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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: rhondabo on September 03, 2004, 10:50:20 am

Title: Securing Hives
Post by: rhondabo on September 03, 2004, 10:50:20 am

Ok here is a topic you probably don't have on a daily basis! I am setting up in the Philippines and there are typhoons. I am looking for any suggestions as to securing my hives. Creativity counts here!! Thanks in advance folks!!

Rho
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Title: Securing Hives
Post by: Bee Boy on September 03, 2004, 12:16:16 pm

Well couldn't you rope them to big trees??? I mean how many hives do you have?

Title: More Info
Post by: rhondabo on September 03, 2004, 12:27:33 pm

Quote from: Bee Boy

Well couldn't you rope them to big trees??? I mean how many hives do you have?

tsk tsk....well perhaps I should have been a bit clearer :) there will be 50 to start in this particular location.  

I am looking for some type of fastening mechanism perhaps for the supers and or shallows and also a way to secure them to the ground.  

Thanks!
Rho

Title: Securing Hives
Post by: Robo on September 03, 2004, 01:44:14 pm

Here is an easy way to keep all the hive parts together.  Seems like it would allow for easy moving/swapping of parts between hives if they are all made standard.

http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman/zsprings.html

Title: Securing Hives
Post by: PALS on September 03, 2004, 09:41:50 pm

In Key West people use screw augers and metal straps to help hold sheds and trailers to the ground.  Something like an auger can be put between the hives and load straps over the tops of the hives... the augers can be left in place and the straps can be removed when there are no typhoons to facilite working the hives.    A similar type of auger can be found in pet stores for staking out dogs on a chain.  Cost may be an issue.