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So finally I caught a swarm using lemongrass oil within a couple of days of putting it in I got a small one the bees get the morning sun and 5hey are very busy and appear fairly docile ATM they have now just started bringing pollen in after about 7 days

I can put them so the entrance is facing over the fence it's on a slope so the will have a clear line of sight also no one much around me only horses in other fields so it shouldn't affect others much

Ok so I have a top bar hive pretty much finished and some old beeswax to coat the top bars now where to position my hive I have 1/2 an acre but it does get used a good bit so couple of questions how close can I have the hive to where people move around and which direction should I face the entrance

Make sure you use a large pan at least double the size of what the cold liquid is don't ask me how I know but it's hard to clean off the cooker

I can cover the mesh and the window with a removable panel

I thought the mesh floor was for the varroa mites it's about 4.5mm one way and 3mm the other the queen excluder is from thornes I was planning to cover the plastic foundation in wax my idea was it would add strength to the combs I think I'm going to put the entrance higher up and use a periscope...

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I was going for the it's interesting to keep bees angle rather than the get lots of honey I have put a viewing window in the side but I have not drilled the holes for the entrances I saw that people sometimes put a small box round the entrance what's that for I am making the top bars with a 1...

Hi I'm Tom fancied having a go at keeping bees for a while so I built myself a top bar hive need to finish it tho my friend keeps bees so I have a mentor I'm going to attempt to either attract a swarm or catch one my friend is giving me some old wax to try and attract them