roof blown off poly nuc

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I was there in October, catch the train from the airport straight into Rome, save yourself a fortune, rather than have a taxi.

Third time for us now, but we like the spin into Rome by car if it's daylight so we'll probably do the same again, it's not that pricey anyhow and we are a bit further from the station than the last few times as we are aiming to explore a different bit

 

[BrianO]

Ratchet straps

Best, clamps all joints, means won't be knocked over easily by anyone , any medium sized. animal, on the very off chance a badger was to vote calling as some believe ( not me ) they might.

 

[stevebrowning]

get them back outside and this time make sure the roof is well weighted down. They'll sort themselves out

 

[mbc]

"persisting down"
Lol

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Gusts of 90 to 100 mph in some places according to a programme this morning

Normal February weather then

 

[Erichalfbee]

Sunny and still here.....
I think I might pop down to the hives and have a look inside

 

[madasafish]

Sunny and still here.....
I think I might pop down to the hives and have a look inside

Fed fondant this am: first dry morning for a few days. Partial frost but bees flying... No sign of frogspawn yet .. earliest I have seen in past is last week Feb - usually followed by frost, snow and ice and frozen spawn in early March...

 

[Erichalfbee]

No sign of frogspawn yet .. earliest I have seen in past is last week Feb - usually followed by frost, snow and ice and frozen spawn in early March...

That's what I'm expecting now after finding frogspawn in the large pond in the apiary five days ago and two days ago in the small garden pond.
Temperature has dropped two degrees in half an hour and it's hailing.....

 

[Fritillary]

Same here EricA - all counts: frog spawn, temperature, and hail!

 

[madasafish]

That's what I'm expecting now after finding frogspawn in the large pond in the apiary five days ago and two days ago in the small garden pond.
Temperature has dropped two degrees in half an hour and it's hailing.....

Your frogs are *** mad...

 

[Erichalfbee]

Welsh frogs....isn't it

 

[Honeybeeco]

Being on the hillside up here where we have 100mph gusts most winters, we have very deep, 9 inch flat roofs on our wooden national hives ( we over winter on double broods ), and we also ratchet strap them down to the tall hive stands we use - which are all concreted in the ground so they don't go anywhere.

I tried putting a solid concrete building block on the roof of a hive a couple of years ago, as I ran out of straps - but unfortunately that evening it went over and we found the hive bits, and bees, scattered over a few hundred yards - so we don't run out of straps anymore

 

[oliver90owner]

Ratchet straps ... Best,-.....

Good, but quality over-centre straps are more than adequate if colonies are left to propolise everything in the autumn and the hives are left alone for the winter.

I use ratchet straps but the cheapies need covering to avoid light exposure, to prevent rapid deterioration due to UV. My over-centre ones are made with far better webbing which has been OK for several years.

RAB