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Title: Steven's Bees
Post by: chrissv on February 02, 2011, 08:18:18 pm

Hi Everyone,
I wanted to let everyone know that I have a bee-blog. Do a search for "Steven's Bees" on blogspot and you'll find it (since I am a new forum member, I'll ask an admin to append the url to this message)

This is my 2nd winter (starting my 3rd year) as a backyard beekeeper, and I welcome comments and advice on the "old timers!"

Cheers,

www.stevensbees.blogspot.com/ (http://www.stevensbees.blogspot.com/)

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: AllenF on February 02, 2011, 09:25:48 pm

Site looks good.   My wife likes the bee wallpaper on the sides.

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: chrissv on February 02, 2011, 09:34:12 pm

Quote from: AllenF on February 02, 2011, 09:25:48 pm

Site looks good.   My wife likes the bee wallpaper on the sides.

I looked at a bunch of the "free wallpaper" sites to find a good bee-themed one, and found that one.

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: KD4MOJ on February 03, 2011, 10:17:09 am

Cool looking elevated stand. What size boards are you using? I'm thinking of doing something similar, getting them off the concrete blocks...

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: chrissv on February 03, 2011, 12:38:44 pm

They are just pressure treated 2x4's.

 http://stevensbees.blogspot.com/2009/07/home-improvement.html (http://stevensbees.blogspot.com/2009/07/home-improvement.html)

One thing which I didn't do (and should have) is sink the legs far into the dirt. There isn't anything keeping the stand there except the weight of the beehives. So a good push...

I'm planning on fixing that problem this spring.

Thanks,

    Steven

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: Jim134 on February 03, 2011, 01:04:45 pm

I hope to see you at
                             Massachusetts Beekeeper's Association Field Day
                                        6th Annual Field Day
                             
         

                                                   Saturday, June 25th, 2011
                                                   UMass Agronomy Farm, South Deerfield, MA
                                                   Hosted by the Franklin County Beekeepers Association
                                     
                                                   More Info will bee come out at about  5/15/11 or so you can find at

                                                   http://massbee.org/meetings (http://massbee.org/meetings)
                                                                                     
                                                   Map at top of page         

                                   BEE HAPPY Jim 134   


                     http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,23082.0.html (http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,23082.0.html)

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: KD4MOJ on February 03, 2011, 03:48:04 pm

Great picture of the framing Steven. It looked like it was sunk in the ground, that's what I'm going to do. Looks very sturdy...

...DOUG
KD4MOJ

Title: Re: Steven's Bees
Post by: mikes beeremoval on February 22, 2011, 02:18:33 pm

thats a cool page