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Re: Bears Attack Hives!
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Michael Palmer <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 25 Oct 2003 06:41:35 -0400
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>  it has been
>cold-around 30F this past week-I am in the New York State Taconic range-why
>aren't the bears hibernating by now?


Not cold for a bear. Besides there is still food to eat....like your bees.
Another beekeeper on this list just lost his best yard last week. Nope, not
too cold for bears.

>  this is a situation where I
>could not use an electric fence  does anyone have experience with another
>type of fence that works?
>  Howard

Why not. There are suitable battery fence chargers that work well...such as
the Gallagher B-10 or B-11....or the Speedrite AN-90 Both run on flashlight
batteries, and will stop a bear.

Mike

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