I discovered this morning about 7am that someone had stolen my broody bantams (2) from the orchard. This means I will have to make sure my Warre bee hives are...
Muriel wrote: "I believ that one contributor said they strapped the hives down by slotting webbing through the roof and fixing to a pallet. Does anyone else...
I purchased 100% cotton duck cloth at the store, assuming it was close to the fabric known as "hessian." After the purchase, I learned online that "hessian"...
http://www.atsacoustics.com/item--Burlap-Fabric-56-Inch-Wide--1009.html I' using this cloth. seems ok to me, as long as moisture can get though yours is...
Hi all - I have just about finished the construction of my first Warré hive. Now I'm about to cut my top bars. I have read quite a bit about bar spacing (32mm...
Nick wrote: " So my question is, can I use the duck cloth, or should I purchase some burlap and use it instead?" Until now I always thought that 'burlap' is...
Mike wrote " Has anyone tried 9 bars in the 300mm - reducing the pitch to something like 32mm?" I think Dav is using 9 bars. Unless you are planning to guide...
Hi- I agree with what David wrote. And you have to remember that in Warre hives, all comb eventually becomes honey comb. Bees tend toward thicker comb for...
... A better question on my part would have been to ask if there was a reason for separate forums. There obviously is and thank you for the explanation. I...
... I asked a local potato farmer who gave me a whole sack full of sacks for free. He says he's got thousands. He suggested giving them a good wash as although...
Further to my earlier post on this thread: the editor of the German beek magazine that published about natural comb beekeeping with Apis cerana japonica in...
Neil Pont in Lincolnshire, UK, who has been having difficulty subscribing to the group asked me to let you know where to get hessian from, at least in the UK....
Patrick wrote: "But anybody who needs to will find there way here I am sure." It would do no harm occasionally to tell users of the Biobees Warré thread that...
... thread ... I have done this but only through Personal Messages as I don't want to tread on toes. I'm not sure that I will visit it that much anymore. ...
-- Sorry to cut across previous comments but my second hive has finally arrived. The packaging was damaged as was the first so in total I have 6 panes of...
... The panes of glass are held in place with, I think, copper nails, ... Hello Muriel do not worry about the nails.... it is sufficent tu use 4 nails 10 to 15...
Hello all I didn't follow too much the discussion about the forum and some is difficult to understand (english problems). So just a little contribution about...
Interesting. What's with the plant in the screened box below the hive? I may try that spail configuration on one of mine. One is built now; it has six topbars,...
I noticed the plant, too. Seems a bit strange - some sort of swarm lure? I suppose the bees interconnect all sections when using just the cross in a Warré...
... I used one of his technique today to great effect. On http://www.h6.dion.ne.jp/~kansatu/page009.html, the second last photo, he shows how to set the depth...
Murial wrote: "The packaging was damaged as was the first so in total I have 6 panes of glass to replace." Shame. Someone ought to send a polite but firmly...
Vic wrote: "What's with the plant in the screened box below the hive?" You will have to learn Japanese to find thatr out. My contact has so far not responded. ...
Bernhard wrote: "This sort of cross was used in skeps, too. To stiffen the comb and make the hives movable without breaking the combs during transport." These...
Uli wrote: "Too many ads, " I do not recieve any ads, never have. How are you getting ads? How do you read the messages from the group? Uli: "I think it is...
Maybe it's lemongrass, eh? My topbars don't seem to have been weakened too much by the holes. They're thin, but I expect the bees will know how much...
... I do not recieve any ads, never have. How are you getting ads? How do you ... Hello David I do not recieve ads by mail, I mean the ads on the that are...
... you located? ... Hello Marcy it it a pleasure... I hope I will have the time to do more. Im located in the east of Switzerland, 700m above sea level in the...
