Greetings All: CalKenyan 4 uses a mix of wood and plastic (folded corugated polypropalyne with high impact syrene reenforcment). Over time the plastic bars...
Leonard and Anita at ...
landabee@...
Jul 14, 2002 5:54 pm
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Hello all-- This pertains to the top bar hive I designed and built with a woodworking friend and have been using for several months now. Pictures and notes...
... One technique used to ensure acceptance of foundation is to give it a light spraying with sugar water. This may be why the bees have not built to the top....
Leonard and Anita at ...
landabee@...
Jul 15, 2002 6:22 pm
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Greetings All: NEW PIX For the latest arch bar with very shallow starter web see "www.ccdemo.info/GardenBees/NewWoodBarPix" (no HTML). You can also navigate ...
Leonard and Anita at ...
landabee@...
Jul 16, 2002 2:42 am
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... made from melted beeswax and placed along the centerline of the underside of each top bar. But they don't seem that interested in building the comb upward...
Greetings All: I will be unable to do further hive or web site development work until later in August. However, I intend to improve the hive design further and...
Leonard and Anita at ...
landabee@...
Jul 18, 2002 3:44 am
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Greetings All: For your review and comment - I have prepared the first cut of a new page accessable from the KTBH and CK4 pages - ...
Leonard and Anita at ...
landabee@...
Jul 22, 2002 2:57 am
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Greetings: Latest pix and a write-up - navigate via main page ccdemo.info. I'll show this to the bee club in September and then it will be available for bees....
Leonard and Anita at ...
landabee@...
Aug 26, 2002 12:04 am
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A team of us in the USA need 30 seconds of your time to help protect bees worldwide from the "next varroa", whatever that might turn out to be. Please send an...
Hi there, I'm new to the list, is there any activity? I keep a few hives in Ontario Canada, and it gets cold and snowy here. Does anyone have experience with...
harmony@...
May 16, 2003 1:57 pm
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Dale, Sorry, we have pretty cold winters here in Massachusetts but I raise bees in traditional hives. A friend of mine and I may try TGH's next year ... I'd...
William W Watkin
watkin3@...
May 16, 2003 2:37 pm
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Thanks Bill, Have you any contacts for people in cold winter places using TBH's? Dale...
harmony@...
May 17, 2003 4:27 am
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Dale, Sorry, I don't know anyone personally. My brother raised bees in Vermont and though he didn't use the technique, he knew of farmers who brought their...
William WW Watkin III
watkin3@...
May 17, 2003 1:33 pm
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Thanks Bill, Is there any other activity on the list? Anyone else have any info. on TBH's in cold weather? Dale...
harmony@...
May 18, 2003 1:36 am
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Dale, How did you reach me? I'm assuming through the http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive link. If no one else responded then I know of no one else. Seems...
William WW Watkin III
watkin3@...
May 18, 2003 1:06 pm
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Greetings All: Although I am not in a hard winter area (near coastal central California = bee paradise) I am developing a compact box tanzanian style that may...
Leonard G. and/or Ani...
landabee@...
May 18, 2003 4:54 pm
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Greetings All: Contrary to the suggestion below, I believe that sealing the wood is not a good practice, as the bees introudce a large amount of moisture to...
Leonard G. and/or Ani...
landabee@...
May 18, 2003 4:54 pm
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Thanks Bill, most appreciated, best of luck with your bees also this year. Dale...
harmony@...
May 18, 2003 11:31 pm
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Thanks for pointing out about the paint sealing in moisture Leonard, I would'nt have thought of it. I'll go to "ccdemo.info" and check out your hive. I for one...
harmony@...
May 18, 2003 11:31 pm
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... I haven't seen much if any activity on this list. Cold weather, extreme beekeeping conditions, and a large variety of beekeeping issues are discussed on...
Dear Ma., Thank you so much. I will go and check out the Norland site. What type of equipment do you use? what is your season like so far north? and what kind...
harmony@...
May 20, 2003 12:38 am
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... A list is only as good as it's participants. Yes, it is not very active. -- Ping. venlig hilsen / best regards P.H. Rankin Hansen Mølletoften 45, Gaarslev...
... beekeeping issues are discussed on the Yahoo email list Norlandbeekeepers@yahoogroups.com . Good list - even if it has too much traffic for me ... I'd...
So true, so true. So Ping do you have any TBH's, and what type of climate are you in? Dale ... (+45) 7586 1688...
harmony@...
May 21, 2003 2:55 am
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... Nope. I intended to build some last year, but ran out of time. The climate is temperate and coastal. I intend to build mine of 1" wood and with a net...
... The guy in Alaska is using a special type of styrofoam, has his own solutions for the condensation, and also does something so as to avoid that the bees...
... How true that is. Well, I am just a hobby / back yard beekeeper with only a few hives. We live close to the Alaskan border. There has only been one honey...
... I can heartily recommend them. They are far superior to wood - providing you use high-density foam. ... on that Take care with that. The rule of thumb is...
... Try closing the bottom when the thaw sets in. It may give a better build-up, as the bees don't get the humidity from the ground. Remove the board again ...
Hola, got one - it is doing better than all my langs. It is oversized, vertical sides and 30 bars deep. Keith ... -- Keith Benson DVM "The power of accurate...
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