Strimming around the hives

[Tigger]

What's the best time of day to strim around my three hive.

I thought maybe at dusk when they are all in bed. I'd still wear my PPE.

Thanks.

 

[Curly green finger's]

You could close them in early morning or the evening before and then strum?

 

[Amari]

I do it at any time of day wearing my bee suit - no problems.

 

[Tigger]

Thank you Curly and Amari.

I hadn't thought of closing the hive.

T

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

do it in the day when the bees are out foragin.
If you do it last thing in the evening, all the bees will be at home and probably tetchy

 

[Garry R]

You could close them in early morning or the evening before and then strum?

Hard to beat a bit of calming guitar music before you start!!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Hard to beat a bit of calming guitar music before you start!!

that’s me down to a tea Garry - a typo mistake

 

[Curly green finger's]

Thank you Curly and Amari.

I hadn't thought of closing the hive.

T

Yeah just use whatever an old marigold glove works well

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Hard to beat a bit of calming guitar music before you start!!

where curly comes from, you're more likely to hear banjos duelling

 

[Garry R]

that’s me down to a tea Garry - a typo mistake

Ar least the i and u are beside one another on the keyboard so if you have big fingers you are sniikered!

 

[thorn]

I do it at any time of day wearing my bee suit - no problems.

Me too, usually before inspecting, and I never close up the hives.

 

[Sutty]

I often put a veil on but they usually ignore me anyway.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Ar least the i and u are beside one another on the keyboard so if you have big fingers you are sniikered!

 

[lindsay s]

Most of my hives are pretty docile apart from when the strimmer comes out. I didn’t bother with my foam strips early on Sunday morning and they all went berserk! Lesson learned, I will now do it in the evenings and the strips will be back in till I am finished the job.

 

[Garry R]

A few years ago I was at my Dad's who had one colony of bees which were quite docile - they were in his garden. The kids had been bought one of those flying balloons which you blew up and released into the air. It was a slow ascent with a screeching noise until the air ran out. When this happened I couldn't believe the way the bees attacked it until it fell back to the ground. Tried it a couple of times with the same result and quit in case they attacked someone - they didn't but it was interesting to watch.

 

[Sutty]

A few years ago I was at my Dad's who had one colony of bees which were quite docile - they were in his garden. The kids had been bought one of those flying balloons which you blew up and released into the air. It was a slow ascent with a screeching noise until the air ran out. When this happened I couldn't believe the way the bees attacked it until it fell back to the ground. Tried it a couple of times with the same result and quit in case they attacked someone - they didn't but it was interesting to watch.

Ooh - where can I get one?
Mine go for flying pigeons

 

[Garry R]

Ooh - where can I get one?
Mine go for flying pigeons

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25467739...jye4uCUJs/wL45Y9+iobz+BCmv|tkp:Bk9SR-K_gvLuYw

 

[Brian Bush]

I strim during the day and also mow. I used to have trouble with my old Briggs and Stratton engined mower but since the Honda has been relegated to apiary duty the bees are less bother.
Similarly a two stroke strimmer could cause disruption but I now have a big Honda 4 stroke strimmer and have less bother.

 

[SWEET]

Makita cordless trimmer, zero issues around any hives of mine.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Stan does it. Cordless machine and Beesuit on.