Help - we don't have a basement! We were thinking of something like an
observation  hive off the kitchen.  Any ideas? We live in South Bend
Indiana (near Notre Dame).  My husband has MS and we are new to bees and
Bee Venom Therapy. Everything is going great - so far. A local beekeeper
"parked" his pollinator hives here for the winter, but they are getting
harder to get since it's colder!
 
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> From: George W.D. Fielder <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: basement hives?
> Date: Wednesday, October 01, 1997 7:13 AM
>
>       [log in to unmask]
> ++++
>
> Hi Bill
>  You wrote ...
> >.....use bee therapy for their arthritis. .... question to the list
about
> anyone's
> >experience with keeping hives indoors during the winter.
> >Any advice for these good folks?
>
> I have done just this with quite good success.  Basement area should be
> kept in complete darkness and as unheated as possible (mine was always
> above freezing but cool).  I fed with sugar syrup all winter.  I
collected
> the bees with a bee vacuum I had made that sucked up the bees and
deposited
> them undamaged into a glass jar.  I kept the hive screened so that bees
> would not fly to the flashlight when I entered the room.  However I learn
> that bees do not see red light so will be using an old red photography
> safelight this winter. You or your colleagues (or anybody) are welcome to
> email me directly if you have any questions since many on the list may
not
> be very interested in this 'sideline'.
>
> Good Luck
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