Tibetan Flags For My Beehives

[Jen]

World Beeace

 

[riverbee]

[lazy shooter]

Looking good!  I see you too use boardman type feeders.  Many beekeepers think they encourage robbing.  I have not found that to be the case.   In fact, it's the only feeders I have used that does not drown lots of bees.  Anyway, your apiary is cool.

[Bakersdozen]

Looking good!  I see you too use boardman type feeders.  Many beekeepers think they encourage robbing.  I have not found that to be the case.   In fact, it's the only feeders I have used that does not drown lots of bees.  Anyway, your apiary is cool.

I use them too Lazy Shooter.  I also have very good luck with the 1 gallon buckets that you invert on top of the inner cover, put another hive body covering it and then put the lid on.  The only draw back is you have to have an extra hive body ready to use.  On the plus side, you have an extra hive body in an emergency!

[iddee]

Nice pic. Hives look good. Boardmans are great when there is a flow on, even a small one. They are murder during a dearth. Bees only rob sugar water when there's no nectar to be found.

[Jen]

Actually, all those boardmans have only water in them. I feed internally with a hive body and lid. We have scary drought here in California, so we're letting our lawn go dormant for the summer. Bee's love the access to water and there is no flooding of water into the bottom of the boardman and no drowned bees. I love it!

[riverbee]

that is all i have ever used the boardman's for jen.....just water.....