A Warré hive is a tiered top-bar hive comprising a stack of boxes each of internal dimensions 300 x 300 x 210 (deep) mm with 8 top-bars in each box at 36 mm...
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frogkailo
Dec 28, 2007 1:28 am
Hi David Thanks for starting the group. Sasha from Serbia...
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moersch51
Dec 28, 2007 3:40 am
Hi David- I second that! Great job. John from Canada...
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David Warr
david_warr
Dec 28, 2007 10:49 am
I am busy with a starched hessian cylinder insert to adapt my poly langstroth to a round Warr-e pattern hive Does anyone realize just how difficult it is to...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 12:13 pm
Welcome aboard, David, John & Sasha! This is a new venture for me. Moderating an e-groups is not without its problems sometines, as the irishbeekeeping group...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 12:36 pm
Dav wrote: " The spaces I see here are 9 or 8 frame, no ten frame (langstroth hives)and 8 or 9's would not work in the Warre. So where can I get some that...
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dvdcrowtoe
Dec 28, 2007 2:59 pm
Thanks Dave, I don't dare cut the rabbit if I'm going to use the metal spaces, I have 9 frame spaces & they set a 1/4" higher on the rabbit . Dav From: David...
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David Croteau
dvdcrowtoe
Dec 28, 2007 5:42 pm
Dav album posted today. Dav...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 8:43 pm
Dav wrote: "I don't dare cut the rabbit if I'm going to use the metal spaces, I have 9 frame spaces & they set a 1/4" higher on the rabbit ." I can't quite...
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grizzly bearnolds
ma_grizzly
Dec 28, 2007 8:44 pm
Moving this over from the Organics List, as the topic finished running its course there. Re: [Organicbeekeepers] Warré Hives - initial conclusions ... Here...
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grizzly bearnolds
ma_grizzly
Dec 28, 2007 8:44 pm
... So, you actually are keeping bees in this system. So far I understand, right?, that you are the only one we know of? And two others (Dave and John on...
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grizzly bearnolds
ma_grizzly
Dec 28, 2007 8:44 pm
Would it be appropriate (unless this was done before and I hadn't seen), to announce this new list also on the Organic Beekeepers List, as was done on the...
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dvdcrowtoe
Dec 28, 2007 9:52 pm
Dave, I have the Thorne site, the National 11's castellated spaces would be 38 mm on centers , would that be correct? The 12's would be 35 mm, but they don't...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 10:27 pm
Ma wrote: "So, you actually are keeping bees in this system. So far I understand, right?, that you are the only one we know of? And two others (Dave and John...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 10:27 pm
Ma wrote: "Would it be appropriate (unless this was done before and I hadn't seen), to announce this new list also on the Organic Beekeepers List, as was done...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 10:27 pm
Ma wrote: "= Problem with styrofoam, sometimes like the chickens and birds do, bees may start scratching at it and making holes into the styrofoam." Not if it...
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dvdcrowtoe
Dec 28, 2007 11:13 pm
David>>>The hive entrance is the first sign. If you use a hive lift like the Marc Gatineau lift you could if you wish look up underneath, especially with a ...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 11:39 pm
Dav wrote: "I have the Thorne site, the National 11's castellated spaces would be 38 mm on centers , would that be correct?" No, it should be 36 mm, i.e. 24...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 11:39 pm
David (Warr) wrote on biobees.com on 26 Nov: "So I propose to use a fretwork board on each element rather than the top bars which should allow the bees to...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 11:39 pm
John, on 20 Nov on biobees.com forum you wrote: "I suppose one could put in six boxes at the outset, and then add a few on top if necessary." (I've taken the...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 28, 2007 11:39 pm
Ma, in one of your posts you mentioned having tall brood nests stretched through more than two boxes. Do you have a single entrance at the bottom of your hive...
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moersch51
Dec 29, 2007 1:02 am
Hi David- ... Yes, The stability issue may be a challenge, if I have the wonderful problem this year of a superior honey flow. There are many ways to stabilize...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 29, 2007 11:54 am
Dav wrote: "I'm undecided about putting windows in,. Do you think there necessary Are they any help at all?" To glaze or not to glaze, that is the question. In...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 29, 2007 12:38 pm
Following up Dav's enquiry: I got a reply back from my local beekeeping supplier C. Wynne Jones (wynnejones@...): "All wide top bars have standard...
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Christophe
lacychrisvain
Dec 29, 2007 1:14 pm
Hi, my name is Christophe, I live in Texas for the past 10 years but was born in France. I am a new beekeeper and I am very happy to be part of this group. It ...
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dvdcrowtoe
Dec 29, 2007 3:01 pm
Hi Chris, Five years from this spring, you'll have an inkling of what works in Texas. One big reason I'm trying the Warre is it's overwintering ability. Eating...
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diepdink
Dec 29, 2007 3:19 pm
Hi David Followed your link from the organic bee keepers forum and decided to join. I'm planning on getting my first hive in the new year. From what I've...
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dvdcrowtoe
Dec 29, 2007 3:34 pm
Hello David; I've decided to make the lift instead of the windows. Have imagined all sorts of modifications and have always found my way back to the "Abbe...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 29, 2007 4:42 pm
Christophe wrote: "Thank you for starting that group again." Welcome aboard! As you no doubt read French you might like to get your hands on a copy of 'L'...
