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Ah sorry its a top bar hive and we are talking about bees!
This has nothing to do with the kind of bars you have. In my opinion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZfKBw3lHtw

One of the problems when using TBH.

prison break fan wrote:A few weeks ago I agreed to let a neighbour keep a bee hive at the bottom of my garden. Monday afternoon I was stung on the lip and still look like Lesley Ash! p[bf.

Very unusual behavior. bees are very peaceful. Did you work something close to the beehive?

Its not easy to be a beekeeper. See what happened this spring to me.

http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn30 ... ika012.jpg

http://basicbeekeeping.blogspot.com/200 ... ction.html

Nice blog with 40 lessons on basic beekeeping. i didn't read it but it should be useful for beginners.

I have never cached a swarm in such manner ( with a bait box). It can happen but rarely IMHO. I suggest you to locate a nearby beekeeper and talk to him about this. Beekeepers are ussually friendly and like to help people into the hobby. You can also build a tbh which can also use frames. So called ...

Hi there, bee people, I've had a question from a colleague (below), I hope you can help because my knowledge of these things is a bit lacking in the detail: "I’ve bought a little beehive for my dad and I’m looking to get him a queen bee- but haven’t a clue what you need to do or how to keep th...

Contadino. I am glad that you enjoy your TBH. I could argue with you on most of the points you made, but what is the point? You have made your choice. No need for me to dispute your findings. Do you enjoy your bees? How many times do you inspect them ? Is there lot of nectar sources, what are your m...

Wow. Fantastic, I just wrote a long post about my experiences with bees in TBHs and the whole post was lost. :( The whole thing boils down to the fact that bees are bees wherever you keep them. In a pot, cardboard box, chimney or a beehive. If you prefer a chimney to a skep or a national hive to a d...

Anyway, its best to focus on bees not on wooden boxes where we keep them. They tend to do their thing wherever they are. Choose your type of box. Most important is to know about life of the bees. You can not learn too much about bees. Fascinating creatures.

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I've always fancied bee-keepin but have been put off by the initial set-up costs. Plus, its hard enough to find someone who'll look after the lizard if i go away....never mind a swarm of bees :lol: How much Honey could one hive produce? What kind of maintenance would they require once the hive was ...

I've always fancied bee-keepin but have been put off by the initial set-up costs. Plus, its hard enough to find someone who'll look after the lizard if i go away....never mind a swarm of bees :lol: How much Honey could one hive produce? What kind of maintenance would they require once the hive was ...

I would love to try my hand with bees. I live in the Central Valley of California so the season is quite advanced here. I have the understanding that I should start with the actual bees in early spring but what should I do now to be ready then? DeneciePie Yes I would agree that it is probably to la...

If somebody here is interested in keeping bees, I am here and willing to share my (few years of) experience. Beekeeping would be ideal for urban dwellers and others who are willing to experiment with agriculture and yet don't have much if any land and other resources. You can keep bees almost anywhe...