Mike B wrote: "How will you know that exactly the same thing - or better - couldn't be said had you used i.e. nationals instead, and peered in at them every...
The reason that I am thinking of transferring to a warre hive with these bees is that I am going to be moving about 800 miles in february and I feel that it...
Mike wrote: So its not an 'experiment' in a scientific sense, or even an 'amateur science' sense? That's a rather odd thing for a university to be involved ...
The reason that I am thinking of transferring to a warre hive with these bees is that I am going to be moving about 800 miles in february [...] Are you sure...
... 'amateur science' sense? That's a rather odd thing for a university to be involved with isn't it? Hi Mike... But when bees survive in some area's and die...
Hello David, ... - couldn't be said had you used i.e. nationals instead, and peered in at them every few weeks through the summer (without otherwise...
I started beekeeping in May. My friend made me a top bar hive. I have problems with moths and wondered if the cloth in the Warre hive had to do with moth...
Hi Any ideas on why they should do this, new swarm hived on the 26th by running the bees in this was in a hive made of 2 warre boxes, only the top box had...
Jesse wrote: "What is the purpose of the cloth in the Warre' hive?" It prevents the quilt which also has a cloth under it from sticking to the top-bars. The...
Mark wrote: " I find a large cluster of bees in the top box hanging right down to where the bars will be in the replacement box (glad I did not leave it any...
Oh I have a question about that. I recently rescued three hives in a building being torn down. After a lot of work and lots of mistakes. I ended up with two...
Depends. Warré's measure was 12kg. honey minimum. As I suggest in my book (cheap plug): "Typically a sufficiently-full Warré stores box will heft at least...
I'm curious...Newbie and all, I'm wondering iof transporting the boxes all, upside down, is a good idea... Also, although cornering is a comb-weight issue, you...
... That is exactly what happened to two of my colonies. No 1 was a prime swarm that re-swarmed (they're doing fine) leaving behind a VERY small virgin colony....
Might an alternative be to rebalance the hives, loading bees from the fuller into the smaller? A larger question: would such an action be detrimental to the...
Reader wrote: "I know how to combine two colonies in National hives; but how do you do it in Warré hives (without killing the weaker queen)? I could put a...
Reader wrote: " I was thinking it was too late to split them as we are getting late in the season." It probably is a bit late unless you are expecting some...
... Obviously it would be misleading not to mention the risk, and it's one I've always been aware of when uniting (well, "always", but I think I've only done...
Hello All I'm new to this forum and new to beekeeping. I and my better half have a few populated Warre hives in Rural South Herefordshire. They were...
<p> </p> <p>Either in the evening, harvest next morning.</p> <p>Or you put in the bee escape in the morning and harvest at midday. It usually takes a few...
You could try this: cut out a comb of brood with topbar attached and insert into an empty hive box. Put the hive box with brood on top of the brood of the...
Rob wrote: "Is anyone using bee escape boards successfully with Warres?" Welcome to the group. I tried my home-made 8-way escape last year and it did not work...
I thought I would share some links to pictures of the hive lift Bill and I put together yesterday. Â The hive in the pictures is our strongest hive and is a...
There have been some questions, and the discussion of these questions has evolved without me. I have been away for 3 days only... I have been very brief in my...
Hi Anne, personally I wouldn't harvest any until next spring when nectar and pollen are flowing. Many first year hives starve in spring after making it thru...
I had not thought about the trip being hard on the free hanging comb. Does anyone have any experience moving free hanging comb and bees this far? I like the...
... "Cold way" doesn't mean "cold comb". Moving bees 200 miles in cold weather sounds like a bad idea. As nicely as possible, you sound terribly unresearched....
Another thought --- have you considered finding someone local to take
over the hive and catching the spring swarms in your new home? If you find someone who...
Hi David 8 way Plastic Bee Escape and clearance on mine is about an inch and a half from the bottom of the bee escape the top of the bars on the next box. I'll...
