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Tom,
I have a "Bee Tree." It has a screen on the bottom ( 8 MESH), and
it is sitting on 2X4's. and on the top I have a deep and a queen
excluder and a super! The bees go out their natural opening. Do your
bees still have an opening? The part that my bees are in is about 2
1/2 feet. Before I had the queen excluder on, the queen moved up into
the super. Now she is contained below and I remove the honey super
frames and give them new comb to draw on a regular basis. I guess
that they are happy in there, as they have been there for 2 years
after the tree was cut down. Last year they cast 2 swarms and I
caught them. However you can protect them from getting wet, is what
you need to do. My first year, I built a little peaked roof on it
and covered the roof with shingles.
Kathy Cox / Bloomfield Bees and Bouquets
<http://www.bloomfieldbeeshoney.com>
At 03:24 PM 1/30/2006, you wrote:
>Is it possible to save the hive? I live in the northeast where the bees
>are hibernating. I understand the importance in sustaining the bee
>population, so any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thank you
>Tom Tamasy
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