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Beekeeping in Sweden is 99,9% conventional; frames and 5,1-5,3mm wax foundation, Queen's wing clipping, drone culling, treating for Varroa religiously every year with Apistan/ Oxalic,...

I decided to drill only 1 top entrance hole on my new TBHs. It is 30 mm in diameter and has a landing board under it.
So far it looks fine;...

Well done! I too keep an open eye for free reused materials.
All top bar hives of mine are made from reused pallets found beside building sites. The roofs are also from reused materials. I only...

Sol im buying 2 full colonies on 10 frame each! This May!

My plan is to focus on increasing colonies. I was thinking to split these 2 colonies once more in Jun but after reading this post of yours...

My hives will be placed at my summer house which is situated on the North side of a small hill.

I have cut down a small shrubbery which is blocking the South-East sun. So in summer the hives will...

A few hours left to ban the bee killers :)

If you didnt already do so please sign now for the ban of bee killing pesticides in Europe! We need your help :) Bees need your help!

Thanks a...

http://www.avaaz.org/en/hours_to_save_the_bees/?cfsyhab

Im building my Top Bar Hives from reclaimed pallets so it costs me nothing. Building TBHs is way too easy. If there are cracks in the hive the bees will propolise it, so no worries if you are not a...

I painted the bottom board of my top bar hive with sunflower oil mixed with a few drops of Lemongrass EO. This was 3 month ago and it still smells of Lemongrass (empty hive for the next year)....

I too made my first TBH with a screened bottom, but after a few month I took it off and screwed a solid bottom board in its place. Screens, besides not being sustainable, are of no big help for the...

I just got an idea :scratch:

I have seen in Les Crowder's book how he places cut out comb at the back of the hive away from the entrance. Like this the bees can still rare the brood in the combs...

Oldtimer the weather depends but generaly its warm enough for bees to fly in May unless its a rainy period which sucks. I will feed them with sugar syrup to give em a start.

Michael thanks.
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Im buying two colonies 10 frame each

I would love to buy that book but he sells it only in America. To ship it to Europe I will need to pay around 70 dollars !!! That is way over my budget!
I dont like screen bottoms and prefer to have...

I think that cloth is called Burlap in US

I started two KTBHs this summer which were part of my self-sufficient homesteading studies in Sweden. I looked after those hives until October, now they belong to the school. I will get updates...

You can seal that follower board by placing a hessian cloth or any other cloth over it so it overlaps the sides. I have the same problem and fixed it like this;...

@jmgi
The Neonicotinoid pesticides attack the bees nervous system and they dont function right. They stop grooming and some cant even find their way home. Bayer sells a Neonicotinoid against...

Instead of spending money on unsustainable materials why not simply go with a Top Entrance like M. Bush does. I will do the same on my new hives since I too live in an area of high humidity.

Hi beeks,

I am planning to establish my very first Apiary at my summer house in south of Sweden. The thing is that my house is on the north side of a small hill. I did cut down all the shrubbery...

@Dean
just a suggestion since I too didnt know about your book until you mentioned it in this thread. Can you maybe link to the book in your signature? This will reach many much sooner.

Just a...

More and more people will eventually know about the truth. One day.
My first neighbourhad a swarm this summer settle under his roof and he simply let them be. Later they disapeared he said,...

That is so true what you say deknow.
I have a friend who makes tinctures, salvae, soaps, etc ... She was very proud of her beeswax salvae which she made from foundation wax sheets. When i explained...

DC Bees can you please tell me how wide is your bottom board and how long the top bar? Im trying to determine your slope angle.

Thanks

I have found a very interesting artist and her Bee Song song I just love :applause:
http://www.myspace.com/laraconleymusic

Cheers