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Hi John,  Sioux, Blackfoot, Bears, Cougars and Calgary. All these names bring back child hood memories, when I used to dream of being part of that wild...
Hi Max- ... like any other place. Not really. The older I get, the more the beauty and grandeur of the high prairie and the mountains excites me. I am also...
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their advice as I get ready to overwinter my 2 warres. Of my two hives, They have both been reduced down to three...
... I asked Chris about the feeder...: "I think Warre refers to it as the "special" top feeder- sized just like another box and designed so that it can be...
The 200g spring and summer feeder goes underneath the boxes. I made two this spring and worked they well. I lined the reservoir w/ aluminum foil. I'll...
Hi all- Look in the photos section for a glimpse of the country around my bee yard. The haze obscured the mountains somewhat. I'll wait until they get another...
... i posted also a few pics under "greetings from cornwall" they are old, but it still looks the same. it's amazing how those little cameras eat the...
Hi John,  Great photos. A few million bees wouldn't feel cramped up, in that amount of space. It has to be the best view from an apiary I have ever...
Hi Guenther- I have some pictures from Cornwall, from when my father was there during WW II. He was at Bodmin, with the U.S. 29th Infantry, until D-Day. He...
To simplify, I shan't go into great detail. Suffice it to say the following, for now. (Let your subconscious mind work on this, for a time, to steep.) 300 mm...
Hi Bill,  Err, so, what are we talking about ???? ;-).  Regards Max  7 m. above sea level  Bees make better beekeepers than beekeepers make bees. ... ...
... Basically, changing the 300 mm sizing of the Warre'... ..by a mere couple of mm, to conform (read, less waste) to lumber sizes readily available in the US,...
I notice that Warre', per the neaqt drawing that Bernhard was involved with, shows 1.2 cm (0.9") spacing between top bars, AND the same between the outside...
Bill - 1.2 cm (12mm) is .47" Take cm and multiply it by 10 to get mm, then devide by 25.4 to get inches. Hope this clears up the confusion. I can identify, I...
Bill wrote: " In another place, I saw someone increase the clearance to 2mm." In the 430-page manual on Warré beekeeping entitled 'L' apiculture écologique...
Bill wrote: "Other top Bars do this between TB's, except... past the two exterior-most 2 bars, where the space is halved." It is two bee spaces between the...
Hi all- For those of us in the colder climates, the time for reckoning is fast approaching. It has been a good season, at least here in Alberta, and the hives...
Hi John, I'm sure there are many variables, but I would insulate my bees in some way. I'm not large and commercial like your outfit but the reason I would...
John wrote: "What does that do to the Warre experiment? I believe that, all other things being equal, Warres are a better hive for colder climates than other...
Dose insulation hold the cold in or out? Do the bees need our help controlling the temperature of the cluster? I haven't used insulation much in the past and...
Hi Dav- ... I assume by this question you are implying that hives that are wrapped cannot take advantage of warm spells for cleansing flights as unwrapped ...
Hi John,  I can't remember how many Warres' you have but if you have at least two strong hives, you could, insulate one and leave the other. If you have...
... approaching. It has been a good season, at least here in Alberta, and the hives are well stocked with stores. How cold does it get? Typically. ... ...
I would like to note something that i overlooked... trees with cavities are usually older ones. these usually have a thick bark. Cork, a known insulator, is a...
... Insulation reflects IR radiation, or retards its conduction. So it holds heat in. Cold is not a thing, but an abstract concept, being, lack of warmth. You...
For Colorado (7,000' elev) I am using local saw mill cut, untreated 2" rough sawn dimension lumber (full 2" thick, ~50mm) with the roughest side out to create...
Hi Carol- ... I know from experience that it will pay off. This year the challenge is to find good materials that have little out-gassing. I haven't been a ...
Hi- That's exactly my plan for next year. I just traded some honey for about 200 board feet of rough-cut 2" cedar, if you can believe it. The stuff was used...
