Hives on tin

Started by David McLeod, November 18, 2010, 07:18:09 PM

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David McLeod

More apropriately heavy gauge galvinized sheet steel. this is the heavy stuff that is used for poured concrete. I have 28' of the stuff and it is 3' wide. I'm thinking of laying down some 6"x6" sleepers and leveling the whole and using it to set the boxes on. My thinking is that it gives me a shaded out strip of no grass and if the boxes are to the back of the sheet I don't have to so fastidious about trimming grass right up to the entrance. Also in the event SHB make it out they hit hot steel and have to traverse a couple 1.5" deep corrugations, I could even position a catch trap of some sort at each end since the deep corrugations will channel them that way.
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AllenF

Back in the day, my dad used metal shelves to put between the concrete block and the bottom of the hive, for the termites I know now.   But for burning SHB?  Close the ends up and oil the grooves if you can keep the bees out maybe.   But you have it on the grass mowing.   Just to keep the weeds and grass down, it will work.   Old carpet, heavy plastic, anything out there will work.   I have heard of SHB larvae crawling across hot driveways will no problem.

G3farms

I like to use old rubber roofing, it is free, will last a long time, somewhat light weight, it is free,will not tear up the mower if you hit it, easy to work with, and it is free. I was hoping the same thing, that it would burn the beetle larva.
those hot bees will have you steppin and a fetchin like your heads on fire and your keister is a catchin!!!

Bees will be bees and do as they please!

troutstalker2

   

   SHB will fly, at least mine do.

David

troutstalker2


  Sorry, your talking about the larva.

David

rdy-b

  one downside comes to mind--sound and vibration transmission-or do you think the sleepers will deaden that-RDY-B

David McLeod

Quote from: rdy-b on November 19, 2010, 02:54:14 AM
  one downside comes to mind--sound and vibration transmission-or do you think the sleepers will deaden that-RDY-B

I should take that into consideration. The Macon-Atlanta rail line (the very same one the devil sherman ripped up nearly 150 years ago on his way through here) is directly across the to two lane from the yard.
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rdy-b

  what Im talking about is the bang and clang from working one hive --seams to me if you even set down a hive tool or pace a lid against it --the thing sounds like its going to be built like a drum--work one hive--work another --by the time you get going all the bees are on alert-less than passive would be my guess -are you talking about 28 feet of this stuff
http://www.metaldeck.com/w3_formlok.htm   :lol:
laid down over wooden 6x6 stringers-RDY-B

David McLeod

rdy-b, go back a page and it is more like the B lock. On the noise thing, where I plan to site them the ground has a slight slope as it is the edge of my lot. If I level the sleepers by digging them into the high side one edge of the tin would be flush with the grade and the other will be six to eight inches (some backfilling needed) above grade. I would slide the boxes back to the uphill side and be able to work them from the back without walking on the tin. It would also allow me to get hand trucks or other lift equipment to them. I see the point on banging on the tin. I'll try to avoid that.
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rdy-b

  if at all possible try and incorporate some kind of way to deter ants -RDY-B

AllenF

I have some of my hives on 20 foot pieces of uni strut mounted on top of blocks to level, and some other hives on 10 foot metal ramps all in rows and have no problems with any of the other hives in the rows when I am working them.