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 Topic: Organic Honey and Cuban cigars |
Thebigflyin
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 Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 9:16 am Subject: Organic Honey and Cuban cigars |
| So I have been all over the world looking at bees, from NZ and OZ to Africa, egipt zanzibar SWA and SA, western europ and eastern europ the usa , but there is only one place in the world that can be c ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:59 am Subject: Gardeners Beehive |
So just a little story you might like.
As many of you might know , there was a big out breack of EFB in essex 2019, thanks to beekeepers importing desesed bees from europ, then taking them to kent ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 1:18 pm Subject: thanks guys for the great resonces |
well you will be glad to know all my hives 100% are doing very well and they are all just about up to full capacity already.
Loads of drones and workers.
so I should have the first swarms fling ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:01 pm Subject: BBSM (Bee Bio Symbiotic Mulch) |
Hi all
Ok so I have had people , elswhere asking about my compost i put in my hive, so i think to avert all confusion ill have to change what I call it.
SO I AM NOW CALLING IT BBSM (Bee Bio Sym ... |
| Topic: Scaffolding plank hive |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Conventional and miscellaneous hives Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:59 pm Subject: Hi there here is a vid of me winterising my hive |
Ja ja , another bad vidio from me!!
this time it me winterising my hive,
the TBH I use a duvet clingfilm
the HAH hive I use kingspan and clingfilm.
any how enjoy.
https://youtu.be/7U0K3ft ... |
| Topic: my bees out and about , for first time in some time. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: TV, Video, Blogs and Other Media Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:51 pm Subject: my bees out and about , for first time in some time. |
8th December, and my bees are fling about, so here is a little video so you can see to.
https://youtu.be/NNg7tGzYfxc |
| Topic: Scaffolding plank hive |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Conventional and miscellaneous hives Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:30 pm Subject: into winter |
well update for anyone out there.
so I had a few swarms though the yard this summer, one I plonked into my "gardeners Beehive" (that is what I will be calling this bee-habitat.)
any ho ... |
| Topic: Eco-floor - idea and development |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:20 pm Subject: Hi Nordak |
Just as a matter of interest , what eats the beetle ??
would that also not live in the wood chip? and thus control the shb??
hope to hear from you soon
Kev |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:14 pm Subject: Hi Viggen |
Hi there, thank you for your support.
I have now chainged my tackt for promoting this "bee-habitat!"
many beekeepers cant get thier heads round the fact that people might what honey be ... |
| Topic: Cathedral hive-the next evolution in TBH design? |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:27 pm Subject: Cathedral hive-the next evolution in TBH design? |
| Huy thats so cool man!! |
| Topic: The Russian Scion |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:09 pm Subject: My sucses with a bee lure stick , thingy |
Hi guys
well based on this idea I made a lure not to have them land on it, but more to get them to come to the tree that it is in.
well I had two swarms, out of the apple tree I had my swarm lu ... |
| Topic: "Bee Swarm Lure Stick" |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 7:20 pm Subject: Video now up |
video now up
please let me know what you guys think>>
thank you |
| Topic: "Bee Swarm Lure Stick" |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:02 am Subject: "Bee Swarm Lure Stick" |
Hi
so I just would like to shair another of my contraptions.
pleas note this is a contraption and not fact as yet.
so what I wanted to do was atract swarms to may garden to catch. I could n ... |
| Topic: Swarm trap Alert?? |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: URGENT Help needed now! Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:57 pm Subject: Swarm trap Alert?? |
Hello AndyC
thank you for the response. yes i think temp is the best way to go.
I like you water tank swarm trap!! 
I to have had swarms , two in fact this year.. very much a case of " ... |
| Topic: endoscope |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: URGENT Help needed now! Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:29 am Subject: endoscope |
thanks guys for your response.
the one I have is terable !!
could you have a look what make you guys have.. if they are not to pricy Ill buy them and do a review.
cheers Kev |
| Topic: Swarm trap Alert?? |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: URGENT Help needed now! Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 6:26 am Subject: Swarm trap Alert?? |
Hi guys
I am not sure if this is the correct place for this? but here goes anyhow.
I am now building swarm traps for next spring.
however I want to know as soon as the bees move in so I can ... |
| Topic: Who on biobees is treatment-free? |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 2:27 pm Subject: never used anything. |
Hi , so I have only had my two swarms for two years now,
I have however never used anything other than smoke.
I have a top bar hive with, compost and wood chip in the bottom.. have loads of ear ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:59 pm Subject: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
here is my site again
http://ecape1820.tripod.com/alternativebeehive/
pleas let me know if there is a problem with it. |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:57 pm Subject: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
First off, this is an unproven design concept, but based on existing working ideas.
I was going to call it a " Natural Habitat Hive" but then I thought NHHa that doesn't make a good acrony ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:56 pm Subject: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
So they are still there
beavering away
I have put some more videos and how to build my hive on the site..
Looking though some of the top holes I can see caped honey , so with a bit of luck t ... |
| Topic: endoscope |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: URGENT Help needed now! Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:40 pm Subject: endoscope |
Hi guys
any one use a USB endoscope?? I have a cheep ebay chinees thing and it is rubish!! under its own light in a dark space it can only see anything about 1" 1cm from the camera, if I turn ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:31 pm Subject: OK how the bees are getting on |
hi
so some updates.
the the holes on the sides are corked of, I dont thing this was explained, so I opend one in to one of the boxes to see if the bees would use the side box.
the idea of the ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Views: 27329
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:52 pm Subject: HAH update |
Hi there everyone
thank you for the great responses.
You will be glad to know, I have had three swarms though my garden this year so far!! pretty good from what I can understand.
My TBH has ... |
| Topic: New portable TBH |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:43 pm Subject: New portable TBH |
very Clever Phil
well done!! |
| Topic: free bee seeds and anti chemical petition to the govermoont |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:39 am Subject: free bee seeds and anti chemical petition to the govermoont |
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/surveys/418
thats for flower seed..
this is for anty pestecides
https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/766?utm_source=38degrees&utm_medium=email& ... |
| Topic: Scaffolding plank hive |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Conventional and miscellaneous hives Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2016 3:19 pm Subject: Hancock Hive |
I like the name "chimney hive" to.
Ok , well I got my hive now installed where I want it, now I just need a swarm!!
my bees have been flying like mad today. we have a grave Yard about ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:42 am Subject: Hancock Beehive how it works |
Hi again
so the thinking behind this is:
free movement of the queen: up in winter, and down in summer.
the boxes on the sides are only opened to the hive,(corks are removed from body of box)o ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
Replies: 20
Views: 27329
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:42 am Subject: Hancock Beehive how it works |
Hi again
so the thinking behind this is:
free movement of the queen: up in winter, and down in summer.
the boxes on the sides are only opened to the hive,(corks are removed from body of box)o ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 11:25 am Subject: Hancock Beehive |
Hi guys , thanks for the feed back.
you are correct I think, that the ply will delaminate to, however I put a peace of kingspan over that.
what do you think of the concept?? not my slightly doje ... |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Thebigflyin
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:21 pm Subject: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Hi
ok just an update and another overview.. Ok so the big idea has a few aspects.
1.First I tend to think that bees in nature build not straight comb, and "I think this is a defensive thing?& ... |
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