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buffalobob Replies: 4 Views: 11366 |
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I have a small top bar hive, 21 bars, about 36" long. There were combs on all the bars so I left them all in for the winter. I put 3/4" pink foam insulation on the bottom. Then I wrappe ... | |
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buffalobob Replies: 13 Views: 22177 |
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Thanks for the great response Barb.
I do not want to rearrange the bars, I just thought that by removing the rearmost bars with brood cells and honey and replacing those with new bars the bees mi ... |
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buffalobob Replies: 13 Views: 22177 |
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I pulled the last 3 bars in the hive yesterday, honeycomb only, all about 1/2 to 2/3 full. The hive is only 17 bars and those are the only bars with honey only. The rest have some honey on the top o ... | |
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buffalobob Replies: 26 Views: 59262 |
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As soon as I figure out how to post photos I will. Took several of the hives I built today of that detail. Hopefully within the next couple of days.Thanks for the interest. | |
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buffalobob Replies: 13 Views: 22177 |
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I have gone thru quite a few of the post and have not seen this topic. Pardon me if it is covered but I want to get this work done by this evening. I have a top bar hive, put in last year. 36" ... | |
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buffalobob Replies: 26 Views: 59262 |
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Very nice hive Nurse Bee. I'm not an expert. Last year was my first foray into beekeeping. I built a 3 ft. long TBH with a fixed bottom, an entrance on 1 end. The bottom bd. extends past the hive ... | |
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buffalobob Replies: 6 Views: 15097 |
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The hive I built last year has a solid bottom with a landing area for the bees. As of last fall I had no mites. So this year I built 2 of the hives from the plan here with a screened bottom for a la ... | |
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I just finished building 2 hives from the plan available on this site. I noticed on the cut list that the width dimension for the roof seemed way to big. The ends of the hive are 18 inches wide so I ... | |
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buffalobob Replies: 8 Views: 15098 |
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I'm new to the board and am moving around the forum to get acquainted. Saw this post and watched the video. Very cool indeed. Now to the reason I am posting here. At least here in the united State ... | |
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buffalobob Replies: 17 Views: 39249 |
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I am a new beekeeper. Built a TBH from plans I purchased. The wall with the viewing window I built from 1 x 4 the same way you would build a pic. frame or the stiles and rails for a door. I used a r ... | |
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