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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #40 on: December 30, 2013, 09:17:55 pm »
These pics ought to show how the bottom of my hive is set up. Yes, we did cut out the bottom of the bottom board and tacked screen on.

You can see how my sticky board moves in and out.

I had the robber screen on from last spring for feral bee invasion. The weirdest thing with the ferals this last spring... they would come about a dozen at a time, some would go into the hive, some would land and die right there, freaked my bees out and the hive swarmed three times in ten days. Then I freaked out and got the screen, I love the screen.

The lid to this hive kit came with just the top and a lip on the front and back, none on the sides. We kept it that way until a couple of weeks ago and now hubby tacked on the sides, this is to avoid condensation.

The dive weights are from when we were mining the rich hills of California just about 40 minutes from where we live. No! we didn't get rich. Don't mine anymore because California banned dredging a couple of years ago.  :'(






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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #41 on: December 30, 2013, 09:21:08 pm »
AHA!!!   Now thats a hive set up for winter!
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #42 on: December 30, 2013, 10:22:00 pm »
 ;D  So Lazy, you can see that I have a tele lid, but I don't have an inner cover... I would love to take you up on that offer, let me get my checkbook, you tell me how much including tax... Deal?
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #43 on: December 30, 2013, 11:08:53 pm »
Nope..   :-X    PM me where to mail it..    ;D   Not charging YOU for an inner cover that cost me a couple bucks.     Your hive is a standard ten frame Langstroth?   want to make sure to send you the right size.
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #44 on: December 30, 2013, 11:53:02 pm »
Okay Lazy- I pm'd you, I hope i did it right. and I made you an offer of a trade for some of my homemade products from the hive. Let me know if you don't get the pm ~
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #45 on: December 31, 2013, 08:52:50 pm »
YUP, got it, lazy postal workers are taking tomorrow off.. something about it being New years day ...    ???    But I will have it in route first thing Thursday!
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #46 on: December 31, 2013, 09:41:04 pm »
great pix jen!!!
very awesome on you lazy for making some inner covers to send jen, and quality and craftsmanship......err craftsbeeship....(lol) beyond what can be purchased! 



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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #47 on: December 31, 2013, 09:44:13 pm »
Hey, Perry, it sounds like pie time to me.
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #48 on: December 31, 2013, 11:04:24 pm »
Thanks riv- I'm excited to get the cover as well. I was telling lazy that we live rather remote. The only bee store that we have close is 1 1/2 hours away, and shopping online wants $20 shipping ~ What The hades Over!

I have popsicle sticks in my hive now, will feel so complete to have a nice inner cover.

And in exchange I will send him and his wife who loves foot massages some of my homemade 'Let It Bee' Winter Honey Lotion.

I'll take a pic of my sweet hive with the cover on when that happens ~giggling~  8)
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #49 on: December 31, 2013, 11:14:20 pm »
 :-[    You will probably see pics of ME somewhere busy rubbing some Tiny FEETS..   No worries though, she falls asleep in about three minutes...  Allows me to complain about how I rubbed them little FEETS for HOURS..   8)
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« Reply #50 on: December 31, 2013, 11:28:11 pm »
Aaaawe what a nice guy! bless you heart! and I mean that!!!
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #51 on: January 01, 2014, 12:08:52 pm »
"I'll take a pic of my sweet hive with the cover on when that happens ~giggling~  8)"

pix are a requirement here, it's in the 'rule book' jen..........LOL!!! (just kidding)would love to see the pix of the new covers!
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« Reply #52 on: January 01, 2014, 03:10:20 pm »
Excellent! Cause I Luuuv to take and post pics  8)
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #53 on: January 01, 2014, 03:16:54 pm »
Quote from: iddee on December 31, 2013, 09:44:13 pm
Hey, Perry, it sounds like pie time to me.

    Nooo, NO PIE!!  Pie is a reward for doing something extraordinary, like Iddee setting this place up for us, NOT for being helpful, or conning another beek into giving up their valuable hive products for a cheesy inner cover!!!    ;D
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #54 on: January 01, 2014, 05:02:15 pm »
Value is irrelevant. The vibes from the heart are what is measured.
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« Reply #55 on: January 01, 2014, 05:15:18 pm »
Snarking and laughing! Would you rather me send you.. A PIE! I make one mean blackberry pie I'm tellin ya! 8)
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #56 on: January 01, 2014, 05:26:42 pm »
I get this stttraaannnge feelin my my forum posts been hijacked
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Re: screened bottom boards
« Reply #57 on: January 01, 2014, 05:34:11 pm »
Zoo, this crowd can't stay on topic for 2 pages, much less 4. Throw a cup of fermented honey at them ""us"". Maybe come spring and the cabin fever lets up a bit, they""we"" can do a bit more bee talk.
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« Reply #58 on: January 01, 2014, 05:43:36 pm »
Oops! my sincere apologies eh hem :-[
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« Reply #59 on: January 01, 2014, 08:49:50 pm »
after a little (too much) strawberry mead turns out I dont care where the post went lol
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