yeogi75
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2011
- Messages
- 1,337
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- Location
- leicester united kingdom
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 15 nationals
you do have to pick you subjects, usa rules
you do have to pick you subjects, usa rules
you do have to pick you subjects, usa rules
yes Finman, you are right, there is a limit to how many hives / site ... or an optimum,
how do you judge that number ? ... as an example, you say 4, but you could be leaving nectar on the table,
, I don't think the sun angle has any bearing on it, it has to be the through air flow
Getting back to the question, maybe a beekeeper with fixed apiaries could comment?
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Good idea Finny..
If you put hives into circle, Stone Henge model might be good.
know or not, but...Good idea Finny.
Anyone know the thermal conductivity ..:
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Look, what Australians have found out in their research.
IT is clear, that row or circle does not bring more honey into hives. That is something from space war movies.
I can see that you do not much understand the issue when you ask those questions. NZ has quite low yield per hive, and it tells that NZ is over grazed
perhaps you could bring your 4 hives over here, and see how you get on !
now there's a challenge for you, your 4 hives anywhere you like V someone else's 20 hives / spot ... see who gets the $'s
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I looked NZ average temperatures. Their winter is like our summer. +10- +15C during summer. St least near to Irish summer.
That's an incredible generalisation about an
SW NZ is like Norway.
North of NZ is pretty well sub tropical.
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That's an incredible generalisation about an extremely diverse country.
SW NZ is like Norway.
North of NZ is pretty well sub tropical.
Some USED to go for huge yields off clover etc.
Now many go for high value crops...esp manuka...so apparently unspectacular in Kg but phenomenal in cash.
If it was so bad then bee farmers retiring would not be becoming multi millionaires at this time when selling out. (Was not so bright for them 15yrs ago.....bees were cheap then.)
I envy NZ beekeeping far more than any European place.
And afaik they don't even export their tastiest honey raewaraewa
Oh they do...or rather DID. I used to pack it for Fortnum and Mason.
However many of these mid coloured honey types have vanished from the international market in recent seasons.........................
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