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 Topic: Insulating the Roof of a Top Bar Hive. |
buffalobob
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 Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:54 pm Subject: Insulating the Roof of a Top Bar Hive. |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: I've got honey, now what? Help |
buffalobob
Replies: 13
Views: 22177
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:11 pm Subject: I've got honey, now what? Help |
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 ... |
| Topic: I've got honey, now what? Help |
buffalobob
Replies: 13
Views: 22177
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:32 pm Subject: I've got honey, now what? Help |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: My first selfmade TBBH |
buffalobob
Replies: 26
Views: 59262
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:28 pm Subject: My first selfmade TBBH |
| 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. |
| Topic: I've got honey, now what? Help |
buffalobob
Replies: 13
Views: 22177
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Forum: Beginners start here Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 6:18 pm Subject: I've got honey, now what? Help |
| 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" ... |
| Topic: My first selfmade TBBH |
buffalobob
Replies: 26
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 1:29 pm Subject: My first selfmade TBBH |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: Sugar dusting with a solid bottom |
buffalobob
Replies: 6
Views: 15097
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:01 pm Subject: Sugar dusting with a solid bottom |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: Making my TBH roof frame |
buffalobob
Replies: 5
Views: 10614
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:48 pm Subject: Making my TBH roof frame |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: HTBH made with CNC router |
buffalobob
Replies: 8
Views: 15098
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:39 pm Subject: HTBH made with CNC router |
| 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 ... |
| Topic: Observation Window for a Beginner |
buffalobob
Replies: 17
Views: 39249
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Forum: Horizontal top bar hives Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:46 pm Subject: viewing window |
| 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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