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  Topic: Split problem
hurvinek1

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 PostForum: Beginners start here   Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:26 pm   Subject: Split problem
Thank you. I my have to do that and try again next year earlier in the spring
  Topic: Split problem
hurvinek1

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 PostForum: Beginners start here   Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:23 am   Subject: Split problem
I split my one colony, gave them a couple of combs with honey and capped brood. Now I am waiting for my queens to arrive. I left very small entrance. The next day they were swarmed by the original col ...
  Topic: Can I use old combs?
hurvinek1

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 PostForum: Beginners start here   Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 2:00 am   Subject: Can I use old combs?
Can I leave the combs in a hive for a split from my remaining hive? The dead colony was strong in the fall, but I saw several bees with deformed wings on the ground. would it be foolish to try to sa ...
  Topic: Mesh floor material
hurvinek1

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 PostForum: Horizontal top bar hives   Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:12 am   Subject: Mesh floor material
My first screen had 6 holes per inch and that was to large, SHB came right through. Next screen has 8 holes per inch and is working great. 9 holes per inch is smaller still and should work fine.

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  Topic: Mesh floor material
hurvinek1

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 PostForum: Horizontal top bar hives   Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 7:40 am   Subject: Mesh floor material
I used gutter screening, there is 9 holes in an inch, are the holes too big? Would that make it difficult for the bees to defend the hive? Confused
 
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Quality Top Bar Hives by Andrew Vidler

Conserving wild bees

Research 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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