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Do your research. Pick a hive you want to try. And go with it.
The Warre was the first interesting hive I ran across. After reading more from PHil Chandler and Michael Bush(your part of the country) ... |
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On the interior don't coat with anything.
I torch the inside either with oxy/gas torch or a propane torch. |
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How are you progressing on your hives?
I like your approach, do it in a simple, gentle way. Simple to build. The less mystical it is, the more people may be inclined to do something for the bees, an ... |
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My understanding is that Chaga grows on White Birch. On the older trees is where it would be found, generally higher up in the tree. And since Birch is short lived, maybe 30 years, that will give yo ... | |
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Best to have all the information possible.
As to the why of something - will always be a guess. Over several years and many hives(in particular climates) only then can we guess better.. Interesting ... |
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Marvelous concept. Thank you for posting it.
I am in a totally urban area and the local bees are quite prolific in their swarming habits - no shortage of swarms. This will provide mush easier initial ... |
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Best wishes on your obtaining a primary swarm.
It took a couple of years for everything to line up - hive, location, swarm, access, cooperation, time,timing. |
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Most of the land in that picture is privately owned.
As for the entire state of Arizona, some 86% is owned by government - Federal, State, Tribal. So although Arizona would by all appearances is larg ... |
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Such a wonderful interview with Michael Bush.
Take a few minutes and have a listen. |
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The desert is deceptive with regard to pollen. There is a lot of local stuff - creosote bush, Palo Verde, Mesquite, Ash. This location is in a river valley and the river and a lot of things, known and ... | |
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While sipping my coffee at 7 am and going over some early morning business email one of my sons says, from the garden, " Dad, get out here, now". Usually the tone is a little more polite so ... | |
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For myself I call the first swarm the primary swarm - the big healthy swarms like the one we had two days ago.
Anything after that is a cast, or a cast swarm, as far as my terminology is concerned. I ... |
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From the urban desert in Arizona.
Our hives are from local swarms - we assume all are nicely Africanized with the queens producing different sized an different appearing workers depending on the seas ... |
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Interesting development. All the best to Mr Prone.
It has been nice to have enough of a glimpse at Oscars philosophy and methods to proceed on my own, in the same general direction with some of my ... |
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A link to English videos on this style of Hive.
Several videos. http://peronehive.com/?page_id=19 |
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Your humidity may affect things. And yes, we have about the same sort of heat but your humidity is rough.
As to closed or open bottom, mine were closed bottom. I also tried a trap hive in that confi ... |
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Thank you the links and articles. | |
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As soon as the site come back online tomorrow I look forward to reading the article. | |
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Thank you ivashka.
I built the 48" version first, although no so pretty. Now we weld something for the hive to sit on - we have the steel so we weld. |
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Today I picked up the 1x12 boards to make a couple of TB Bait Hives. And some 1x6 for the bottom.
How long do they need to be to make the internal volume 36 Liters? If this should actually work(an ... |
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Conserving wild beesResearch suggests that bumble bee boxes have a very low success rate in actually attracting bees into them. We find that if you create an environment where first of all you can attract mice inside, such as a pile of stones, a drystone wall, paving slabs with intentionally made cavities underneath, this will increase the success rate. Most bumble bee species need a dry space about the size a football, with a narrow entrance tunnel approximately 2cm in diameter and 20 cm long. Most species nest underground along the base of a linear feature such as a hedge or wall. Sites need to be sheltered and out of direct sunlight. There is a spectacular display of wild bee hotels here More about bumblebees and solitary bees here Information about the Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
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