TomH
House Bee
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2019
- Messages
- 139
- Reaction score
- 189
- Location
- Cornwall
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 15
Visited an out apiary yesterday, a found the inspection tray on one of my poly hives had been pulled out, and broken in two with the two pieces around 8ft apart. No damage to the adjacent wooden hive on the same stand.
Claw marks on the back of the hive, and on the inspection tray. I'm assuming badger?
Anything I need to do, or should be worried about? Thankfully the hive permanently strapped to the stand, which in turn is staked into the ground, so it's nice and stable. Just worried with some persistence it may break through the poly boxes? Have got some spare weld mesh from our chicken coop, which I could rig up around it.
Pictures below.
Thanks
Claw marks on the back of the hive, and on the inspection tray. I'm assuming badger?
Anything I need to do, or should be worried about? Thankfully the hive permanently strapped to the stand, which in turn is staked into the ground, so it's nice and stable. Just worried with some persistence it may break through the poly boxes? Have got some spare weld mesh from our chicken coop, which I could rig up around it.
Pictures below.
Thanks