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In a message dated 2/26/99 7:55:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> The best tip I know of regarding vandalism is to place your hives where
> vandals won't find them.
Right on, Aaron. Along the same line; a favorite mistake of many
beekeepers is to paint their hive white. Paint them a more neutral color, so
they don't stand out so much. Again, a hive that's not noticed, is much less
likely to be vandalized
A local painter drains all his used paint cans into a five gallon pail.
He gets some interesting colors, browns, grays, greens.....I love it. He
supplies me with all the paint I need for a few honey jars.
Also, most vandalism occurs the first year the bees are situated in a
spot. Generally people who know about them have accepted them and don't bother
after that. I have very little vandalism in bee yards, but do have some each
year in the fields. When you do pollination, you should figure some vandalism
as part of the cost.
[log in to unmask] Dave Green Hemingway, SC USA
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