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Even in early editions of 'Beekeeping For All', Warré advised against using frames as shown in the 5th edition: 'Nowadays, I recommend without hesitation the...
Hi Ilmars- You wrote: "I think cushion is such top entrance (or exit for vapour). One thing in nothern climates could happen that all cushion fills with...
David wrote: "8 of these go in a standard Warré box 300 x 300 x 210 mm." I should add that the rebate is 15 mm deep (top to bottom) and 14 mm wide (in a box...
After looking at many Warré hives I have noticed some utilize an alighting board and some do not. Is an alighting board necessary? What has been your...
Hi- Dav wrote: "Your not a Warre purist? Maybe I should stop reading your messages." I suspect that there aren't a lot of purists in the world, if purism is ...
Mainly for the benefit of subscribers who joined since I last mentioned this: When quoting another message please select the part you are referring to and ...
This was initially a response to a naturecoastbeekeeper (?) list. ... ... it occurs to me that a Warre' is typically a tad small, ( as compared to a "typical"...
I've added some pages to http://warre.biobees.com/precursors.htm to bring together known forerunners of the Warré hive after Steve drew our attention to...
After recent discussions about bees chewing into quilts I had a look at my two. On one hive they had indeed chewed the top bar cloth in one place but not into...
... so ... I have been taught & have read that the grain of the wood ought to be attended to thus, in terms of interior/exterior orientation. The convex curve...
Dav wrote: "There chances may be slim if hives around them are not also on natural comb which I'm almost sure was my previous problem with the top bar hives." ...
hi all, i want to start keeping again, i got here via the top bar sites, i was thinking that system was very interesting but maybe not quite right for a chilly...
Group member Pat (Yahoo ID glazier15 ), a member of the Co-operative, has just drawn my attention to an initiative by the Coop (UK) about bees. In February,...
Dav wrote: "Snow banked hives-Dav's album" Spectacular, at least by Wales' standards! Beautiful! I wonder if it is coming our way -- they say it is to go...
Hi All It looks as though the bees are staying in my Warre. They haven't taken much syrup and are still pretty bunched up. But I thought if after 2 days they...
David, you mentioned before that you rebate the bottom of your boxes as well. Is it a big pain otherwise to crack them in Autumn? I have a friend with a...
I've pointed an Alaskan friend here who breeds bees for cold. He's interested in a Warre' and found one he likes. Can someone confirm or correct the below...
Alex wrote: "The second more difficult as it is in top of chimney." Probably not worth risking your life for. I have been called to three chimney pot colonies....
Dee > For 7 Langstroth hives and $7,000 spent.....compared to 6 warres with 5 boxes ... HiDee, $7000 is a pretty close estimate I think, have lost some of my...
Okay, I have to ask this question. Has anyone ever contemplated why and how bees draw curved comb? If one assumes that the sidewalls of each cell are normally...
I have been reading Edward Bevan´s The Honey Bee, its natural history, physiology and management. It was origionally published in 1827 in London, and later...
I live in the US, where it is required to have removable frames. I am not sure I have the woodworking skills to build a Warre with removable frames. So I am...
