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[Phage]

did someone mention Bee Houses here?

Apparently its an European thing.





Not portable liike ths small ones but I can see the advantage... Sort of like having your chickens in one coop.

deb

Hmmmm but it would it facilitate the easy spread of diseases ?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Ours is a "private road" because we are responsible for maintaining it. We dont have city or county maintainence. If it washes out..we fix it. I built some nice speed bumps infont of my house

We're town owned... the town grades the road twice a year. There's only 7 houses on this road so it's a giant waste of time and likely money, but they keep at it. They even fixed my driveway washout and installed a culvert under my driveway a few falls ago.


As far as the bees spreading disease - my hives outside are only 24 inches or so apart - saves me from having to haul all my gear to multiple areas, so I can't imagine that's much better than sharing a house.

 

[bamadude]

My Mom lives on a road like that up in the Mountains. She was able to name the road and it has a road sign not--She named it Amber way, after the Nine Princes in Amber book series.

I also have a Rooster named Brand. He was one of the princes and his colors were correct for him, a Partridge Penedesenca.

I also had a rooster named Corwin--his colors are silver and gray.

I have never read that. Who is the author?

 

[ronott1]

I have never read that. Who is the author?

Roger Zelazny:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Princes_in_Amber

 

[perchie.girl]

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I dont know they are found pretty much in Europe you can access the insides of the hive from the shelter of the shed... The thought being it kept the hives dry. Inside the room ie pretty much separate bee hives...

They have been around for a couple of hundred years.

deb

 

[Cynthia12]

Bama, the way I break a broody is put them in a cage, a nice sized one..like a rabbit cage. With water and food of course. For 2 days to see if she broke, if not..back for 2 more. The air beneath their body doesn't have a chance to warm up like when on a nest box. Works great for me.

 

[bamadude]

Bama, the way I break a broody is put them in a cage, a nice sized one..like a rabbit cage.  With water and food of course.  For 2 days to see if she broke, if not..back for 2 more.  The air beneath their body doesn't have a chance to warm up like when on a nest box.  Works great for me. 

Thanks.
I gave her a chick. She was mean to it.

 

[Cynthia12]

Thanks.
I gave her a chick. She was mean to it.

Cage that stinker!

 

[drumstick diva]

Bama I bet you could even put one of those big,blue ice blocks(frozen first) under her covered by a towel.(crated) And she'd chirp "uncle' and be unbroodied just like that.

 

[Alaskan]

I like that better than "Dead End Road"

Now they say "No Outlet".....

Ours is a "private road" because we are responsible for maintaining it. We dont have city or county maintainence. If it washes out..we fix it. I built some nice speed bumps infont of my house

Only the really big roads here are borough maintained.

Most side roads are privately maintained.