Hello
We have an acre but it is surrounded by national forest and Game Management land. I haven?t gotten any bees yet as I?m still learning about keeping them.
I plan to build the hives this winter with the goal being springtime.
I do suffer from some health conditions that have weakened my hands so going with the plans I got for Layens hives. I?m afraid I could lose my grip hoisting boxes around, that could get sporty!
Looking forward to the adventures ahead!
Welcome to Beemaster, Plinsc! :happy: I can't wait to hear about how the Layens hive is to work with. I use 8 frame medium Langstroths, but I love learning about other hive types. By the way, it would be best for you to make the location on your profile a little more narrow than just the United States. Beekeeping is very local, and it will be much easier for people to give advice and discuss useful ideas if they know a little better what your climate in your location is like. I'm looking forward to hearing about your beekeeping adventures! :grin:
Plin,
Welcome to Beemaster.
Good luck with using Lyyens hives. I have not heard anyone on BeeMaster talk about them. Hopefully someone who uses them can pipe up and provide some first hand experience for you.
Jim Altmiller
Greetings to you Plinsc; from "Upstate Mississippi"! :grin: Thanks for choosing Beemaster as one of your starting places in your Honey Bee 'adventure'! Hopefully you will have those bees soon.
Phillip
Welcome from VA
Welcome. I zipped through a little info on those hives and I'll be interested to hear from you how they work!
First off welcome. I have a friend of mine who said he was doing 2 of the Layens hives this spring Ill have to give him a ring and see how it all worked out.