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Learning Top Bar Hive Beekeeping – Fixing Comb 2/2

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin| 3 Comments

www.LearningBeekeeping.com Join us on Facebook! http A cutout (feral hive that was cut out of a wall) is checked and problem comb is fixed. Learn more about beekeeping at www.LearningBeekeeping.com

This Gold Star top bar hive is coming through its second winter in Maine with flying colors. Video was taken just before noon with temps of approximately 48 degrees. Thank you to Lisa in Arrowsic for tromping through the snow to go and check on her bees with me – what a cheerful sight. You can check out Gold Star’s top bar hives on the web at www.goldstarhoneybees.com!

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beekeeping with the Kenya Top Bar Hive 5–handling comb

Posted on June 8, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

See www3.telus.net for more information on beekeeping development. Conrad Bérubé has worked in numerous developing countries to promote small scale beekeeping as an income generating activity. Here are some basic techniques for working with the Kenya Top Bar Hive (KTBH) an appropriate technology option useful for working with the African bee and/or in apicultural development projects.

Remarkably boring tutorial on preparing beeswax strips and fitting them into the top bars of Warré bee hives. Please be careful of hot wax and use no open flames!

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what does the queen bee use to comb her hair?

Posted on February 26, 2011 by admin| 5 Comments

what does the queen bee use to comb her hair?

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What should I do if I knock honeycomb off of a top bar?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

I have a top bar beehive and I went out today to move the false back so they have more room to build honey comb. Unfortunately, in the process of doing this, I knocked two of the biggest honey combs, all filled with brood, off of their top bars. I’m not sure what I should do with this comb. Should I leave it in the hive? Will any of the brood survive if I leave it in there? Or should I take it out and consider it a loss? Will it seriously harm my hive? Oh, I feel so horrible!

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How do we get rid of Honey Bees that took over my brothers house?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin| 6 Comments

My brother has a 125 year old house, he’s been remodeling it and some honey-bees have found a hole on the side of the house. The area of the comb is about 5×20 feet, and is inside the wall.

Any idea of a safe method for removing the bees? Not just safe for us, but for the bees as well. Any organizations that will remove the bees? By the way whoever removes the bees, can have all the honey :)

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