🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

[5Australorpasaures]

I did not know that.

I just assumed that radial had more capacity, was more attractive to people who had several hives and had a lot of honey to harvest.

Had to really weigh pros and cons on what I want and what I need. I ordered the VEVOR 3 frame, accepts 3 deep, medium and shallow, electric. As I don't see me having any more than 5 hives with an average of 80 lbs per hive, this will do what I need. Looking at the various companies it appears they're stamped out by the same factory (CHINA) with different colors and logos slapped on them. My manual was a VEVOR which I had no problems with just the time turning the handle. It is tangential but if I run at slower speed grid on comb will be minimal. $258 direct from VEVOR, $216 with Daughter's AMAZON PRIME.

 

[R2elk]

Got down to 2°F this morning with 2 1/2" of snow. No bees out today. Sun is shining and temp is up to 12°F.

 

[drstratton]

Had to really weigh pros and cons on what I want and what I need. I ordered the VEVOR 3 frame, accepts 3 deep, medium and shallow, electric. As I don't see me having any more than 5 hives with an average of 80 lbs per hive, this will do what I need. Looking at the various companies it appears they're stamped out by the same factory (CHINA) with different colors and logos slapped on them. My manual was a VEVOR which I had no problems with just the time turning the handle. It is tangential but if I run at slower speed grid on comb will be minimal. $258 direct from VEVOR, $216 with Daughter's AMAZON PRIME.

We have the Vevor 4/8 electric from ebay. $214 plus tax, so I think around $230. We've been very happy with it.

 

[drstratton]

Got down to 2°F this morning with 2 1/2" of snow. No bees out today. Sun is shining and temp is up to 12°F.

That's too cold for me!

 

[R2elk]

That's too cold for me!

It's going to get a lot colder before the winter is over.

 

[drstratton]

It's going to get a lot colder before the winter is over.

We've only been down in the 20's a couple of nights so far. Looks like it will be in the upper 20's overnight for the next week. Then back in the 30’s.

The coldest we've ever been is -10.

 

[R2elk]

We've only been down in the 20's a couple of nights so far. Looks like it will be in the upper 20's overnight for the next week. Then back in the 30’s.

The coldest we've ever been is -10.

The normal low for the winter here is -30°F. The coldest it has been is at least -40°F since my digital thermometers have -40°F as their lower range limit.

I have also hit their maximum high of 140°F in the greenhouse on days I went to town without opeining the greenhouse door when it ended up being very sunny.

 

[Sally PB]

We're getting 4-7 inches of snow, or maybe more, or maybe less, today/tonight. While I was on my walk, I stopped to look at the beehive. Nobody was out, of course. I said, "Stay warm, girls. See you in a few months."