Beekeepers back!!!!

[bobandbec]

With the supers filling rapidly at the moment don't do what I did today and try to lift two full supers back onto the top of a colony made up of brood and half and four supers.

Struggling to move at the moment and have more inspections to do tomorrow?

Peter

 

[hedgerow pete]

sorry no sysmpathy here
self inficted injury the words should have knon better springs to mind

 

[Polyanwood]

I am sympathetic. Two of the colonies the supers are now taller than me. They are heavy/full (Langstroths) but not capped enough to extract. You can't always get a bee buddy when you need one.

 

[DulwichGnome]

I am sympathetic. Two of the colonies the supers are now taller than me. They are heavy/full (Langstroths) but not capped enough to extract. You can't always get a bee buddy when you need one.

Have you tried shouting?

Mike

 

[Polyanwood]

That's a promise to help then. Thanks I'll be shouting!

 

[bobandbec]

Not looking for sympathy!!

Just a warning to one and all.

Peter

 

[BKF Admin]

I carried a couple of full supers at the same time for a female friend last season to her car a distance away.
I nearly past out with the weight and the heat.

I also learned the hard away..

 

[hedgerow pete]

i spent six months with no leg use so belive me i know back injuries
i just cant believe that you were so clever to do it, people laugh at me at work because of the way i shift materials, same with the bees i will never go over four supers the wieght becomes to high to be safe, add a couple of brood boxes into that as well and we are using step ladders

 

[jimbeekeeper]

I carried a couple of full supers at the same time for a female friend last season to her car a distance away.
I nearly past out with the weight and the heat.

I also learned the hard away..

i just cant believe that you were so clever to do it,

He would not have done it for a male!

 

[BKF Admin]

You are so right Jim.

 

[bobandbec]

It seems we are not all as "clever" as HP is!

Peter

 

[buzzy bee]

Hi

I think it depends how big you are.

Hedgerow pete, you only have 4 supers at a time, that is impractical at times, maybe you can do this with a few hives, but if you have alot of hives you have no option sometimes. Also if you have a real flow on, you would be surprised how fast a big colony will fill your four supers, both honey wise and the amount of bees.

I have used a steplader before now!

Cheers

Dave

 

[VEG]

The best thing I ever bought for bee keeping is one of those things people use for delivering things (trolley thing you know what i mean with two wheels on) I bought it from aldi a while ago. I moved hive stands hives and patio slabs with it. Due to the location of 2 of my hives I will also be using it to carry my supers of honey to the car. I also have had three months off work flat on my back due to picking something up the wrong way. Never again.

 

[Frisbee]

I use a wheelbarrow for moving stuff around, but it's a pain as stuff falls out over bumpy ground.

I think a sack barrow is a good idea, how much was the Aldi one?

Frisbee

 

[buzzy bee]

Hi

With a little work a sack truck can be converted to have big wheels, even bicycle wheels can be used.

Then you can get them to roll over much rougher ground.

Cheers

Dave

 

[jimbeekeeper]

This is what you want!

 

[VEG]

The one i bought had big pneumatic wheels sort of all terain wheels it cost me £20 well worth the money.

 

[Hivemaker.]

I got one with all terain tyres on,got toyota hi-lux written on it,cost more than 20 quid though.

 

[i.b.nuttz]

I got one with all terain tyres on,got toyota hi-lux written on it,cost more than 20 quid though.

Yes i have one like that to but mine has mitsubishi written on it

 

[buzzy bee]

Hi

If we are talking pickups, I have one too, mine does 14mpg and is a heavy old girl, on 16" wheels, the tyres however are big! Extremely geared down, so very torquey, but top speed of about 25-30mph.

Cheers

Dave