Comments on: Top Bar Bee Hive

By: Vince Dobson

Vince Dobson — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:58:57 +0000

Too bad about the phone co. moving them. Their stupidity in not understand the ways of the bees and that the only way to move a hive (unless you are only moving it 3 or 4 ft max) is to do it at night when the bees are home because when they come home and their home is not there, they do not know what to do. They should have asked you to move it if it was in the wat.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:14:46 +0000

Jeff–I wish I had better news, but my bees absconded last Fall. We had been having drought conditions so they were probably a bit stressed, then the phone company moved the hive without my knowledge. I think that put them over the edge. I’m looking to get a swarm this Spring and hope for better luck next time. As for attracting a swarm, I had no luck that way, had to get a package. It’s probably, as you say, a small chance that it would happen naturally, but I’ve heard it’s possible. Good luck!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:19:22 +0000

Was just wondering how your hive is working out? I have been wanting to do this for a couple yrs. now. I will at least build one this spring, don’t know when I will get bees though. I wonder if I can attract bees to my hive, I know the chances are probably small. I live on a small farm in Kansas, and we have timber around us, and see honey bees around our fruit trees and garden quite often. Hope everything is working out for you.