Beatrix Hives

Hey There,

I captured a swarm about two weeks ago and they seem to have settled in to the nuc that I placed them in pretty nicely. I'm in an urban area where I am only allowed one hive in my backyard so I'm going to start another hive in a friends yard across the city.

What is the best way to go about transporting a nuc? I understand that you have to seal them up some how but I'm not sure what the best way to do this is going to be. Any suggestions? I have a truck and it's only about a 30 minute drive.

I'd also love to hear any suggestions about how to best help the bees settle into their new location.

thanks!

Hello!

I am a new beekeeper seeking advice from seasoned Top Bar Hive pros and other apiculture geeks.

I built myself a Honey Cow style TBH this year and popped bees in it about a month and a half ago. Today I opened up the hive today and while the bees have been very productive, I have a bit of a problem on my hands. All of their combs are crooked and about five or six of the bars are stuck together with one big old comby, heavy, honey filled mass. I was only able to remove and inspect one of the newer combs because all of the other bars are stuck together so badly.

Any ideas about what to do with this mess and how to prevent it happening on the rest of the bars?

The comb guide that I used on the bars was miniature dowel stapled to the underside of each bar.

Any suggestions on how to remedy this dilemma would be very much appreciated

Thanks for the design.

I went ahead and built one of these hives and I've had bees in it for just over a month. I opened up the hive today and while the bees have been very productive, I have a bit of a problem on my hands. All of their combs are crooked and about five of the bars are stuck together with one big old comby, heavy, honey filled mass. I was only able to remove and inspect one of the newer combs because all of the other bars are stuck together so badly. Any ideas about what to do with this mess and how to prevent it happening on the rest of the bars? The comb guide that I used on the bars was miniature dowel (approximately 20 inches long) stapled to the underside of each bar.

Any suggestions on how to remedy this dilemma would be very much appreciated