From: grizzly bearnolds <mkittner@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 09:45:22 -0700
To: BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Northern Winter Management & Plastic Topper

>I think that what is meant is the WBC type of hive ... /// Provided the
>roof stays on they stay bone dry inside and the bees love them.

Thanks, Chris. I wonder why they are only common in Europe (Great Britain
more than the rest of Europe? From Germany, the area I was in, they used
bee houses / bee sheds / bee buildings), I don't think that they are used
at all in North America. Why is that? If this setup aids in keeping bees,
as some countries believe in, why isn't it accepted elsewhere? What is
perceived as the draw back? Extra equipment, extra work - yes, but if this
setup aids the bees, why else isn't it not used? I mean for a hobby
beekeeper, it's easy enough to invent and build some outer casing that even
I then could easily slip over the inner boxes. Would like to find out
drawbacks, because if this outer casing is good - it seems easier to handle
than wrapping and insulating with the styrofoam and fibreglass sheets
(which could be permanently attached to the inner wall of the outer casing,
for example).

Ma. / Nass Valley .. British Columbia .. CANADA
(near the Alaska border) .. five colonies and a donkey
Beekeeper's Apprentice .. mailto:mkittner@telus.net