Abelo poly hives

[Quis Custodiet]

I wonder how they compare insulation wise, to say poly hives from Finland?

 

[Madge]

just out of interest,,,,what uk ones do the bees chew on ?

Like Swarm said: Paynes. But I think the bees need somewhere to get their teeth into before they can chew on the hive. The Paynes hives have little indents on the top surfaces of the boxes (I think they have something to do with the moulding process), and sometimes those indents are too close to the edge of the box, and the bees can get to them and start chewing.

That's what's happened with my Paynes hives. Eventually they managed to chew a new top entrance - here -.

I filled the holes with Sugru. After that they were fine.

I got my first Abelo hives last summer. Abelo poly is a denser poly. I've heard that they are more brittle but as up to now I've not had any problems with them.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Paynes.

Mine chewed the box over the entrance reducer till you could almost get a little finger in it then started to propolise it
I could hear them doing it whenever I was at the apiary

 

[user 6228]

no trouble with BHS

 

[linoleum bonypart]

What happened to German polyhive

 

[dannygolf1959]

thanks for that swarm(steve)....I use maisemore and they seem fine...The only thing about the abelo hive is that daft colour, what is that all about lol

 

[Beefriendly]

.The only thing about the abelo hive is that daft colour, what is that all about lol

They come in three different colours green, blue or yellow...one of the great advantages of the Abelo poly hives.....ready painted.
I prefer the all green ones, but SWMBO insists we have the blue and yellow in the garden to brighten things during the dismal winter months.

If you want to know what the colour schemes are about check out the Lyson catalog, it's their three main hive colours.

 

[Erichalfbee]

And you can mix and match

 

[Finman]

.
oh dear! Do not buy it if it has wrong color.

 

[Erichalfbee]

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oh dear! Do not buy it if it has wrong color.

There is solid reasoning behind not choosing the wrong colour.
If your hives are not in your back garden they are susceptible to theft especially if they are very visible

 

[Finman]

There is solid reasoning behind not choosing the wrong colour.
If your hives are not in your back garden they are susceptible to theft especially if they are very visible

But you can paint them without forum discussion as you paint white hives.

 

[Swarm]

Yes, I have to agree about the colours, not the best, even the green has an unnatural look. They just make me think Lego and in an out apiary situation, they are going to stand out. Yellow and blue does seem a popular colour choice on the continent though.
Can they be repainted? I've not seen one other than photos but it appears more like a 'skin' than paint.

 

[dannygolf1959]

There is solid reasoning behind not choosing the wrong colour.
If your hives are not in your back garden they are susceptible to theft especially if they are very visible

thanks ,,,that was my point,,,mines are rusty brown colour and set against a forrest,,you can hardly see them when passing

 

[linoleum bonypart]

I wonder why they traditionally are white....does magnolia count
I spotted some in a field on a main road last year not very secure you can see em a mile off !!

 

[fatshark]

There's a row like that near me which I periodically drive past. Clearly visible despite being perhaps half a mile away. In October there were about 6, in early January 3 and yesterday there was 1. They're either being pinched, moved elsewhere or it's proving to be a tough winter ...

 

[Finman]

I wonder why they traditionally are white....!!

If you try on sunny day, how hot the wooden hive wall can be, if the color is dark.
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[Quis Custodiet]

Finman, which is regarded as being the more durable; Honey Paw or Paradise Honey hives? Very few of the former here to enable a comparison to be made.....unlike Finland!

 

[Finman]

Finman, which is regarded as being the more durable; Honey Paw or Paradise Honey hives? Very few of the former here to enable a comparison to be made.....unlike Finland!

I have not heard any differences in them. Perhaps the same factory makes boath boxes.

woodpeckers breaks them boath as well.
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[Quis Custodiet]

Thank you.

 

[Etton]

I have an Abelo hive & like it. Great advantage i can mix and match with my other wooden national hives