Recent content by crispin jackson

I have spend a little time redoing my companies web site and have added a section on the Jackson Horizontal Hive. If you are interested please read here...http://www.rupertshoney.com/why-a-new-hive/

June was dry and cold this year on the west coast....actually been good for bees as its normally the wet that prevents them harvesting...what they were foraging on I have no idea. what species do you target out at sea?

it sounds like someone has laid a good foundation for me....although in truth while I live in Norway and am pretty solidly South African, with a touch of the scandweirdian thrown in>(

two more of Jackson Horizontal Hives

a pic of a JHH I thought id dig through some old photos and find some of the JHH if anyone wants to see..

i was called out to do a swarm removal from a wall cavity in South Africa only to find it was actually a Cape Spitting Cobra that needed relocating and they were sure i wouldn't have come, had they told the truth. Ironically i used to catch snakes often and that was cheaper than the time it...

Thanks tremyfo...there is a lot to think about with hive design, and having spend a large portion of my life discussing with my father and others i can honestly say it takes a special interest in bees and the 'why' of things to start messing with hive designs. I wish i had access to the net and...

thank you, its nice to be on a forum again....they are addictive places and i have been known to loose many hours of slumber lost in a forum of some topic or other...normally saltwater aquariums, macro photography or beekeeping.

I agree on all the points above, but the most telling component for us not to use what we called 'jumbo hives' (40 frames) was the fact that they tended to become 'meat hives' with very high brood production and a lot of splits. A zimbawean beekeeper by the name of Mick Schmolke had similar...

ive always maintained that I am the definition of sanity, and others are insane by varying degrees depending on how much they differ from me....thats allowed for some pretty wild behavior being laughed off to the joy of simply doing wild things:)

oh im sure i'll settle right in here in that case:)

they do indeed, although if you are on the Guala, Orkla or Laedals you shouldnt be worrying about the bees:) The west coast, and parts of Northern Norway are far milder than where I am in Lillehammer which is inland off the gulf stream and bees manage the harsh winters here well.

thanks for the insights:) ive given my 2 c in blue above.

Hi guys, I see this is an old thread, so sorry to drag it up again. But as one of the inventors of The Jackson Horizontal Hive i can gladly answer any questions you might have. Regretebly my father Tim Jackson died a few years back and I have subsequently moved to Norway, (and took a break...

hi, Im just trying to figure the forum out a little and thought id find a few bee photos to share. Nothing sparkling im afraid, just bees doing what bees do best really. Im just finding my wings in here....