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Anne, I would recommend wire if it is a matter of trimming the comb a bit. If there is more of it to be cut off and it is not well attached to the sides in...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
May 10, 2012 1:57 am
To add to your bit David, to take a long a container to set the cut comb leftovers into, esp if it looks like you'll have some contents to mess with later on. ...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
May 10, 2012 1:55 am
Link was broke, so went the yahoo updates route--- a hint of k-wing perhaps? Haven't seen it in awhile, but that's what it reminds me of. Margie AKusa ...
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d.boll84
May 10, 2012 12:07 am
So today was he day I installed by nucs. Last year I shook all the bees down, put a queen excluder own, and put the nuc back on. That seemed to work ok last...
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Dav
dav00716
May 9, 2012 10:38 pm
I panted mine with barn red four years ago & they still look good. I used to use white with linseed oil in it & had repaint every year just about. The barn red...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 9, 2012 9:40 pm
Anne wrote: "so in this maneuver, the box will be rotated a full 90 degrees? that would be necessary to rest it on the box below i think." Yes, a quarter turn....
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anne hoff
annefhoff
May 9, 2012 8:53 pm
thanks david, so in this maneuver, the box will be rotated a full 90 degrees? that would be necessary to rest it on the box below i think. wouldn't my top bars...
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Madhupran
madhuprans
May 9, 2012 7:21 pm
I use water based garden furniture paint, I used to use an expensive eco one from thornes I now get a big tub of stuff from Wickes which I just slap over the...
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Ferguson, Jon IT1
jonferguson7777
May 9, 2012 6:53 pm
Frankly you could put tar paper and shingles on the roof and they would last 15 years. Might cost a little more but it wouldn't be all that much and a lot...
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cloviss11
May 9, 2012 6:10 pm
You're right a good primer sealer follow by a high quality exterior paint (can be expensive). Here in US I often find high quality paint at places like...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 9, 2012 5:21 pm
Bernhard wrote: "But I would recommend a good paint since the roof is most exposed to the weather and you would end up building roofs continiously otherwise." ...
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cloviss11
May 9, 2012 4:17 pm
Do you have any particular objection to painting them? -tony...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 9, 2012 12:07 pm
Katie sent me a couple of good photos of combs from her deadout. I have put them in her album 'katie's bees' in the Group's photos section ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 9, 2012 10:55 am
Anne wrote: "I'm trying to visualize this. Do I remove that bar, then smoke the bees off, then lay it flat somewhere to trim it back?" No. That could get you...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 9, 2012 9:55 am
Following a successful event under canvas in 2011, the Natural Beekeeping Alliance is pleased to announce our 2012 event, which will be held at Emerson...
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Fieldbus Specialists
aj180949
May 9, 2012 6:44 am
You need to cut along the bars, NEVER across. If you drag the wire along the bars, there should be little problem if any at all. The only problem you may...
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anne hoff
annefhoff
May 9, 2012 6:20 am
hmmm, the only problem is that i didn't nail my top bars down - i put a small nail where the center of each bar should rest on either side, then laid the...
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Fieldbus Specialists
aj180949
May 9, 2012 5:25 am
Anne, The easiest way is to proceed as follows: - lift one end of the box by 2-3 mm and put in narrow wedges or something else to keep the box that way, put...
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anne hoff
annefhoff
May 9, 2012 5:14 am
David, I got a good look the other day and I think there may be some comb extending below its box... So I'll try what you say -"In the unlikely event of the...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
May 9, 2012 4:03 am
... No, it gets brittle when cold and runs off in full sun. So it needs to get mixed with some oils at least. But I would recommend a good paint since the roof...
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Max Wolf
maxwolf33
May 9, 2012 3:53 am
Would beeswax work as well on the roof as a coating from rain? Max ... From: David Heaf <david@...> Subject: Re: [warrebeekeeping] Hello & question...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
May 9, 2012 12:45 am
That warning is there to keep you from burning down your shop with dirty rags. Dispose of them properly when you're done using them. Margie AKusa ...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
May 9, 2012 12:36 am
I was impressed that someone would even conjure the idea. Geez. ... Margie AKusa ________________________________ From: Bryan <brbrunner@...> To:...
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zaunreiter
May 8, 2012 10:10 pm
For your pleasure (after the most shocking Apinaut :D ) Queen cells grow very slowly. http://immenfreunde.de/pics/8_5_2012/a2.jpg Exchange of fresh nectar... ...
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zaunreiter
May 8, 2012 10:07 pm
Easy, can be made from scrap wood (I did). From slats you make an U and an O...just nailing. [img]http://immenfreunde.de/pics/8_5_2012/c1.jpg[/img] Put a mesh...
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uncollandy
May 8, 2012 9:15 pm
Hi Emma, I also bought boiled linseed oil for my first hive 2 years ago beore I realised that you can obtain larger bottles of bulk raw linseed oil much more...
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Madhupran
madhuprans
May 8, 2012 8:37 pm
On 8 May 2012, at 17:38, "David Heaf" <david@...> wrote ... Both colonies (swarms from last year cant remember which month they were hived and not...
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Madhupran
madhuprans
May 8, 2012 8:23 pm
... Well they would both be equidistant away from bee friendly beekeeing IMO so let's not pretend that either would fit with that. All that sort of thing makes...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 8, 2012 7:54 pm
Emma wrote: "The hive is made of cedar and I was advised that it would be fine to put it out without any kind of finish on it at all, ..." Welcome to the...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 8, 2012 7:54 pm
John wrote: "For the next 2 months I am John The Baptist." Enjoy your Passion play break, John! __________________________________________ David Heaf...
