I have 1.38" lumber for the top-bars and no way to rip it at the moment. Will that still work? I've seen some that use 1.5" top bars. I'm going to glue and...
I bought some at Michaels craft supply, but now I think it was unnecessary. Carolyn ... Carolyn Chaney cchaney@... ... [Non-text portions of this message...
1.5" top bars are used pretty strictly for honey stores. The bees would cheat way too quickly for 1.5 to be effective in the brood nest. 1.38" will probably be...
Would it be a problem if I just made all the bars 1.25? My FIL has a radial arm saw he's allowing me to use to rip these on it. Not the ideal solution for...
Mike, Some years back I settled on topbars of 1 3/8 in. I took that measurement from Orman Abei's book, The Art and Adventure of beekeeping. He considered...
Okay, now I'm thoroughly confused. I have some saying I can't go wrong with 32mm - which is actually 1.3" and others going that 1 3/8's should be used. Mine...
Mike, Are you familiar with the publication "Bees for Development?" It comes out of Wales and has a lot of TBH information. They have recommended 32mm...
I ended up taking them over to my FIL and taking the radial arm saw to them. I knocked them down to 34mm for a happy in-between. Actually, RAS are not very...
My friend Moira (who is on this list) and I re-homed a very healthy hive last week. We made our TBHs a few weeks before here at our farm with a bunch of other...
I covet your bees! I've never done it before, but it sounds like using the leather stitching used to make southern-style wallets and decorate the edges of...
Great story, thanks for sharing it. While straightening out some badly crossed comb I had to do as you described, tying the cut comb to the bars (I used twine...
We decided that we would like to use a natural fiber, so the bees could remove the ties after they had secured the comb. The fishing line was an unsucessful...
Indeed, a top bar holder is a necessity. Not only for reattaching comb (it would be very difficult with out one) but also during all hive inspections. Setting...
Perhaps you could assemble a number of top-bars specifically oriented to supporting captured combs - with wire supports and all that. Be well, Mike -- Zone 8,...
... Some fellows in the SF Bay area top bar group showed us their inventive idea to attach wild comb to the top bar. I thought it looked pretty useful, not...
You can do something like this. This is from the Cal-Kenyan site, found on Beesource.com alt hive section. Suzanne Wild Comb Frame: Sometimes bees are removed...
Barb and Pete here from New Orleans. We have friends in CA who told us about TBH and helped us build a couple when they were here visiting. Since Katrina, the...
... From: Barb & the Leaflets <boujitsu@...> ... Great you are ready for anything! ... If there are few bees, there will likely be few swarms - but given...
The thread we used to tie the cut comb onto the bars worked really well. It's been less than a week and all the comb is already firmly attached to the bars. I...
Rich, I'm thinking about the frames you described with a wooden dowel on either side so you could wire the wild comb in. When you put the dowels on, what kind...
This is a great opportunity to safeguard our food supply from genetically engineered foods. Please send a quick note. Info below. My bees will thank you! ...
I have a question for you: I have 3 TBH boxes that are pretty basic, slanted sides. This year I wanted to improve them based on attending some local bee...
The hive I moved two weeks ago is doing very well. I could use some advice now. When I moved them, we tied the comb onto the bars. They seem to have ...
... year I ... to ... board ... recommended? ... 1/8" ... no ... air? yes. i think they do fine. i have most of my hives on cinder blocks. i also use blocks...
HI Stan-- Thanks for the answers. This is my second year at beekeeping, and i lost both hives last year (due to my poor management I think...). I am...
Since no one else seems to have answered you, I'll give it a shot. It's always better to feed them their own honey and pollen then artificial or other honey....
I'm wondering if because so much of that hive we moved was brood comb, and we nearly filled the TBH with it, that you might want to split the hive soon. If you...
... i lost both hives last year (due to my poor management I think...). ... (Fetters Hot Springs) on a 6/10 acre. I didn't realize Sonoma has a law against...
I wanted to find out what is a reasonable distance for a water source for the hives. Our property had a seasonal creek that is already dried up just 50 feet...
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