Yesterday I finished cleaning up the remains of my bee yard after the bears picnicked on my 10 hives. Not fun. All of the frames were heavily damaged but with the exception of the frames and two inner covers, all woodenware was ok. Even the gallon sized glass feeder jars were undamaged. I was able to rescue one large cluster that is now hived at my home location. My question is, can anyone steer me to a Fort Knox quality fencing design for a permanent bee yard? The location is great (for me) bordering my blueberry land and open fields planted to clover and vetch. I just need to find a way to make sure next year the bears are kept out of the yard. (I have inquires in to Zareba (manufacturer of my solar electric fence controller - Agway branded Red Snap'R) to determine what flaws existed in my fence implementation.) Regards, Andrew Dewey (Happy to have found 5 nucs to pick up this evening even if I will have to feed them sugar water for the rest of the summer! They'll be kept far away - 70 miles -from the bears.) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::