Observation Hive

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Captain776

July 04, 2017, 10:40:17 PM
I am considering my next play toy will be an Observation Hive.
Do any of you have Observation hives?
Lessons Learned on Observation Hives?
I plan to do my research first on the hive and the different designs.
I would like to have one in the house but don't have a good location for it and where it is so warm here all the time, I will put it outside, I have a great location for it.
Have to decide if I will have the sawmill make it or invest in the tools, I would enjoy making a really nice one myself.

Thanks
Bought my first NUC April 7, 2016.
Like all you when you first started, I am fascinated with beginning Beekeeping and trying to learn all I can.
I retired May 2015 and have added this to my short list of hobbies.

Aroc

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July 04, 2017, 11:28:35 PM
I have one.  It's one I built from plans from www.bonterrabees.com. I really like it.  Ours is a 2x4.  I think a bigger one is better as it gives them more room to do their thing.

Observation Hives require a different management than your standard hive.
You are what you think.

BeeMaster2

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July 04, 2017, 11:33:25 PM
Bruce, I built one in 2011. Best teacher of bees that I have seen. I used the plans from this site.  Search: watch me build an observation hive.
Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin

BeeMaster2

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July 04, 2017, 11:41:38 PM
Try this: http://www.beemaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=30161.msg239722#msg239722
Not sure how it will look for you, mine says that I have to update software.
Jim
Democracy is 2 wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.
Ben Franklin

eltalia

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July 05, 2017, 12:28:38 PM
G'day Capn.
We (family) had our OH in the livingroom, great conversation piece as most thought
it was a painting until they noticed it moved.
House long sold there are no pix available.
It was 5 (five) sheets of fulldepth foundation wide with a 150x19mm entrance central
to the face. Depth was around 40mm to a plexiglass front side. I had biparting sliding
shutters on it to start with but took those off to just go with a black cloth cover.
Lessons learnt?
The entrance exited into our carport. Not fun is bee excreta on a white car roof.
Kids and aerosol packs do not play nice with bees. No aerosols were allowed in the
livingroom.
When bees die remove them immediately to start again, dead bees pong.

Many years of practical education was delivered by that colony.
I used swarming as a management tool and only had to replace the colony once in
all that time, after somebody did let fly with Mortein or whatever.

Cheers.

Bill
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