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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => EQUIPMENT USAGE, EXPERIMENTATION, HIVE PLANS, CONSTRUCTION TIPS AND TOOLS => Topic started by: Finman on January 06, 2005, 04:46:24 am

Title: Polystyrene hives, pics
Post by: Finman on January 06, 2005, 04:46:24 am

http://www.algonet.se/~beeman/biodling/hive-nf.htm

Hives are light and easy to move

http://www.algonet.se/~beeman/biodling/ljung/ling-nf.htm

Title: Polystyrene hives
Post by: PALS on January 17, 2005, 12:28:11 pm

Great Pictures...  I had wondered about the plastic hives..

The extracting pictures are super.. what an operation..

Thanks..

Title: Polystyrene hives, pics
Post by: firetool on February 24, 2005, 01:07:18 am

nice pictures finman,
 I was wondering do the bees still ut propalas on the inside of the have? If they do does this couse a problem when you seperate the hive parts,does it brake off peices of the hive?

 How much do the hives cost over their? I have only seen one type in the states and they are about 15 us here.

Title: in case finman doesn't answer
Post by: amymcg on February 24, 2005, 06:14:43 pm

I was reading in the Better Bee catalog, that they don't propolize the styrofoam hives for some reason. So, I don't know if that's accurate, but that is what is being advertised.

Title: Polystyrene hives, pics
Post by: Jay on February 24, 2005, 10:28:27 pm

That is correct Amy, They don't propolize the styrofoam hive pieces. I have friends with styrofoam hives, and they say propolis is not a problem. Lighter than wood and have a better R-value (insulation) too! :D