Bee sheds or Similar

[ericbeaumont]

extract in the middle of the yard, hot days

oh dear

JBM's reply was too polite! Open extraction will invite robbing and will increase the chance of disease spread from distant colonies. I have seen photos of rural apiary extraction in Turkey and that part of the world, but they work inside a meshed gazebo and may be miles from other apiaries.

 

[ken in NH]

JBM's reply was too polite! Open extraction will invite robbing and will increase the chance of disease spread from distant colonies. I have seen photos of rural apiary extraction in Turkey and that part of the world, but they work inside a meshed gazebo and may be miles from other apiaries.

In my defense............ there is no foulbrood in the area- at all. Sacbrood/ chaulkbrood probably is everywhere- but bees control it themselves . rarely ever evident. Varroa is widespread- everywhere. I did mention using a bee repellent ( bee- gone) in the supers, keeping them covered as much as possible, and mothballs. The worst robbing of all is that which happens at the time of the death of a colony. Right there is the widespread transmission of disease. That is what I truly fear. That is what none of us can control.

 

[ken in NH]

In my defense............ there is no foulbrood in the area- at all. Sacbrood/ chaulkbrood probably is everywhere- but bees control it themselves . rarely ever evident. Varroa is widespread- everywhere. I did mention using a bee repellent ( bee- gone) in the supers, keeping them covered as much as possible, and mothballs. The worst robbing of all is that which happens at the time of the death of a colony. Right there is the widespread transmission of disease. That is what I truly fear. That is what none of us can control.

But i do like the idea of a meshed gazebo!

 

[Hull Bees]

These pieces of retired display flooring that occasionally appear in B&Q's offcut bin are great to protect the floor when you're extracting. A bit of Mr Muscle window cleaner removes honey and propolis from the engineered surface easily. I've been using them for years.

 

[NiallD]

That's not display flooring; the bales of flooring come with those sheets protecting them and any place that sells timber flooring will have a regular supply of those sheets. I use them all the time .

 

[JamezF]

I'd need enough to floor the entire house

James