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Comment on Top bar hive vs. Langstroth (I’ve tried both and here’s my verdict) by TM TBH

TM TBH — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:04:53 +0000

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Beekeeping has TBH management advice. Anarchyapiaries.com, and bushfarms.com/bees.htm, also have a lot of info. Apparently, there’s a big book on TBH management due out soon, according to the “organic beekeeping” yahoo group. There are a lot of top bar beekeepers on that group, if you have questions.

Comment on What is the White Bee Disease? by anthony

anthony — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:58:17 +0000

About 15 years ago my brother and I were tearing down my grandfather’s wooden gazeebo. It was made from the masts of old fishing boats. He used to build fishing boats. Anyway, when I tore it down, one of the beams snapped and out flew 5 huge bumble bee sized and shaped bees. They were all white no color at all and had extremely small wings but were able to fly. They flew around for a minute and then were gone. I have never seen them again. I know the boats spent a lot of time in Samoa but those masts had to be at least 30 years old. Do you happen to know what type of bees these are?

Comment on Bees + Beekeeping in Sweden by cheregi ioan

cheregi ioan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:35:45 +0000

haloo felicia, I am a beekeeper in romania, my name is John and I want to buy hives in sweden and practical beekeeping in swed,please ask if you can give me some information in the legislation, how much a family of bees, price the box, average production per family, the sale price of honey by procesator.tanks anticipated

Comment on Bees in Winter: Scenes of Hibernation by Ella, Nina, and Sasha by floristinpenang

floristinpenang — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:27:55 +0000

Love the drawings.Reminds me of my kids whe they were young.

Comment on Bees in Winter: Scenes of Hibernation by Ella, Nina, and Sasha by Craftwhack

Craftwhack — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:43:11 +0000

Hi! I love that I found your blog. I’ve been poking around a bit here and it’s so interesting- I do encaustic painting that has led me to want to learn more about bees. Love the niece artwork….

Comment on Top bar hive vs. Langstroth (I’ve tried both and here’s my verdict) by pamela kelley

pamela kelley — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:28:12 +0000

chantal… enjoyed reading your comparison of horizontal TBH vs. Langstroth.
i agree with Matt Reed’s comment and links.
horizontal TBHs are quite different from Warre vertical TBHs. have you explored Warre?
they are aesthetically pleasing and my bees thrive.

p.s. i, too, discovered that my great-grandfather was a beekeeper. makes me feel connected to the past & future. v. cool.

Comment on Bees in Winter: Scenes of Hibernation by Ella, Nina, and Sasha by cravesadventure

cravesadventure — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:07:25 +0000

I love the artwork, especially the last one with the bee bunk beds:)

Comment on Bees in Winter: Scenes of Hibernation by Ella, Nina, and Sasha by Merlyn Votaw

Merlyn Votaw — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:57:38 +0000

Very good . Their imagation is good.^Their heart is in the right place

Comment on How I winterize my bee hives by mistress beek

mistress beek — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:59:32 +0000

Hi Michal,

Sounds like an interesting situation and I must admit I don’t know the best answer for your particular location. But I wonder whether taking off the rain proofing would give the hive a way to let moisture escape and rise out the top of the hive?

Comment on How I winterize my bee hives by michal

michal — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:10:23 +0000

I’m worried and wondering if my bees are too much in the shade to survive the winter. I have them mostly surrounded by hay bales and some insulation and plastic rain proofing on top.
Am I suffocating them? I worry now about the ventilation aspect. I’ve seen a number of dead bees tossed out of the hive.
Maybe i’m loving them to death?