Beekeeping from Jamaica

[Duhaje Jennings]

Just to share some photos from my small island

[RAK]

I don't see any photos?

[Duhaje Jennings]

I know. I'm having problems posting the pics here. I'm using my phone so I think that is the problem

[KQ6AR]

I find it easier to upload photos to a free server like www.photobucket.com.
Then I just post a link to the picture in my post.

[Duhaje Jennings]

Thanks I'm going to try that

[Duhaje Jennings]

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[Duhaje Jennings]

[Duhaje Jennings]

[Brian Suchan]

How do those hive stay on those hive stands??? What is in the containers underneath the legs on the metal hive stands???

[KQ6AR]

The metal one appears to be for nuc production. & the cups for ant control.

[Duhaje Jennings]

The exact location I am at have some very large ants that we call red ants. The containers are filled with water and/or old engine oil so the ants can't crawl onto the boxes. These ants will kill even a strong colony in a few hours. I have seen these ants team up and fight colonies colonies in batches. Sometimes they come for honey sometimes for brood.

[Duhaje Jennings]

That particular stand was just an experiment my neighbour made it for me. The others are stronger because of slanted legs. Stands that will hold honey producers are just metal pipes on top of blocks.

[Duhaje Jennings]

Theses hives are mmuch closer than I would prefer as well but with the lack of space as well as this apiary being a feeder for smaller apiaries they seem to be doing fine. I use different colour boxes so only two boxes beside eachother can look alike on a row.bees seem to be able to tell the difference between 2 similar boxes but have problems with 3 or more. Even if the bottom boards alone are differnt seems to help.