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Splatt,

I used boxes a pine shavings similar to the Warre Quilt Box last winter on all my Langstroth hives. Compared to the 27 out of 30 I lost the previous winter, I didn't lose any colonies last...

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Just a curiosity question. I've never seen anything written or posted on the subject and a search came up empty. Anyone know or give a good guess on this one?

Mark, you're funny!

Krad, for what it's worth, I use 2x4 legs on a couple of Top Bar Hives I have and 12 foot long "bench" I made to work my nucs. They are on very soft ground. I remedied the...

Mark, careful what you ask for!

Ace,
I'm bringing the lift to the next Mid-York Beginner Beekeeping Course. I have a bunch of woodenware to bring to the class and it will make for fewer trips in from the parking lot. Come check it...

I apologize to the original poster if the discussion is going a bit of track, but this is a simple design and this discussion may make it a better "working" design for your needs.

Ace,

Your...

Mark,

That van is perfect! Great advertising too. Good job.

Steve

Hello All,

The hive lifter I made was out of necessity. A little thought and an afternoon in the shop resulted in a tool I find useful. I had posted the description and videos originally hoping...

You may find this link helpful;

http://www.beeworks.com/modkit.html

Steve

Very interesting because I had the same observations in ALL 27 of my dead-out inspections. Of course, now this begs the question...Why?

Steve

Joel,

If you haven't seen this, you might find this interesting. I haven't tried this method, but has given me food for thought. Maybe you can extract some helpful tips.
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Yes Jules,

Just one of the many beekeeping "seminars" we've all experienced. Even though this colony didn't make it, all is not lost. Since we both had temps in the single digits last week, I'm...

I think the culprit is your strong hive!

As far as mites, even with an infestation, you'll rarely see mites on dead bees. The leave the carcass once the bee's dead body temperature decreases to...

Jules,

If you haven't already, you might consider joining the Southern Adirondacks Beekeepers Association (SABA). They are an excellent group and may be able to put you in touch with one of their...

Squarepeg, raising our own queens give us so many more options and resolves many related issues. With all these manipulations and moving bees and brood, swarming has become very rare event for me....

Maybe I should have been more specific in my first response. I don't actually "split" these nucs as they become strong. When they build up to 3 frames of brood, I exchange one frame of brood for a...

Sounds like a good plan. What experience I do have with them is they are really good at producing brood comb. Make sure you have enough equipment to keep making more nucs, that's where I fell short...

Thanks gang, appreciate the input. Always wondered why our deeps are produced with too much bee space to.

Barry, thanks I'll see about getting the info posted.

WWW, great to hear! Keep at it. We need every bit of unbiased data we can get. Let the data lead you in the direction it takes you. I can't...

Along the same line, why do colonies with narrow frames produce less burr comb?

Thanks, Steve

:lpf: That's good Mark! Let's just hope those revenuers don't find the moonshine still, too!

My pleasure. This what's great about this forum. Sometimes we have to sift through to figure out how it applies to your situation, but if we're patient it can make us better beekeepers. With the...

Hello again gang,

Gotten enough PM's asking about some closer shots. I apologize, I've been trying to put labels on the pic's for dimensions, but I'll be a lot greyer by the time I get that done....

Just a thought, when you get the trailer positioned, put it up on blocks and remove the wheels. From the picture looks like the bees would have a straight shot into the hive and the fender makes a...