New kind of bee hive

[mometal77]

I have my thoughts and own 2 hives myself but what do you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_pj4cz2VJM

[Raider Bill]

@wildbill

[mometal77]

Agree, I looked up their patent along with one from the 40s it is a nice idea but I will stick with what I have not spending 600 bucks.  Plus my local supplier is a great guy. The money stays in the community. And pvc for my hydro project.  And I had similar feelings to the guy below. Maybe in a few years one will pop up on Craigs for a few bucks. It reminds me of late info commercials with Turn Key money making investments.  Maybe I should try and sell Asteroid Insurance.  This is like giving a sawmill to someone who has no idea about how to sharpen even a chainsaw or can distinguish between maple to cedar trees. Or cottonwood to alder. On indiegogo they have made 2.3 million in a day. I should sell the cat  :D. What a crazy world we live in.

TheBeeVlog this guy is out of Oregon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF-kkb9jG1A

[mad murdock]

Looks kind of "gimmicky".

[mometal77]

Looks kind of "gimmicky".
I agree this Juan Garriga  has one from 1939 out of spain.
[http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2223561.pdf]

[mad murdock]

mometal77, have you ever used a top bar hive? or are you doing all Langstroth style?  I kept bees with my older brother for a couple years when we were teenagers, and it was kind of fun.  I want to get into it again this year, and I plan on building a couple top bar style hives.  We have wild bees on our treefarm, and every year I hear swarms, and have seen a few, so I want to see if I can gather up som free bees and give them a place to stay 8)

[shinnlinger]

How would you know if you took too much honey?  Wife is going top bar this year.

[bama20a]

I've looked that hive over also,I'd think it would cause robbing from ever bee around.

[bama20a]

mometal77, have you ever used a top bar hive? or are you doing all Langstroth style?  I kept bees with my older brother for a couple years when we were teenagers, and it was kind of fun.  I want to get into it again this year, and I plan on building a couple top bar style hives.  We have wild bees on our treefarm, and every year I hear swarms, and have seen a few, so I want to see if I can gather up som free bees and give them a place to stay 8)

If you know someone that you could borrow an ol' hive from& get some lemongrass oil.Place just afew drops inside the hive.I've had best luck to hang the hive around  4-6 ft,above the ground.
  Works for me.I caught 4 swarms last season doing it.Mark,,,,