BEE-L Archives

Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology

BEE-L@COMMUNITY.LSOFT.COM
Options: Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Show All Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Subject:
Re: Painting the inside of a hive
From:
D Warr <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:
Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 31 Dec 1996 19:07:30 +0000
Content-Type:
text/plain
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (20 lines) 
At 10:26 30/12/1996 +1000, you wrote:
 
>
>1) A light colour (like white) attracts the un-welcome attention of vandals
>and neighbors.  Dark colours help to camouflage the hives.
>
Rhodesian Hives were always camoflaged with army style disruptive patterning
during their war of independance - why I dont know but as the africans knew
about the Honey Guide bird it seemed somewhat superfluous
>
>Regards
>
>David Warr
Warrington
England
 
Outdoor temp 31 Dec 12 noon is about 5degrees C.
>
>

ATOM RSS1 RSS2