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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => TOP BAR HIVES - WARRE HIVES - LONG HIVES => Topic started by: blanc on March 04, 2012, 01:10:28 am

Title: First TBH and question?
Post by: blanc on March 04, 2012, 01:10:28 am

Did not study enough about the bar size I guess and just wanted to know where to put the 1 1/4 bars verses the 1 1/2 inch bars. Appreciate all comments. Captured my first swarm and ready to place in main hive.

Title: Re: First TBH and question?
Post by: Michael Bush on March 04, 2012, 01:14:24 am

I would put the 1 1/4" by the entrance.  Once they are clustered I would look and see where they are and put the 1 1/4" ones there, but odds are it will be by the entrance.

Title: Re: First TBH and question?
Post by: blanc on March 04, 2012, 01:33:58 am

Thanks for your reply MB! Visited your site also and appreciate any help to getting a good start!  :)

Title: Re: First TBH and question?
Post by: SEEYA on March 04, 2012, 09:05:31 am

Just out of curiosity; Why keep the brood close to the entrance?

Thank you.

Title: Re: First TBH and question?
Post by: Michael Bush on March 04, 2012, 09:13:53 am

>Why keep the brood close to the entrance?

I don't.  The bees do.  I don't care where unless I'm supering (which I usually don't) in which case I prefer it at the back.

Title: Re: First TBH and question?
Post by: nietssemaj on March 04, 2012, 11:21:29 pm

If I had to make a guess...

I'd say that keeping the brood near the entrance makes it easier to control the temperature of the brood.