Recent content by CharBee

Hey thanks for the article taff... but it doesn't seem to be addressing the wintertime clustering in TBH designs where bees do not fan themselves, they are too bunched up... they shiver... that means they do not create circulation, they do however create considerable moisture. Take the hollow...

Well not exactly so simple... the floor is open and screened... just like my langstroths... Bees been keepin warm in -20F for 800 million years... trouble with top bars is to seal the top, you trap the moisture... heat rises, respiration causes condensation, open floor is not as effective unless...

cool... don't want to breathe on anyone's comb and get the guard bees riled up... I'll just go about tending my queen... and interact as a good worker :-)

gotcha... apologies. But just for the sake of argument, so if someone asked where could you get a hive, or who knows of a good TBH... I could not answer? How does that foster open dialog and enlightenment? I'm just a beeker who was foolish enough to go out on a limb and make something to...

please advise... have my posts been incorrect?

Thanks Mike "Also for that amount of money I would expect an insulated solid wooden roof and far more info about the hive" We started with a wooden cover, but wood rots... shingles are labor-intensive to build, and metal is not cost-effective... This plastic is a perfect solution for it is...

Hi Administrator... I'm the guy who's Beepods.com are being discussed here... and yes.. it is about the bees... but gee, here in America, stuff like machinery, supplies and lumber cost money. We thought of just giving them away, but we figured it might be better to try to earn a living so we...

TBH design manufactured in Wisconsin, USA from Wisconsin raised White Pine...