Sheep

[SteveJ]

I'm looking at potential new apiary sites. One of the sites on the list has intermittent sheep I.e. Not there all year round. Apart from the problem of hives getting knocked over would there be any other issues with the sheep.

SteveJ


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[Oscarmonster]

Ticks.

Old friend of mine got one in the end of his man sausage!

 

[dpearce4]

Ticks.

Old friend of mine got one in the end of his man sausage!

Every guy on the forum now crosses legs with strange look on face. Every woman on forum .

 

[Hivemaker.]

I'm looking at potential new apiary sites. One of the sites on the list has intermittent sheep I.e. Not there all year round. Apart from the problem of hives getting knocked over would there be any other issues with the sheep.

SteveJ


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Put up a decent stock fence around the hives and no problem, sheep love to rub up against things like beehives.

 

[fatshark]

And if OscarMonster is correct … wear trousers.

 

[VEG]

Ticks.



Old friend of mine got one in the end of his man sausage!

What was he doing with it out


Craig

 

[Oscarmonster]

I didn't like to ask.

 

[parkranger]

What was he doing with it out


Craig

man sausage out in the vicinity of sheep.....wasn't wearing wellies, was he?

 

[fatshark]

Wellies and Velcro trousers … a dead giveaway.

 

[MartinL]

Ticks.

Old friend of mine got one in the end of his man sausage!

Does he live @120 miles to the West??

 

[Oscarmonster]

Funnily enough, he emigrated to America shortly after.

 

[beehive1234]

Better looking sheep there obviously.

 

[MartinL]

Better looking sheep there obviously.

No, just much larger!

 

[MartinJG]

If sheep were to approach the hives, you can bet that they will be stung around the dark facial areas, and react accordingly (but without any expletives!). So I would fence off the apiary area with chicken wire; check also for badger sets in the vicinity, if there are, then electric fencing would be required.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

If sheep were to approach the hives, you can bet that they will be stung around the dark facial areas, and react accordingly (but without any expletives!). So I would fence off the apiary area with chicken wire; .

Don't you mean sheep (stock) wire?

Sheep and fence: chicken and fence