Comments on: About Me and My Hives http://topbarbees.wordpress.com Beekeeping in Top-bar Hives Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sandrar http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-2088 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:41:39 +0000 #comment-2088 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Jennifer http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1700 Jennifer Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:38:23 +0000 #comment-1700 Hi, I live in Boone and want to start using top bar hives. Wondered if I could come and visit you and possibly ask you to make me a TBH. Can this hive be made from all natural wood and no plywood? I have no toold or skills to make a hive. Thanks Hi, I live in Boone and want to start using top bar hives. Wondered if I could come and visit you and possibly ask you to make me a TBH. Can this hive be made from all natural wood and no plywood? I have no toold or skills to make a hive. Thanks

]]> By: Mike Scott http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1282 Mike Scott Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:25:05 +0000 #comment-1282 Hi Sean Great reading except in Belize plywood is very costly. Scrap lumber is the answer in Belize. Do you have plans for using cement? Come for a visit someday. I raised 3 kids in the jungle here. Mike Hi Sean Great reading except in Belize plywood is very costly. Scrap lumber is the answer in Belize. Do you have plans for using cement?
Come for a visit someday. I raised 3 kids in the jungle here. Mike

]]> By: Matthew Reed http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1266 Matthew Reed Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:36:50 +0000 #comment-1266 Greetings Sean, Wonderful blog. I've had a link to it at http://www.BeeThinking.com here: http://www.beethinking.com/directory/Links/Top%252DBar-Bees/details for a good while now. I would be most appreciative if you would add Bee Thinking to your Beekeeping links! Best regards, Matt Greetings Sean,

Wonderful blog. I’ve had a link to it at http://www.BeeThinking.com here: http://www.beethinking.com/directory/Links/Top%252DBar-Bees/details
for a good while now. I would be most appreciative if you would add Bee Thinking to your Beekeeping links!

Best regards,
Matt

]]> By: akabc http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-1210 akabc Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:27:43 +0000 #comment-1210 Pleasure to see someone providing practical considerations for our endangered bee population. I found your site by happenstanch while searching on google.sketchup for info on flashing a roof, go figure! Love the Internet I do...well done on your part. Pleasure to see someone providing practical considerations for our endangered bee population. I found your site by happenstanch while searching on google.sketchup for info on flashing a roof, go figure! Love the Internet I do…well done on your part.

]]> By: Amy http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-739 Amy Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:12:08 +0000 #comment-739 Hi Sean, I really enjoy your blog, it is so very interesting to follow your experiences. I am down on the NC coast, not too far from you. My kids and I are educating ourselves on beekeeping and wanting to keep a couple hives for a hobby and for the environment. I have a yard full of sunflowers and zinnias and we watch and study our little pollinators everyday. We don't use any pesticides on our property. I went to a beekeeping meeting and heard so much about pesticides in the beeswax, it was very discouraging, actually depressing. Then I learned about the tbh! I think I'd rather try the top-bar hives to avoid the recycled wax sheets. Problem is... building the plans is truly a huge challenge for me... no tools, etc. So, I want to respectfully ask, would you consider making and selling a hive or two? If so, I could pick up in Chapel Hill, we pass through often. Thanks for thinking about this. :o) Amy Hi Sean,
I really enjoy your blog, it is so very interesting to follow your experiences. I am down on the NC coast, not too far from you. My kids and I are educating ourselves on beekeeping and wanting to keep a couple hives for a hobby and for the environment. I have a yard full of sunflowers and zinnias and we watch and study our little pollinators everyday. We don’t use any pesticides on our property. I went to a beekeeping meeting and heard so much about pesticides in the beeswax, it was very discouraging, actually depressing. Then I learned about the tbh! I think I’d rather try the top-bar hives to avoid the recycled wax sheets. Problem is… building the plans is truly a huge challenge for me… no tools, etc. So, I want to respectfully ask, would you consider making and selling a hive or two? If so, I could pick up in Chapel Hill, we pass through often.
Thanks for thinking about this. :o )
Amy

]]> By: kawayanan http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-735 kawayanan Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:27:57 +0000 #comment-735 No, but I lived in the Philippines (Quezon City area) for 2 years and speak Tagalog (though I'm a bit rusty now without anyone to talk to). I really liked bamboo, and kawayanan makes a nice screen name that is pretty much never taken. :) No, but I lived in the Philippines (Quezon City area) for 2 years and speak Tagalog (though I’m a bit rusty now without anyone to talk to). I really liked bamboo, and kawayanan makes a nice screen name that is pretty much never taken. :)

]]> By: bingbong http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-734 bingbong Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:05:14 +0000 #comment-734 you a filipino? you a filipino?

