whats wrong with this picture

nepenthes · April 15, 2007, 02:17:26 AM

Understudy · April 15, 2007, 02:18:33 AM

The bees aren't in the hives and they are running free out of their shipping packages?

:?

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Kris^ · April 15, 2007, 08:05:44 AM

Hmmmm . . . . .

Installing packages in 2-story (too big) hives?

Hive entrances in shade behind brush?

Hives sitting unsecured atop supporting rails?

Oh, I know -- the lip edge of the inner cover isn't painted!

Do I get a cookie??? :-D

-- Kris

newbee101 · April 15, 2007, 08:48:59 AM

Your inner covers have no beespace? 1 hive went in already and the other 2 did not?
Enlighten us, please.

Mici · April 15, 2007, 12:22:09 PM

with the picture...
you have to bright background, the fella that is sort of in the picture, well his/hers head is missing, the left hive should also be in the picture fully
and now i've noticed the thing you're probably aiming at.
the second(the inner hive) upper box (medium is it??) has the left handle upside down, anyway it's not right.

ZuniBee · April 15, 2007, 12:27:05 PM

Mici - Good eye! I looke at the picture for a while and didn't notice it...

lively Bee's · April 15, 2007, 01:47:17 PM

He is useing what looks like a slatted rack on top of the bottom board

nepenthes · April 15, 2007, 04:05:48 PM

Mici gets the cookie the super handle was upside down on one.

reinbeau · April 15, 2007, 05:07:20 PM

Cody, are those your replacement bees? We lost a package, too, they upped and died within a week of us installing them :'(

Mici · April 15, 2007, 05:20:49 PM

make sure you airmail it, don't wanna wait a month to get it, it would get all hard and stuff. :-D

nepenthes · April 15, 2007, 11:15:18 PM

No just a random image

MICI it would be chips ahoy so it will last a while.

TwT · April 16, 2007, 01:52:03 AM

the main thing I see wrong is installing packages in with the medium on also, should always let them draw out the deep before put second story on, and aint that something about the handle, looks like Cody didn't catch that when he was putting them together :-D

mick · April 16, 2007, 04:46:02 AM

I guess theres a hole in the top of the covers. Id have dumped em on the ground, but I dont know jack about bees really.

I doubt you will use the handles on the widest part of the super anyway. I dont.

Kris^ · April 16, 2007, 08:25:18 AM

I don't even cut handles on those sides when I build them!

-- Kris

Cindi · April 16, 2007, 10:39:29 AM

Wow, don't those hives look so nice and clean. Mine used to look like that too. Now I am repainting all the boxes, they got pretty grungy looking after the bees' season. Nice pictures. Have a wonderful day. Cindi

lively Bee's · April 16, 2007, 11:15:19 AM

Quote from: Kris^ on April 16, 2007, 08:25:18 AM
I don't even cut handles on those sides when I build them!

-- Kris

Hmmm do you use clets? if not o-boy that will be fun when they get them full