekeeper's organization, a loose one. Not for the sake of having an...
... I also really dislike the strident tone of the some of the small cell folks- it reminds me of a cult, I think they're sometimes really rude to newbies...
Les is teaching regularly at EcoVersity in Santa Fe and his course gives students some sort of college credit at an accredited university, so its' a great...
... Yeah, I didn' t imply that 'most' beekeepers here kept top bar hives, just that many in my 'organic' circle of friends all seem to (for instance the most...
... That's been my thought too, sometimes--that to some extent, the problem with SC is presupposing Langstroths, and (especially) presupposing foundation. If...
... Early spring is nice, because at that time the bee-excitement is building in the beekeeper. Fall would work too. Shall we plan on early spring of 2007?...
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