]]> By: JoyeLynn in Chapel Hill http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-645 JoyeLynn in Chapel Hill Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:55:08 +0000 #comment-645 Today the loudest hum happened this morning about just after 11 am. I couldn't figure where it was coming from but it only took about ten minutes to find a swarm. It was there for a good while. It's about 3:45 now and have taken off. I was thinking that they were just annoyed or bothered with another loud noisy buzzy roar, but when I went out they were gone. I couldn't believe how loud the noise was coming from the top of a tree! I got out my telescope and it started out just looking like bees on a limb. That's how far up it was. Within an hourish, it was covered thickly and had tripled in size. I've never seen something so amazing. This was one of those times that I had wished like CRAZY that I had gotten a camera on my telescope!!! *sigh* I'm working on my garden. I'm hoping they return. What do I need to do to improve the quality of my garden in this drought to improve the food sources? What colors best attract bees in this area. I'm a fairly decent gardener with the right conditions and I've always thought I did my fair share of garnering the attention of bees and butterflies, but this was simply an amazing sight for me. I rarely use pesticides... about once in a blue moon. My daughter had allergies and asthma growing up so I had to avoid that. I've been known to use sevin dust on occasion. I've probably used it maybe twice in 5 years. Maybe I'm not as conscientious as I thought I was. I have a dog and I don't think he's allergic to bees. At least I hope not. We have hummer feeders to put out in about another day or so. Please email me. I have so many questions. Today the loudest hum happened this morning about just after 11 am. I couldn’t figure where it was coming from but it only took about ten minutes to find a swarm. It was there for a good while. It’s about 3:45 now and have taken off. I was thinking that they were just annoyed or bothered with another loud noisy buzzy roar, but when I went out they were gone. I couldn’t believe how loud the noise was coming from the top of a tree! I got out my telescope and it started out just looking like bees on a limb. That’s how far up it was. Within an hourish, it was covered thickly and had tripled in size. I’ve never seen something so amazing. This was one of those times that I had wished like CRAZY that I had gotten a camera on my telescope!!! *sigh*

I’m working on my garden. I’m hoping they return. What do I need to do to improve the quality of my garden in this drought to improve the food sources? What colors best attract bees in this area. I’m a fairly decent gardener with the right conditions and I’ve always thought I did my fair share of garnering the attention of bees and butterflies, but this was simply an amazing sight for me.

I rarely use pesticides… about once in a blue moon. My daughter had allergies and asthma growing up so I had to avoid that. I’ve been known to use sevin dust on occasion. I’ve probably used it maybe twice in 5 years. Maybe I’m not as conscientious as I thought I was. I have a dog and I don’t think he’s allergic to bees. At least I hope not. We have hummer feeders to put out in about another day or so. Please email me. I have so many questions.

]]> By: kawayanan http://topbarbees.wordpress.com/about/#comment-643 kawayanan Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:15:58 +0000 #comment-643 My hives are not in the city limits, so I never checked out what the rules are. I do know of at least two people who are definite within the Chapel Hill city limits. I would suggest checking with the Orange County Beekeepers Assoc. (http://www.theocba.org/). They are all very nice, and I believe some of them are in Chapel Hill. The North Carolina State Beekeepers Association might also be helpful (http://www.ncbeekeepers.org/). My hives are not in the city limits, so I never checked out what the rules are. I do know of at least two people who are definite within the Chapel Hill city limits. I would suggest checking with the Orange County Beekeepers Assoc. (http://www.theocba.org/). They are all very nice, and I believe some of them are in Chapel Hill. The North Carolina State Beekeepers Association might also be helpful (http://www.ncbeekeepers.org/).

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