Jul 31, 2025 · The core idea behind the Primal Bee hive is thermal efficiency. Most standard hives, even insulated ones, lose a huge amount of heat through poor design and box geometry. That heat loss …

May 30, 2003 · Has anyone here used the BeeMax hives? What are the pros and cons? And which do you like best now: foam or wood? Thanks in advance. New Guy, wanting to do it right about the first …

Mar 9, 2021 · Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap designs are …

Dec 27, 2024 · Great presentation from Mr. Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped. He and Dr. Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant.uk and work closely with the …

Mar 23, 2015 · HONEY BEE SWARM TRAP DETAILS SWARM TRAP IS MADE FROM 1⁄2” CDX EXTERIOR PLYWOOD. FINISHED INSIDE DIMENSIONS ARE: 18 1/4” WIDE x 7 1/2” DEEP x 18” …

Jan 15, 2024 · What’s the overall census on scraping snow from in front of entrances. Can bees suffocate? Like many of you we have some seriously cold weather here. Highs around 0F. We also …

Jul 8, 2012 · Hanover Bee Farmers Co-operative Society, Ltd. Early this week I had the chance to visit with some of the founders of the Hanover Bee Farmers Co-operative Society Ltd. The cooperative is …

Jul 4, 2022 · randy has given me expressed permission to reproduce material from his emails here so long as i reference him. here is part of email that arrived in my inbox this morning: " Extended …

Jan 17, 2025 · I tried it this year and since I only had one hive, it's hard for me to know if it was really beneficial and worth the money. I used it with a wooden 10-frame langstroth hive. I liked the concept …

Feb 8, 2012 · Presently building a deep 8-frame swarm trap. Thinking of using a round hole entrance. What size do you recommend and where should it be located? Does a 1 1/4 inch hole located at side …