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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: Bee-Bop on July 27, 2008, 03:33:56 PM

Title: Here is a DIFFERENT IDEA !!!!
Post by: Bee-Bop on July 27, 2008, 03:33:56 PM
If you want to try something different, check this out !

Anybody ever hear/try something like this ?

http://www.apiservices.com/anivet/index.htm

I wonder if the bees have to buy tickets to revolve ??

My Beees are getting dizzzzzie !!

Bee-Bop
Title: Re: Here is a DIFFERENT IDEA !!!!
Post by: Bill W. on July 27, 2008, 10:03:18 PM
I don't know - I'm not a big fan of spun honey.
Title: Re: Here is a DIFFERENT IDEA !!!!
Post by: Frantz on July 27, 2008, 11:07:58 PM
Wow, that looks interesting. Maybe just cause I am new. I am downloading the video now to watch it. Be interested to hear what someone who really knows what they are talking about has to say...
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Title: Re: Here is a DIFFERENT IDEA !!!!
Post by: Michael Bush on July 28, 2008, 08:00:32 AM
The old Heddon Hive had reversible frames.  In other words you could flip the comb in the frame upside down.  This was done from time to time for the same purpose as switching brood boxes, to force the bees to rearrange the brood nest and to head off swarming.  You could also tighten two thumb screws and flip the whole box upside down.
Title: Re: Here is a DIFFERENT IDEA !!!!
Post by: Moonshae on July 28, 2008, 12:26:28 PM
Looks interesting, but really pricey. I'm sure shipping to the US would be brutal.
Title: Re: Here is a DIFFERENT IDEA !!!!
Post by: SgtMaj on August 14, 2008, 01:05:15 AM
As interresting as that is, a motor malfunction would be even more interresting... all aboard the whirleygig!   :-D