Yes Brian getting my two top bar hives from beethinking. All western Cedar good price, other site Glorybees.com wanted 400 something for theirs. Shorter than...
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Mark
mmilotay
Aug 22, 2012 4:01 pm
My wife was making a big batch of laundry soap the other day. Being out of the essential oil she usually uses to scent it, she used my lemon balm essential...
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elegans@...
elegans1953
Aug 22, 2012 4:03 pm
neat!!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Barry Jackson
jarrybaxon...
Aug 22, 2012 4:07 pm
That's interesting Mark. I try not to dress up as a space man when attending to my bees, but if they are in a bad mood I sometimes pick lemon balm tops and...
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karon
karonadams
Aug 22, 2012 4:40 pm
You can use essential oils in your hives as well. there are many mite solvers that use various essentials as active ingredients. Look at some of the things...
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Oscar Perone
oscarperone...
Aug 26, 2012 9:57 pm
Please watch these videos on my new English site. http://peronehive.com/?page_id=19 Best Regards. Oscar Perone En este momento en Santa Eulalia de Oscos,...
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rrlephoto
Aug 28, 2012 3:38 pm
Folks, We have too much shade and mild winters here in Durham, NC. Hence Small Hive Beetles are a real problem. Been working on ways to get rid of them in my...
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santiagosabejas
Sep 3, 2012 7:00 pm
Bee sure and visit the link below: http://wallacefamilyapiary.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/progress-of-our-two-honey-bee-colonies/ We are here in New Mexico,...
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robbie46
Sep 18, 2012 2:01 pm
Good morning folks, I have a question about the top bars. I made mine out of 3/4' pine and have found some that have warped. What is the best wood to make...
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Arshad Farooqui
jhangfk
Sep 18, 2012 2:03 pm
Please send some pictures of You TBH, Pinewood is ok for making bars. ... From: robbie46 <robbie46@...> Subject: [TopHive] Bars To:...
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Barry Jackson
jarrybaxon...
Sep 18, 2012 4:31 pm
Hi Robbie I suggest you make your bars 1 inch deep, don't smooth them (rough sawn is ok) Some folks have them 1 and three eights wide (35mm) and for honey 13/4...
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Jim Payne
jfp76801
Sep 18, 2012 7:06 pm
Bees sometimes even harvest the pitch. Often hive up in oak trees. . They like fruit tree pollen so fruit tree wood would probably be like. My thinking anyway....
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coyote@...
iowa_coyote
Sep 18, 2012 10:54 pm
Pine should be fine, but make the bars thicker. Three quarter stock is really pretty thin stuff for this purpose, and I'm not surprised to hear they warped....
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Blaine Nay
blainenay
Sep 19, 2012 4:28 pm
I have 3/4" pine top bars in my three top bar hives and they are working just fine. To avoid warping, twisting, or cupping, it's important to start with...
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Sep 19, 2012 6:46 pm
... Thanks, Robbie ------- Most everyone uses pine. Or, so they think. Usually it is Douglas Fir. Well... Ok - That is a conifer/pine. Birch wood and basswood,...
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Urbis Agricola
urbisagricola
Oct 12, 2012 12:02 am
All: A friend of mine and I both have children who are interested in beekeeping. We are interested in doing some sort of sustainable beekeeping, but everyone...
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Kewisch, Jorg
kewisch...
Oct 12, 2012 2:30 am
It does not matter how you start. If you get bitten by the bee bug you will eventually want to try the other method. You should however attend a beekeeping...
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roger g
toad08551
Oct 12, 2012 11:19 am
It would help i when you post to let us know where your from perhaps someone on your area would could guide you better. I have both topbar and langs,for the...
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Jesse Loren
jloren4322
Oct 12, 2012 3:00 pm
I started out with a top bar, but no support in my area. I had problems and couldn't really address them. I transfered the comb to a Langstroth box and added...
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reeny
maureen.scho...
Oct 12, 2012 5:14 pm
Hi all I haven't posted often but have a question. It will be a year on October 21 that I have been TBH beekeeping. I started with 2 hives and now have 5...
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Oct 12, 2012 6:20 pm
(no subject) Posted by: "Urbis Agricola" urbisagricola@ ... FYI - "(no subject)" is what the latest spam craze uses. Many will not open msgs labeled thusly. It...
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urbisagricola
Oct 14, 2012 1:12 pm
All: Sorry about that. I neglected to put a subject in the subject line and my post may have looked like spam. We've looked into different kinds of hives and...
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Joycelyn Kasmir
diamond_j.rm
Oct 14, 2012 8:33 pm
Start Here: http://www.bushfarms.com/beestopbarhives.htm That guy's site is full of great information. -- Joycelyn Kasmir DiamondJFarms.com Home of "Country...
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Carolyn Chaney
cfchaney
Oct 15, 2012 9:10 am
Top Bar Hives (TBH)The very best way to start is with a mentor. Managing top-bar hives is very easy, but any beekeeping has its tricks and a mentor can save...
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Barb Barton
thefamousbar...
Oct 15, 2012 10:19 am
I started with a top bar three years ago. I bought a package and put it in a completely comb free hive. They built up the comb and all was well. I know have...
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Oct 15, 2012 6:39 pm
... Hey - No offense. We ALL ferget a Subject line or some other stuff, now and then. Heck, I repost a whole Digest about 1x a year. HOW to begin can be a few...
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mpatin51
Oct 16, 2012 11:39 pm
In response to "Urbis Agricola": I can feel your pain and confusion. We are first year beekeepers and started researching this time last year and I built the...
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santiagosabejas
Oct 17, 2012 8:40 pm
Kitty-N-Bee Wallace Family Apiary Hello, We run Langstroth hives and have been very interested in having a couple of Top Bar Hives. I have a question do you...
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neilsuesz
Oct 31, 2012 1:10 pm
My wife and I have decided to start keeping bees. She was the one that put the bug in my ear ( no pun intended ), but after doing alot of reading I am really...
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Brian_camp836@...
bcbearxxx
Oct 31, 2012 1:55 pm
Neil, welcome to the world of bees and beekeeping, come spring you'll be known as a beek. Long-time keepers recommend obtaining bees suited to your locale and...
