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Oct 7th 2010, 11:13 AM #1
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Working on a Top Bar Hive...
My plans are from here and i will be putting the entrance on the side not the front with a peice of wood underneith for a landing board. Shuold i use holes or a rectangle opening? Any other tips or advice for using a top bar are welcomed and appreciated.
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Oct 8th 2010, 09:22 AM #2
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Re: Working on a Top Bar Hive...
Also, do you mow your grass arouns these hives or let grass grow? thanks
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Oct 8th 2010, 05:08 PM #3
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Re: Working on a Top Bar Hive...
Hi again,
You might enjoy Sam Comfort's bee site, lots of good advice about bees and about top bar hives:
http://anarchyapiaries.org/
And here are his own measurements for his top bar hives:
http://anarchyapiaries.org/hivetools/node/17177
he builds them very cheaply.It's 'tough love' for the bees here at Wayward Girl Apiary.
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Oct 8th 2010, 05:12 PM #4
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Re: Working on a Top Bar Hive...
thank you omie
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