Recent content by notyet

thank you all! I'm crazy, but not crazy enough to ignore good advice at 4-0 against. My local bee man, although he has 21 hives, does not inspire confidence. He lost 14 of them this season alone. He uses Langstroth design, and I suspect that hygiene is not a priority. The Warre appeals on...

Hello future mentors! I am so new to beekeeping that I haven't even a hive at this time (hence the screen name). I am still planning and dreaming. I am quite taken by the concepts behind the Warre hive. I am thinking about using heavy plastic milk crates as the hive boxes, inside a sturdy wooden...

Milk crate hive boxes Hello future mentors! I am so new to beekeeping that I haven't even a hive at this time (hence the screen name). I am still planning and dreaming. I am quite taken by the concepts behind the Warre hive. I am thinking about using heavy plastic milk crates as the hive...