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by relwood
Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:54 pm
Forum: Beekeeping
Topic: Getting a swarm out of a tree
Replies: 1
Views: 8337

Getting a swarm out of a tree

I got back from checking my hives this morning, and glanced in the backyard. I noticed there were a lot of bugs flying around back there, so I looked a little closer and discovered they were honey bees. I went out to investigate and found a nice swarm in my peach tree. This is my first year having h...
by relwood
Fri Apr 04, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: Beekeeping
Topic: Do hive boxes need to be connected?
Replies: 3
Views: 12071

Re: Do hive boxes need to be connected?

He should know that the wife is never wrong, regardless of anything else.
by relwood
Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: Beekeeping
Topic: Intimate portraits of bees
Replies: 0
Views: 7052

Intimate portraits of bees

This is a link to a site that is worth a look, if you have not seen it.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/featu ... z8pYvldVO2

Rob Elwood
by relwood
Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:54 am
Forum: Beekeeping
Topic: How tight does a topbar divider need to fit?
Replies: 1
Views: 7967

How tight does a topbar divider need to fit?

I'm a newbee (HAHAHA) and I'm building a topbar hive. I put together a divider, and put a fabric edge strip around it so it would fit up against the side of the hive regardless of where I moved it to in the hive. (see the attached picture) I'm not sure how tight it needs to fit. I touches the side a...