Your thoughts on inspecting hives close to but away from the apiary

[jenkinsbrynmair]

If all I have to do is close some holes and put the hive on a pull-wagon, then I can safely wear everyday clothing and not be conspicuous.

You don't think walking down the street towing a beehive on a trolley may make you stand out a bit?
and what happens when you hit a crack in the pavement and the trolley falls over spilling bees everywhere?

 

[Dishmop]

I anticipated this question. It's a matter of discretion. The hives will be out of sight (or practically so) of adjacent properties, but a beekeeping in bright white kit with an obvious bee hood will stand out like a sore thumb, and likely lead neighbour complaints and loss of apiary. It's not illegal to put hives there, but local regulations state that beekeepers must remove their hives if neighbours file complaints about being bothered by the bees, without having to prove that those are the bees that bother them. If all I have to do is close some holes and put the hive on a pull-wagon, then I can safely wear everyday clothing and not be conspicuous.

If you had anticipated the question would have it not been better to have given the explanation in the original post?

Odd that neighbours would see you in a beek suit but as of yet have not been ble to notice the hives!! Perhaps a cammo suit would fool them into thinking you were perhaps paintballing.

 

[pargyle]

Well, Sam, I usually like your more outrageous ideas .... not sure if the grocery crate hive ever got off the ground ...

http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=24111

But, if you are going to persist with this latest idea then perhaps you should be inventing the shopping trolley hive ?

I'll start you off ... skep on wheels ?

Nearly as much chance of success as your latest idea I reckon !!

 

[alldigging]

My neighbours don't like me to keep bees, and my son is allergic to bee stings.

Two instantly excellent reasons why your plan is sheer lunacy.


Your apiary where you can't inspect is not an apiary.

 

[wessexmario]

I think the big flaw in the plan is that whatever the reasons for not inspecting at the apiary site, they will pale into insignificance compared with the prospect of each hive being moved in and out of that site each week. The act of preparing and lifting/moving a hive is going to take nearly as long as doing an inspection.

Similar applies to the home location. If there are problems and dangers with having the hives in your garden permanently, does that make the dangers any less during the hours/days that they are there? (which is going to be nearly half the week) If I was a neighbour objecting to bees being there permanently, I'd be even more concerned if they were being moved in and out that many times a week as there's far more scope for an accident when moving hives.

It was an idea - but give it the Room 101 treatment.

 

[Fatbee]

It was St George's day yesterday, not April fools day.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

errrr....... no comment

 

[valbee]

My Friend had to move a hive, 2 of them were trying to put in the van and they dropped it and they had to run and abandon the site for some time. This is a typical event with a heavy dangerous object like a hive.

It seems like you need to keep looking for a new site as that is not suitable, unless you are more positive and try harder. You can buy some time, put hives there, inspect as normal, try and get your neighbors interested, more like a community or resident apiary encourage them to take an interest offer free training and help or share a hive.
Share some honey, talk about bees needing our help. get them on your side and they will support and maybe defend you. maybe they may know places you can go its good to talk. else trying to hide it may cause more problems.

if you need temporary space why not just double up the other hives stack em higher and keep the bees together maybe get them a bit stronger at least you will have less sites to visit on the short term which is handy.
but it also surprising that you can get quite a lot of bees in a small apiary too.

keep looking for better options and don't settle for a bonkers idea.

 

[Fatbee]

errrr....... no comment

well with all the Welsh beeks on the forum need to fly the flag!

 

[ugcheleuce]

Well, Sam, I usually like your more outrageous ideas .... not sure if the grocery crate hive ever got off the ground ...

That was from a time when I had fewer tools.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

well with all the Welsh beeks on the forum need to fly the flag!

Well, if Nigel Farrago and his Neo Nationalist socialist British Worker's party get into power - St George will be the first thing to go - he was a furriner you know!

 

[pargyle]

That was from a time when I had fewer tools.

Glad to hear it ... it was a bit of a novel idea though !

 

[Cussword]

Well, if Nigel Farrago and his Neo Nationalist socialist British Worker's party get into power - St George will be the first thing to go - he was a furriner you know!

Nowadays he wouldn't get a visa