Beekeeping in Crete

[Norton]

Hello,
My latest upload to Youtube. It's a short clip whith George Paravoliasisi checking a Superbee hive. The conversation is all in Greek however.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJVcQm3woK4[/ame]


Enjoy!
Norton.

 

[Storm™]

Hi Norton,

one of my favourite places on earth is the island of Kos. In 2000 I went there and rented a motorbike to get further up into the remoter hills. Happened across these, the honey is delicious. They were feeding off heather amongst other things. Well it looked like heather.

Enjoy

 

[Norton]

Hello,
Yes it could have been Erica in Kos. Do you have any photographs? If you do maybe you can post them here.
Best regards
Norton.

 

[Storm™]

Yes the links to the photos are here - i cant seem to get them to load onto this site but feel free to copy them and add them if you can:

1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/49544334@N05/5397850906/in/photostream/

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/49544334@N05/5397856432/

Hope you like.

 

[Hombre]

Radioactive bees? LoL

 

[Erichalfbee]

Beehives in Kos - 2000 by Stormwind™, on Flickr


Beehives in Kos - 2000 - 2 by Stormwind™, on Flickr

NICE pictures. I can feel the heat and hear the bees

 

[Skyhook]

Hello,
My latest upload to Youtube. It's a short clip whith George Paravoliasisi checking a Superbee hive. The conversation is all in Greek however.

Enjoy!
Norton.

If that's how handleable they are, I'm looking forward to getting my queen!

 

[Storm™]

Radioactive bees? LoL

LMAO ah yeah nuclear health physics was my career for years. Lol. I forgot they were on there. I used them to show what certain readings would look like on that particular meter. Doh.

There were quite a few hives around there. Mesmerising watching them hover round the entrance way. Something I can't wait for here actually.

And thank you for doing that Eric much obliged.

I remember wondering at the time why each leg was on it's own little rock. And now I know it's so the comb hangs straight down. I really miss being there actually.

 

[MJBee]

Quote:- I remember wondering at the time why each leg was on it's own little rock. - unquote

A simple efficient method of hive leveling - no shortage of rocks of all sizes

Norton - What type of hive are they? any idea? also no supers?

 

[RoofTops]

The ones in the video look like Langstroth but the Kos ones look a bit short. A Greek special perhaps?