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"the qualities of these bacteria, like the heat of the sun, electricity, or the qualities of metals, are part of the storehouse of knowledge of all men. They are manifestations of the laws of nature, free to all men and reserved exclusively to none." SCOTUS, Funk Bros. Seed Co. v. Kale Inoculant Co.
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Deston Lee wrote:
This is great stuff. Ive read up on the Warre (and Perone) hives some and thats project #1 for the new year- make Warre Hives.
in this great day and age of internet optimism and social ascendency (I cent tell up from down myself) we have virtuous souls willing to share this kind of knowledge freely. Thank you to the folks at BioBees!
warre.biobees.com/warre_hive_plans_imperial.pdf
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MikeH wrote:
I do see one big disadvantage: adding new boxes at the bottom means that you have to lift the entire hive. How do you do that so that it's easy on your back?
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tel jetson wrote:
build a sort of hand powered jack. plans are probably posted someplace on the biobees.com, though I haven't checked exactly where.
and I think the advantage of vertical is that it more closely approximates a hollow in a snag. honey bees like to build downward if they've got the space to.
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Deston Lee wrote:
it is the natural tendency of the bee to build hives down. this hive is about as natural to bees habits as i can figure, but im no beephile.
that said, I like the notion that the hive does not need to be opened to add space for the bees to expand into.
and then my 'trump' - a personal thing- I love the statuesque quality
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Deston Lee wrote:
this from jacqueline freeman:
The top bars are really easy to use and I like them for that. they aren't as dependable for channeling dampness as are the warres, though they can be successful, too. I like that the warre's directly address this by creating a moisture collection area above the top box.
there you have it from our local beekeeping teacher and grass fed beef farmer.
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