Recent content by nolkov

Hi John, You might be right but it is true too that the light doesnt go directly over the brood. I am still researching the net about this. And when Summer comes I will go to the apiary yard near our cost line and will meet the guy who uses them and will share it with you :) Cheers, Martin

Hy guys :) My name is Martin and I m from Bulgaria. I recently found your forum and can say it is really interesting to see how well organized you are and how helpful to one another you are. In regards to the topic I can probably contribute by sharing my experience from Bulgaria. For aluminium...

Guys thanks a lot. A drone comb is known in Bulgaria s "building comb" technique. It is used to fight the varoa mite. It is well known that the mite is concentrated into drone brood - and some beekeepers remove this comb in order to remove the varoa mites into it. I hear some opinions against...

Rook, drstitson, 10x for your posts! My wife knows Italian and read into the forum and we know that this method is used by a lady in Italy inly for observation purposes. I know it has more applications and this is what I want to find :) One of the things is that the glass wall helps the colony...

Hi Rook, 10x for showing me this! Do you know more about this method of beekeeping? I was thinking that it would be more popular in some Northern European countries or regions not Bulgaria :) but I found another video of such hive again in Bulgaria. But after writing in several forums I dont...

I will use a small 3 glassed windows - the ones which are use in any home building. It is energy efficient and it doesnt do condense.

Hi guys! My name is Martin. I am a new around here. I am from Bulgaria and this year will be a beekeeper for first year. My hives will be located on 1300 m. above see level village - 3 LR. I have a question in regards to a modification I saw 1 year ago of LR hive - it has windows. Can you...