Apiary Security System

[grahambee]

Apiary Security System – perhaps!

Step 1 Buy a pair of size 14-16 work boots

Step 2 Put them at the entrance to your apiary along with a copy of ‘Guns & Ammo’

Step 3 Put some giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazine

Step 4 Leave a note at the gate:

"Gone for more ammo and beer. Back soon.
Don't mess with the pit bulls; they messed the postman up bad this morning.
I don't think Killer took part but hard to tell from all the blood.
Better wait outside. Be right back”
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taken from Petersfield and District BKA December newsletter

 

[PBee]

Or if the above doesn't work deploy lethal force.....

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Nothing beats a suitably weighted handbag.

 

[QueenMaster]

As I said http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16913&page=5

Keep some b**ches at the entrance!

 

[PBee]

As I said http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16913&page=5

Keep some b**ches at the entrance!

Have you trained them to shout 'Friend or Foe'?.

 

[Norton]

Has anyone ideas about the installation of a camera or electronic notification device in an out apiary? This should of course be battery powered, have a motion detector and ideally take photos/video and send a notification to a mobile phone.

 

[meetballuk]

Does anyone know a cheap place to get land mines eb*y comes up empty?

 

[will]

Has anyone ideas about the installation of a camera or electronic notification device in an out apiary? This should of course be battery powered, have a motion detector and ideally take photos/video and send a notification to a mobile phone.

Bushnell do one that sends a message to your mobile when activated battery lasts 3 to 6 months

 

[Vramin]

Norton - The Acorn Ltl-6210MM HD Email/MMS Wildlife Trail Camera will do exactly what you want, if you have £250 spare. I have the basic version that doesn't send notifications. It's a great device, which I use in the garden to snap wildlife, for example hedgehogs eating dead bees around the hives. Also triggered by birds though, so you might get lots of false alarms!

 

[Little John]

Has anyone ideas about the installation of a camera or electronic notification device in an out apiary? This should of course be battery powered, have a motion detector and ideally take photos/video and send a notification to a mobile phone.

I have (what I believe to be) an original idea using older radio-control equipment - of which I've now bought several sets, and now just need to cobble the bits together. But not having an out apiary right now, there's no great pressure to do this - as my more immediate concern is in keeping alive what few bees I have left at home.

But - and this is the point of my post - the last place in the world I would discuss how this system works is on an Internet chat forum to which the whole world and his dog have access - for if I were a bee thief, then I'd be scanning forums such as this one for ideas and tips.

So - suggestion - if you're going to put together something halfway clever in the security line - discuss it amongst the 'inner sanctum' off-forum, and keep the details (especially the locations of out apiaries) 100% private.

LJ

 

[VEG]

Another thing to be care full of is posting pictures of your hives with easily recognisable landmarks in them.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I find the bullet pocked sighting target pinned to the tree between #1 and 2 hives - dead in line with the upper landing window seems to do the trick

 

[Little John]

Roger Delon used to keep his alpine-based hives in arrays of 4 or more, with each set of hives having concrete blocks below. A steel frame was placed over the top of the array, which was then chained to the blocks below - thus creating an immoveable 'block' of 4 hives or more.

LJ

 

[madasafish]

Nasty bees seem like a good idea.. which means AMM keepers are already protected...