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New Bee
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2011
- Messages
- 76
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- Location
- London
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
Is it time yet to start thinking of fitting the guards?
But I've got the kind of mouseguards which can be left on all year -
What's that sort look like?
the reason it's ok all year is that the spaces don't knock pollen off the bees' hind legs unlike the round holed mouse guards
Looking at Meidel's picture, what's with the anti bird spikes in front of the hives? Just curious.
Also I notice the blue debris netting; I have a green coloured version and find that the bees fly straight out of the hive into the netting and then have to work their way up before they get to the top & fly off. Seems like they don't see it, although they do when they come back from foraging. How do your bees get on with it?
With the mouseguard in place for the winter do i leave the entrance reducer in place or remove it for ventilation
Pains poly is a special case, with a non-flat front to the hive, so needing an unusual mouseguard
Nothing like it!...
I'd be interested in seeing what the entrance looks like on the full sized hive if it is different to the polynuc.
With the mouseguard in place for the winter do i leave the entrance reducer in place or remove it for ventilation
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