I am also in bear country these days. I know of four hives within four miles, in all directions, from my house that have gotten whacked in the last year. Bears have very thick fur. It is real important to get a fence charger that puts out enough voltage to get thru that fur. My charger will throw a spark across a 3/16 inch gap. Most of them for general farm use do not come close to that. I am hoping mine is good enough. It was rated to charge 25 miles of fence. My fence is barbed wire at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 and 42 inches off the ground with the 6, 12 and 24 inch levels being grounded. It is hung on steel T poles. My grounding rod is eight feet in the ground as I recall. My soil is clay so always wet a few inches down. Sooner or later I am going to find out if this is good enough as I have a neighbor whose hives are only 200 yards from mine and not fenced. I do know one thing. When I get hit by it I really feel it. You need to do weed control under the fence or weeds will short out the wires.
Dick
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On Mon, 4/11/16, Justin Kay <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Subject: [BEE-L] Temporary Bear Fence Suggestions
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, April 11, 2016, 9:36 AM
I'm located in the Piedmont region of
NC, and have never run into, nor needed any fencing for bear
protection. I decided to move some hives out west, into the
mountains, to follow their flow (get a second crop, and
hopefully find some sourwood fields). I'll be putting them
on a 14' single axle trailer, and leaving them for about a
month to six weeks at a time (although the land owner lives
somewhat nearby, and can inform me if there is a major issue
inbetween). The area is in bear country, for certain.
I'm in need of a temporary, electrified, bear fence, but I'm
entirely unfamiliar with them. I've seen ads in BeeCulture
and ABJ for Premier 1 (www.premier1supplies.com) that has
netting fencing that can be put up fairly easily. But not
having any experience (or idea what it would cost), figured
I'd turn to the crowd for ideas and comments.
Any suggestions for a temporary, fairly inexpensive
electrified bear fence that I can put around a 14' trailer
and leave for 4-6 weeks on end?
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