Observation hive with a difference.

[nonstandard]

The title says it all, maybe a spring project for someone?

link

 

[Silly Bee]

Very interesting, is the jar covered normally, I'm guessing it is.

 

[nonstandard]

Dunno, I would have thought so too

 

[Silly Bee]

In a similar vein, have you seen this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12437121

 

[Dishmop]

I have a book on obs hives.

Seems the Victorians had all sorts of obs hives and the bell jar was very popular.
They used straw covers like skeps.

The book says that the bottom of the jars were cut off but with the newer demi-john jars (as in wine making) are a lot thicker and difficult to cut.
The jars are then placed on a plinth so the bees can get in under the bottom rim.
Most of them were indoors but could also be outside....
They were an amusement thing...........

Now we watch Eastenders.

 

[Dishmop]

In a similar vein, have you seen this?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12437121

Scientists have ruled out staff error and starvation, but said poor ventilation, disease or a lack of worker bees could be to blame.

so what other kind of bee would be in there?

 

[oliver90owner]

Journalistic cr*p as usual?

First it says 20k bees and then it suggests there could have been a shortage of bees. Just a little conflict between the two!

Well there were, after they died off!