Bees making a hive in a jar (PICS)

[Casimir]

Photos of bees making their hive in a see-thru jar!

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/stephencfleming/BellJarBees02

[AndersMNelson]

awesome

[JP]

I would think they would just build honey surplus in the jar, a neat way to harvest honey, an interesting presentation.

[MrILoveTheAnts]

I would say that method has potential. I may try this next year, but what could the comb in a jar be used for? You can't exactly package that.

[Michael Bush]

>what could the comb in a jar be used for?

It's like chunk honey.  You just fill the remainder of the jar with honey and you cut pieces off the comb and use it with the honey.

[mick]

Does anybody know the link to the site that explains what is happening in the pics?

[danno1800]

It looks like they just put the bell jar over the inner cover & probably put an empty brood super over that. The bees came up through the hole in the inner cover & made the comb. I wonder if that would work with a regular quart mason jar to use for chunk honey?

[Michael Bush]

>I wonder if that would work with a regular quart mason jar to use for chunk honey?

I've seen pictures of people who are doing it.  I haven't tried it.

[Robo]

I wonder if that would work with a regular quart mason jar to use for chunk honey?

[Mici]

http://www.aulaapicolazuqueca.com/concurso%202007%20indice.htm

hehe faulty translation--- "gozdni med" which means sort of "forest honey" translated into woody hone, wonder how the wooden honey tastes :-D

[beekeeperookie]

That would be a great educational tool the jar.

[12th]

This was definitely a good find, It's very interesting to be able to watch the hive as it continues to grow throughout the jar!

[TwT]

Does anybody know the link to the site that explains what is happening in the pics?

here you go ole buddy, click top link for the Bell Jar bees slid show

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/stephencfleming/BellJarBees02/photo#s5109316604839405938


 you can go to the bottom of the page and it has picture and tells the progress

http://turlough.blogspot.com/