It does make sense to me that they need a level surface since when they are building comb they hang down in a string. Should they hang down in a string and touch another bar the comb gets built at an angle (which is actually straight down) rather than what we see as straight down within the...
Before setting up our top bar hive we heard a lot about how we would have cross comb. Our first bees in it were Carniolians. One thing the man who built our top bar had said was make sure it is level. So we dug down and placed cinder blocks into the ground to make sure it was level and stayed...
If you call your county extension office they will have a list of people who will remove the swarm safely for you.
Here is the website for you to find your county in Georgia. http://extension.uga.edu/about/county/index.cfm
@waddles99 @Leahs Mom Sorry I didn't see the insulation question sooner. The board looks like this: http://www.lowes.com/pd_15358-46086-451156___?productId=3365576&pl=1&Ntt=insulation+board. It is just foam insulation board. The bees in the top bar can't access it since it is fitted into the...
Nice work! Our top bar has a sheet of insulation board in the lid. I don't know if yours came with one but I think that sheet has really helped them through both the summer and winter.
We didn't.
We have a hive painted white, and three that are stained and sealed with a fiberglass clear coat (which didn't work as well as we had hoped) we will be painting the other three this year. I would be really hesitant to use pressure treated due to the chemicals. Bees have enough going...
we have 3 langstroth and 1 top bar. Love the top bar, so easy to work in and wonderful for pollination. We haven't taken any honey out of it yet but it is the only hive that survived this year so that is something to think about.