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tel jetson wrote:I'm rather fond of Warré and Perone hives because cross comb is not a problem. I like that the bees need not be constrained to building straight comb in the direction and spacing I choose for them. I like to harvest whole boxes at once instead of individual combs. I consider these advantages. not everybody does, which is fine. I'm certainly not going to go out of my way to make possible a method of harvest I will never use, though.
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tel jetson wrote:I'm rather fond of Warré and Perone hives because cross comb is not a problem.
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Ludger Merkens wrote:
Yes - In this case - its probably safe to assume no toxic build up.
Still you get a protein build up in the comb, from the larvae cases left in the comb. Comb in a perone hive thus will become dark brown after a few seasons. This will become the breeding ground for a lot of bacteria and fungi. Which will include non beneficial types. The wax moth is probably beneficial in this scenario, as it feeds on old comb which the bees have to replace with fresh and clean wax.
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So funny that you mention that! A guy on another forum kept telling me that the Perone hive was a step back 10,000 years in bee keeping and you had to be vigilant especially for the wax moth which could easily kill a hive. My research showed they weren't a problem for a healthy hive. If I tried to suggest they could benefit a hive I think his brain might go "poof."
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Abe Connally wrote:
I believe Perone said that some of his hives or ones he knew about had Africa traits, and they still kept them, but with management modifications (harvesting at night, low to no interference, etc).
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Could be why his approach was so non-interference. He said they were very resilient.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
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David Livingston wrote: Bees control their enviorment and one of the ways they do this is by manipulating the air flows within the hive using the inturnal architecture.
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Ludger Merkens wrote:For a short time in the year, usually a few days only, you can see a lot of drones at the entrance, often hindered from the worker bees to enter the hive.
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Cj Verde wrote:
Ludger Merkens wrote:For a short time in the year, usually a few days only, you can see a lot of drones at the entrance, often hindered from the worker bees to enter the hive.
Well, that time is now!
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Ludger Merkens wrote:
Since the drone population is now dwindling, you shouldn't start any queen raising after this event. You may requeen a hive with an existing queen, but new queens will probably not be able to mate properly.
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Cj Verde wrote:Almost filled up:
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The rest of the space is completely filled. It's been like this since day 75.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
My project thread
Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
My project thread
Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
Living in Anjou , France,
For the many not for the few
http://www.permies.com/t/80/31583/projects/Permie-Pennies-France#330873
My project thread
Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
Ludger Merkens wrote:...after a long cold phase, to have a cleaning flight. (Is this a proper english beekeeping term?)
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cleansing flight.
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Michael Cox wrote:Cj - numbers of bees do decline as winter approaches.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
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