I use old carpet, I lay it brown side up. That way I don't have to worry
about weeds growing around the hives, and it dosen't look to bad...
Jim
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A bad day fishing beats a good day a work
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On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Allen Dick wrote:
> I was told that roundup is harmless to biurds, and animals. I
> extrapolated that thinking and extended it to bees...
>
> I haven't been able to decide myself. Many beekeepers use Rounup
> around their hives -- as did we last year.
>
> See:
> gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:2998/7PESTIS?Roundup
>
> To study other pesticides and herbicides, search at:
> gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:2998/7PESTIS
>
> These URLs are valid for use with Internet Explorer or Netscape. Just cut
> and paste them into the address box.
>
> Allen
>