The Wonder of Bees.

[T-oddity]

[TOF]

That's good to know T. It looks like I would have wasted my money had I not started this thread.

I shall spend this afternoon having a read, looks like rain has stopped play outside.

[MaryN]

I'll endorse the buzzaboutbees site - it's got loads of useful info on it. Actually, T-Oddity, I've got plans for a top-bar hive that I am sure you recommended. OH is going to build it for me - he says it is very simple to understand.

[NorthernRaider]

Don't know anything bout BEEs but I do know many types of Plywood and MDF contain stuff like fungicides, formaldehyde, solvents, wood preserves, adhesives etc that can take up to ten years to completely leach out of the two materials

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So I suggest / recommend avoiding such materials in making beehives.

[T-oddity]

Ok this is taking longer than I intended, I've been trying to post pics of my bee hive's, but just can't seem to get the attachments to work.
I'm attaching files to the post, but they are just not coming up as images, will look at hosting them on the web somewhere and then post some links.

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Ok that was weird, when I previewed the post the pics did not come up, the first pic is a Kenyan top bar hive and the second is a Warre which is the type I'm moving over to using.
Here are couple more pictures of the viewing windows in the back of the Warre.

[TOF]

That's great T-O. I've been reading and watching youtubes and I think they are the hives we will go with. I only have a small garden, but could easily find a home for 3 or 4 Warres, but only two Top Bars. I paticularly like the inspection window. Trouble is, I'd be out there watching them all day.

[Geordie_Rob]

Hi T-oddity, are the top bar hives easy enough to make? Never made anything like this before & can't afford to purchase commercial hives. Between the top bar hives & the more common hives, the top bar seemed more straight forward.

Thanks

[Geordie_Rob]

Ignore my last post. Just saw the bit where you said they aren't hard to build.

[Tartar Horde]

I'm moving next year and Bees are one thing I really want to learn how to keep. The Bee has been a constant companion in over thirty years of archery as in all that time I have always carried some Beeswax for my Bowstring as there is nothing man made that comes close in my opinion, so thank you to all the Beekeepers out there.
Some in depth information would be appreciated (maybe a different thread) telling us your routines and the like.

[T-oddity]