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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 10:27 am Post subject: Looks crazy to me...
https://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-no-mess-mason-jar-beehive/

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46239
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 12:51 pm Post subject:
i would have thought harvest required a high casualty rate

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 7:35 pm Post subject:
They used to put glass bell jars over skeps & hives in Victorian times. Having a clear glass dome of honey comb to show off to your neighbours was one of those things like home grown peaches & grapes, status. So this is nothing new & no more destructive to the bees than having a super over them, but I doubt it would be as productive.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 7:49 pm Post subject:
I suggest there's a market for a plastic, hexagon shaped hive for keen newbies. Include a viewing window. Call it The Buzziness Centre, and charge �249, bees extra and you'll make a million. I'm thinking the eglu for bees.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9887
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 7:54 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

I suggest there's a market for a plastic, hexagon shaped hive for keen newbies. Include a viewing window. Call it The Buzziness Centre, and charge �249, bees extra and you'll make a million.

I'm thinking the eglu for bees.

beeglu

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Jun 15, 14 7:59 pm Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Philips suggested it.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15988

Posted: Mon Jun 16, 14 7:11 am Post subject:
It goes back even further than that. Evelyn in the late 17th century had a cabinet makers hive with a viewing section. It is mentioned by Samuel Pepys. I haven't read Evelyn's diaries, but he may well give extra information. The bees do prefer to have darkness to work in generally, so a cover would be better for non-display times.

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