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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: mamapoppybee on December 18, 2013, 11:30:34 am
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What is the risk when mowing around or near hives? How do you all work through this task.
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Welcome aboard. Normally I don't have any problems mowing around the hives. A lot depends on the time of the year. The vibration from the mower is what will cause the problems. Usually I have found the bees will move towards the exhaust and go after it. I would recommend wearing a beesuit and a veil if you are going to mow around a hive.
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4 strokes like the mower and such, no problem!
2 strokes like the whipper snipper or leaf blower, look out!
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Mower=fine.
weed eater on half choke=fine.
Weed eater on run= you better run
Diesel tractor = you can't run fast enough.
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well with the advice to wear bee suit it sounds like me itting up and running the push mower round my little hive haven. ill cut around hive with headge sheers alot safer than the old weedeater :D
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I did have a time when I was working a hive and my wife mowed right behind the bushes the hive sat next to. They lit me up on that one. A bee suit would be great until your comforatable with the bees and familiar with how they will react.
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at the very least wear a veil......another member jacobs said something somewhere else about bee venom therapy and attention deficit disorder when working hives......
" It is a sure cure for attention deficit when working hives."
applies to mowing and weed whipping around them too :lol:
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To eliminate up close mowing I use old rubber roofing under the hives. Also lets me easily see what is being thrown out the front door.
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I havent had any problems .. YET... I mow past the hives with the exhaust and grass blowing away and just keep on going.. Except once I hit one of the stands.. that wasnt pretty...
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Now the truth comes out. That's who put all the dents in the mowers. :o :evil: :lol:
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well i wouldent be happy. poor things suffering from shaken bumble syndrom?
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:lol: :lol:
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To eliminate up close mowing I use old rubber roofing under the hives. Also lets me easily see what is being thrown out the front door.
I have rubber mats under mine, too! :)
My dad likes to mow the yard (I like it because it keeps him active. He's 78). He likes to wear the bee suit when mowing. I got him a ventilated suit to be cooler.
(http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss298/Slowmodem_photo/Bees/060513%20Inspection/photobucket-9999-1370458764838.jpg)
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great pic slow!!!!
lazy~
" havent had any problems .. YET... I mow past the hives with the exhaust and grass blowing away and just keep on going.. Except once I hit one of the stands.. that wasnt pretty..."
you will; and at some point you WILL tell us about it and post pictures!!!!
iddee~
"Now the truth comes out. That's who put all the dents in the mowers." :o :evil: :lol:
......truth...... come on lazy!!!!..... :lol:
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love thes pics and info on vented suits gets darn hot here in the summer. By hot i mean bikini tops and shorts weather!
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Looks like he's mowing down all the Dutch clover around your hives! :shock:
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"love thes pics and info on vented suits gets darn hot here in the summer. By hot i mean bikini tops and shorts weather!"
my dad's an okie. it gets plenty hot up here too and humid. so i won't tell you what i was NOT wearing underneath a bee suit during an emergency room visit...... :lol:
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for some reason im drawing a blank lmao
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Looks like he's mowing down all the Dutch clover around your hives! :shock:
We try to let it grow, but we like to keep it trimmed short around the hives. But I have a few acres with Dutch, yellow and white clover, too.
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Yes, love the picture Greg! :lol: I wear full gear when mowing in my yard. They don't like the mower or the weed whacker what so ever!
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My sure fire method for mowing around the hives without getting stung is...........having my wife do the mowing. :twisted:
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Been lit up only twice in 3 years of mowing around the hives.
Once when using the neighbors ride on mower, different engine I am sure, as a week before was no issue on my mower. Man they really got me that day, about 20-30 tags before I got wise and bailed off the running mower as it wasn't moving quick enough.
I start mowing a fair distance away, then move closer and watch the mood. I do a big circuit around the area so they used to the noise.
Once in awhile the one hive sends out some scouts ( and it's always the same hive) , and I just know to keep moving away and give them a miss that week. Never wear a suit either.
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Hi momapoppybee, Like someone else said, I keep roofing material under the hives to keep the weeds down. When I mow, I blow the clippings and exhaust away from the hives. No problems and no need to suit up. They just retreat back into the hive when I pass by. Also, if the yard needs mowing, do it before pulling your honey supers not after. My husband learned this one the hard way.
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Hey Greg. That lawn looks about the height after I mow. :lol:
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:D Actually I hit it with the Bush hog on back of the fergie trying to turn too short.. BAD thing about the LIVE PTO is that no amount of pressure on the brakes is going to STOP it until that mower winds down.. If your quick you can pop it out of gear and THEN stop.. But try to think about that while getting STUNG! Pop it out of gear.. BAIL and run!
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You're backward. Live pto will let you stop.Fergie doesn't have live pto. Get you a slip clutch on that pto shaft before you get hurt.
Similar to this, but be sure you get 1 1/8 and or 1 3/8 where you need it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Overrunning-Coupler-PTO-Adapter-Female-1-125-6-Spline-Male-1-375-Clutch-Pin-/121145972227?pt=BI_Heavy_Equipment_Parts&hash=item1c34dcd603
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We've never had any trouble mowing or weed wacking around the hives. We just don't spend a lot of time near them. Might do the front and one side then move to another area then come back 5 minutes later.