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a video of you running down the street swatting bees would have been priceless

SiD, you'll see his site gets referenced here quite a bit...and it is full of great info...I wish HE lived closer to ME...lol

lol....yes, that's a good site:thumbsup:

wish I could make $1500 removing bees...

though I'm sure that the vast majority of that was for the tree removal, not the bees!

nasalsponge, looks like you have John Deere bee hives....

I use 1 sheet of newspaper. I cut slits with the hive tool, maybe an inch or 2 long, in 5 or 6 places. It was hot when I combined mine, so I put a stick under the top cover so both sides could get...

I also plan on taking an observation hive to my kids school next year...I've already talked to several teachers who said they'd love for their kids to see it...guess I better do a little homework and...

yes I'm deep south and mine are a little bigger than yours...on each side of the house...
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I have 2 large crape myrtles that have already bloomed...when I walked outside I could hear the loud BUZZZZZZ coming from them, but they were always loaded with bumble bees and sweat bees....I never...

not sure about your steel questions, but I've wondered about the rpms too..I was thinking about using a dimmer switch on an electric motor to slow down the rpms, but I need to talk to an electrician...

1 sheet of paper with some holes punched in it....won't take long. In Mississippi I cracked the top because it's hot...

saw a tv special about 15 year ago that peaked my intetrest in bees. Since I lived in the country, I decided to look further into it..read several books from the library...had just enough knowledge...

man....reading this I realize just how 'cheap' I am...maybe my wife has been right all along..anyway....I have very little invested in my hive so far...I built all my supers from scraps...frames...

this is like waiting for a movie to come out...I'm surely looking forward to it!
don't make us wait long! a short movie trailer would be nice too. good luck

wow..that would be a nice box!

good idea jb.

back to the scrap pile!

a stand I made out of some scrap metal

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SBB with tray

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most of the warping and shape changing comes from using wet/green wood. My father and I build a hunting club a few years back for some people. They insisted on using this cypress that wasn't fully...

pete, when you take an OH to an event, are the bees trapped inside the whole time? and if so, what type of ventelation would be needed?
I'm guessing indoors wouldn't be too much of a problem, but...

I make my own right now. there are several people in my area who cut cedar and I have a planer so I can get it to the 3/4 inch thickness..

tyvm........just called 100ft roll is $108!!!
well, gotta start somewhere

that'll be 50 bottomboards!

what size screen do I need to allow SHB to fall through into the oil bath?

1/8 1/4 ?

thanks pete...well considering the amount I saw, I guess there were probably alot I didn't see, so I'm going to say is time to intervene somehow. I may try to make some oil traps..the bees seemed to...

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very nice.....I've wondered how far a bee would travel thru pvc or some type of tube to get to the hive......that's a pretty...

lol stung...wish I could help