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>I recently obtained some information on beehuts and I was wondering if
>anybody on the list is using them. I saw somewhere that they were popular in
>mainland Europe.
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I use one in the southern end of the Lake District (North of Barrow-in-
Furness.) My bees certainly seem to winter better than those 'outdoors',
but huts do have drawbacks - at least mine does.
Because there is one entrance per hive, the practice of placing one
brood box over the supers in swarm control, or queen rearing is
impossible. the bees can be manipulated in weather when I would not
normally open a hive. No roofs are needed; just a crownboard. no problem
with damp hives. Bees don't seem to bother when the hive is opened.
>I live in Ireland in a damp, temperate to cool climate (somewhat similar to
>the UK). We rarely get frost or snow here, as I am within a few kilometres
>of the sea,  but the winters are cold and usually damp.
I am even nearer to a coastal estuary
 
>I am exploring the possibility of using a beehut in my suburban garden. What
>I was wondering was, does a beehut isolate the bees from the noise of
>mowers and other gardening machines, as I have had a few stinging incidents
>caused by these machines. And are there any significant disadvantages which
>would need to be borne in mind when evaluating beehuts?.
Your mowing may not bother the bees in the hut, but the I suspect flying
bees outside will be affected just the same.
 
Send private e-mail if I can be of any more help.
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