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 Topic: Just starting... Warre outdated? |
Viggen
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 Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:50 pm Subject: Just starting... Warre outdated? |
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) ... |
| Topic: top bar kenyan, linseed on inside of hive too? |
Viggen
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:36 pm Subject: top bar kenyan, linseed on inside of hive too? |
On the interior don't coat with anything.
I torch the inside either with oxy/gas torch or a propane torch. |
| Topic: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
Viggen
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2016 2:38 pm Subject: Hancock Beehive?? my idea for a better bee hive. |
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 ... |
| Topic: Chaga Mushroom Bee-tea against pesticide poisoning |
Viggen
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Forum: Environmental issues, GM, pesticides and campaigning Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:15 pm Subject: Chaga Mushroom Bee-tea against pesticide poisoning |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: Solarbeez blogpost |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 5:11 pm Subject: Solarbeez blogpost |
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 ... |
| Topic: The Russian Scion |
Viggen
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Forum: Bright ideas, experiments and projects Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:27 pm Subject: The Russian Scion |
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 ... |
| Topic: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:54 am Subject: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
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. |
| Topic: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:29 pm Subject: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
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 ... |
| Topic: Our Chat with Michael Bush - Treatment Free Beekeeping |
Viggen
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Forum: TV, Video, Blogs and Other Media Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:46 pm Subject: Our Chat with Michael Bush - Treatment Free Beekeeping |
Such a wonderful interview with Michael Bush.
Take a few minutes and have a listen. |
| Topic: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:01 pm Subject: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 9:39 pm Subject: Primary Swarm into a Perone in Arizona US |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: Explain the term cast/caste |
Viggen
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:52 pm Subject: Explain the term cast/caste |
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 ... |
| Topic: Who on biobees is treatment-free? |
Viggen
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:35 pm Subject: Who on biobees is treatment-free? |
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 ... |
| Topic: Oscar Perone is retiring...? |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:47 pm Subject: Oscar Perone is retiring...? |
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 ... |
| Topic: Videos about PermaApiculture/ Perone Hives in English |
Viggen
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Forum: Perone Hive Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:55 pm Subject: Videos about PermaApiculture/ Perone Hives in English |
A link to English videos on this style of Hive.
Several videos.
http://peronehive.com/?page_id=19 |
| Topic: tanzanian tbh for southeast texas |
Viggen
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:51 am Subject: tanzanian tbh for southeast texas |
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 ... |
| Topic: work on microbes - link to honey bee health!!! |
Viggen
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:15 pm Subject: work on microbes - link to honey bee health!!! |
| Thank you the links and articles. |
| Topic: Condensation and varroa! Missing link to survivalists |
Viggen
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Forum: Bee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:41 pm Subject: Condensation and varroa! Missing link to survivalists |
| As soon as the site come back online tomorrow I look forward to reading the article. |
| Topic: New portable TBH |
Viggen
Replies: 46
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:52 pm Subject: New portable TBH |
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. |
| Topic: New portable TBH |
Viggen
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:59 am Subject: New portable TBH |
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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