My approach for my small hobby apiary was to put down landscape cloth with
mulch over the top.  It looks nice and there are no weeds (or snakes!)

John
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From: "Frank I. Reiter" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 07, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: Ants, Tall Grass and SNAKES!


> > ANY TIPS ON BEES AND WEED-KILLERS? It's been wet the last
> > couple days I hope they weren't foraging.  I am going to go back with my
> > power-trimmer but I don't want to do that all the time.  What about
> > something like astro-turf at least in front - sound reasonable?
>
> This year I put two 18" patio stones in front of each hive.  They are
cheap,
> durable, won't blow away, and the weeds can't push through them.
>
> Frank.
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