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  You can find quite a few.. Different youtube version with videos similar to this.. Do you believe they're all wrong?   

https://youtu.be/RtV45dTpfUk?
si=0HBTRbPOuTx1xt5L

        BEE HAPPY  Jim134    :smile:
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Lid failure
« Last post by animal on Today at 11:11:33 pm »
It's a cute video, but what got my attention was that your post was over 5 years ago and you're still happy with it.

So .. you only paint/seal the edges and the hives you made back then are still good ? no swelling ? That's really surprising.

I've got a trailer that's almost gotten to the point of needing a new bed ... I just might try a torture test of the stuff for the heck of it. :cool:

(..this from someone that HATES particle and wafer products )

Thanks
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Lid failure
« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 10:26:06 pm »
Check this out. Especially the 50 second vid which I posted with it some time ago. I love this stuff, tops, bottoms, and the 3/4 strips which the bottom box rest on.


https://beemaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=52581.msg471107#msg471107
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It kinda sucks, but the airspace above your property is basically considered "public". Even if you have a peeping Tom neighbor flying one over your hot tub, you get in trouble if you send birdshot its way. I suppose a ski mask might help?
In most States, you have a right to reasonable use of water that flows through or is under your property ... apparently not in Oregon?
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Bruce of BruceBees is giving it a go!


https://youtu.be/To6GxgWi7uI?si=Q4YfwtHRxb_ztWpi
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 People from the state can go on your private property and put water meters on your private well.. Fly Aircraft man or unman. Over your property.. Possibly for you doing something wrong.. Sounds very much like. Breaking the fourth amendment of the United States constitution to me.


   BEE HAPPY  Jim134   :smile:
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Lid failure
« Last post by animal on Today at 09:57:46 pm »
 :shocked: but ... but  ... there's no overkill ... that's too simple !  :wink: :cheesy:

To be honest, I've never considered putting OSB in the weather on a wall, much less  a horizontal surface... I'm assuming you mean the 4'x8' subfloor panels, and I realize they use additional sealers in that brand. Actually, I've never bought the stuff... using 3/4 plywood most of the time. I've only used OSB a handful of times and that was when cost was the number 1 concern. ... and ... I can get regular t&g OSB subfloor for over 20 bucks a sheet cheaper.

Are you painting it ?
How long does it last before it starts shedding wafers?
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b. Would Italian bees try to "rob" a hive that doesn't really have a store of honey? (They all have the same jars of syrup.)
I have local mutts, so I can't speak from experience, but I'm under the impression all bees will rob when the situation presents itself.  What you are describing sounds like it could be robbing.   

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a. Is there any significance to bees being clustered only on the wall of the hive box??
In my experience, bees who are clustered are unable to work for some reason.  I agree that it sounds like the queen is probably there based on your observations.  I noticed you said all the hives have plenty of syrup, but are they actually drinking it?  Are any of the hives drawing wax yet?  40F overnight sounds like it may be too cold for them to take it, because the syrup is too viscous and/or they know it will reduce their body temperature too much.  Syrup has a pretty high heat capacity, meaning that it takes a long time for it to warm up to the ambient temperature, and if your daytime highs also aren't very warm, the syrup may never warm up enough for them to take it.  If they are unable to eat, they are unable to work, and so they have just entered conservation mode and are sitting on the wall trying not to expend energy.  If you can warm the syrup somehow it may enable them to drink it.  I did this with my first two packages during a cold snap; I just popped the jars in the microwave before I brought them out to the hives every time I fed them.

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Any other comments/suggestions?
I think you probably learned this based on your experiences hiving the packages, but I just wanted to articulate something that I find helpful to remember: When you have a hive open, try to be methodical and be sure you don't miss something, rather than rush and forget something that you'll need to disturb them to fix later.  When you encounter a situation with a hive open and you aren't sure what to do, it's very easy to get overwhelmed, make a hasty decision, and then realize later with a clearer head that it wasn't the best decision.  Whenever I find this is happening to me, I like to physically take a step back from the hive, and take a moment to think through what I need to do, how I'm going to do it, and why I'm doing it, before I begin to make the motions of doing it.  The only time that speed is equally paramount is when the bees are angry, and even then being thorough is no less important.  When you are a beginner it's really hard to remember all the steps and all the facts because everything about beekeeping is really foreign, so feel free to give yourself the space to be sure you've got all the boxes checked.  The bees will not mind, and they may thank you for it.  I think you did a good job handling the curveballs thrown at you during this process, and I just wanted to pass that along to you, in case you are feeling a little overwhelmed.  :happy:

I also just wanted to mention, in case it needs to be said, that the cluster of bees on the ground was absolutely no danger to anyone.  Those bees were for all intents and purposes a swarm in that moment, and unless stepped on they wouldn't have stung anyone.  Just in case you needed some backup to convince your daughter-in-law.  :grin:     
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So you will use only five hundred gallons a day.. Or five thousand gallons if you're commercial

It was proposed some years ago and didn't get far.  We should be a little careful about getting our info from youtube.  After all, those sites are after clicks so not always so accurate.

This particular alarm about water rights is justified though.  It has never been applied in the way it is now being applied.  Hopefully, attention to it makes a difference.  Most of Oregon is still rural even if it is often run by the clumpers in Portland. 
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   From what I understand... Many of these laws were rewritten..  Just recently.. And nothing was voted on by the people.. Sounds like the government wants full control . Of your food supply. At least in Oregon .. I'm just wondering what states will.. Follow the lead of Oregon ?? Also looks like the state of oregon is going to put water meters on your private wells.. So you will use only five hundred gallons a day.. Or five thousand gallons if you're commercial... This will be the end of small organic farms in my opinion.. In the state of oregon.. Which pass laws people did not even vote for  :angry: :angry:


     BEE HAPPY Jim134   :smile:
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