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RE: How To Set Up An Apiary | Traditional Beekeeping in the Forest (Vlog) & Inspiring Painted Beehives (Photos)!!

in #vlog7 years ago

Hi, what an inspiring project! I have just finished reading a novel with the title 'The bee queen' I already feel connected to bees but that book inspired me even more. I felt like inviting these little winged friends in to my outside living area too. I once saw someone make a round hive by securing circles of dried grasses with string to each other. That looked cozy too. But the painted hives are marvelous too. In the novel it was explained that bees need points of recognition to return to their home hive and that they shouldn't all be the same because that gets confusing for them. Like when all the houses in streets are the same it gets somewhat like a labyrinth. For me at least. All the best of luck with your apiary!

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So glad you're feeling love for bees. They are truly magic beings. I think what you're referring to is called a skep, a very ancient type of primitive hive that has always intrigued me and seems coz indeed! Especially useful if you won't be managing the bees in any way.

It's truly fascinating learning all the details of bee biology and facts... another factor for us to give them an easy go at navigating is orienting them all in slightly different directions.

Excited to hear you're considering being bees near you. Do you have anyone near you who keeps bees? That helps A LOT!

There used to be an apiary close by, I'll have a look if it is still operational. Thanks for the idea!

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