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Title: igloo hive
Post by: Maryland Beekeeper on March 26, 2016, 01:40:51 am
http://imgur.com/SpCejDN
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: mikecva on March 26, 2016, 12:37:55 pm
OK but what about honey supers?
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: Zweefer on March 26, 2016, 12:38:55 pm
I'm picturing this as more of a swarm trap?
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: monarchis on March 26, 2016, 01:00:34 pm
This beehive looks like the ancient Minoan's beehive called vraskie or flaskie. In my land in Crete, the beekeepers use this type of beehive until the '70s. I have a replica. I post a link with photo of this beehive in a Ctetan bee yard.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TywP2Op67Ks/TPy7IgleEaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/fEAH2EwI93c/s1600/%25CF%2586%25CF%2581%25CE%25B1%25CF%2583%25CE%25BA%25CE%25B9%25CE%25AC%252520%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF%252520%25CF%258D%25CF%2580%25CE%25B1%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B8%25CF%2581%25CE%25BF%255B1%255D.jpg
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: hjon71 on March 28, 2016, 08:07:56 am
What ever floats your boat. I'll stick to Langs for now.

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Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: BeeMaster2 on March 28, 2016, 08:16:13 am
Me too.
Jim
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: Maryland Beekeeper on March 28, 2016, 03:03:40 pm
OK but what about honey supers?

anther igloo cooler with the bottom cut off
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: Maryland Beekeeper on March 28, 2016, 03:06:00 pm
I'm picturing this as more of a swarm trap?
yes, it's very light and I have it baited, but will also be the hive, will add additional coolers to build vertically 
Title: Re: igloo hive
Post by: Maryland Beekeeper on March 28, 2016, 03:09:55 pm
This beehive looks like the ancient Minoan's beehive called vraskie or flaskie. In my land in Crete, the beekeepers use this type of beehive until the '70s. I have a replica. I post a link with photo of this beehive in a Ctetan bee yard.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TywP2Op67Ks/TPy7IgleEaI/AAAAAAAAAmg/fEAH2EwI93c/s1600/%25CF%2586%25CF%2581%25CE%25B1%25CF%2583%25CE%25BA%25CE%25B9%25CE%25AC%252520%25CF%2583%25CF%2584%25CE%25BF%252520%25CF%258D%25CF%2580%25CE%25B1%25CE%25B9%25CE%25B8%25CF%2581%25CE%25BF%255B1%255D.jpg

very cool, thank you for sharing,  the Minoans were smart beekeepers :)