Mouse gaurds

[TREVOR HILL]

When should mouse gaurds be removed????

 

[Chrisfnvs]

Hi Trever, i would leave that one on all year round great picture. Chris

 

[Into the lions den]

Aha....an automatic mouseguard........very inventive.

I presume the bees remove it themselves when not needed?

 

[Chrisfnvs]

Trever, i was just thinking does your mouse guard double up as woodpecker protection as well Chris

 

[Silly Bee]

Is that your hive Trevor?

Looks like a National from here, with a pitched roof.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

and a great insulation feature as well.

 

[Torq]

and a great insulation feature as well.

I would have said the opposite! Cats will always sit where they are warmest, either there is good sunshine or the heat is rising from the colony.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

I would have said the opposite! Cats will always sit where they are warmest, either there is good sunshine or the heat is rising from the colony.

Does get rather toastie underneath though, as anyone who owns a cat who enjoys sleeping on humans will testify to

 

[DarynWebb]

Does get rather toastie underneath though, as anyone who owns a cat who enjoys sleeping on humans will testify to

Oh I have to move my cat off my lap as she get's too hot so

 

[Poly Hive]

I was looking for a definition for Spring yesterday and the answer seems to be depending who you consult anywhere between 1st March to end of same.

The colonies should become active over that period and when I am confident they are pretty much working normally and can defend themselves I take them off.

PH

 

[bbadger07]

Chatter and not much else

Mine are still on I would imagine if there's a problem with bees getting the pollen loads in I would happen remove and I guess u can make ur entrance very small enough for just one bee, at a guess

 

[drstitson]

PH - good call.

however, should matchsticks be removed at same time or before/after?

 

[Stiffy]

PH - good call.

however, should matchsticks be removed at same time or before/after?

Think you might be told where to stick your matchsticks
S

 

[scuttlefish]

however, should matchsticks be removed at same time or before/after?

Depends on when your smoker goes out.

 

[victor meldrew]

I'll get Roger P to sweep the area for ley lies!
No, not a typo
VM

 

[user 6228]

I keep my hives on my mouse guards all year round

 

[birchdale]

Mice find a warm place, such as a hive, to hunker up when it's cold.
I wait until I think all long periods of cold are a thing of the past, the pollen is coming in and the mice are busy scampering in pastures new (my bee shed). Mouse guard removal time differs each year.

 

[TREVOR HILL]

one i made kwik out of scrap wood