For want of a better word
Queen Bee
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- Miriads
I need to move some WBC hives about 100 miles
Present floor is mesh, not solid.
I have been looking at the 1930s Beekeeping Ministry of Information B&W moovies (now on u#tube.. google Beekeeping WBC u~Tube)
in part 4 putting to the heather..... WBC suddenly become Nationals, Dadants or Langstroths!
My intention is to place the WBC brood box onto a solid National floor with a sheet of foam to take up the bottom bee space and prevent frame wobbling, fix some perforated zinc over the entrance slot, and fit a crown board with porter escape in the feed hole
and all duck taped together.
Do you think it would be better to fix a sheet of varroh mesh in place of the crown board for better ventillation?
I know bees get sent thru the post in the USA... but how long can I safely keep them all in?
Is there any specific music I should play for the bees on the journey... or is anything from "The Voice of the Beehive suitable"
Should I drive in my full bee suit?
The remainder of the hives can go in the trailer
Present floor is mesh, not solid.
I have been looking at the 1930s Beekeeping Ministry of Information B&W moovies (now on u#tube.. google Beekeeping WBC u~Tube)
in part 4 putting to the heather..... WBC suddenly become Nationals, Dadants or Langstroths!
My intention is to place the WBC brood box onto a solid National floor with a sheet of foam to take up the bottom bee space and prevent frame wobbling, fix some perforated zinc over the entrance slot, and fit a crown board with porter escape in the feed hole
and all duck taped together.
Do you think it would be better to fix a sheet of varroh mesh in place of the crown board for better ventillation?
I know bees get sent thru the post in the USA... but how long can I safely keep them all in?
Is there any specific music I should play for the bees on the journey... or is anything from "The Voice of the Beehive suitable"
Should I drive in my full bee suit?
The remainder of the hives can go in the trailer