Author Topic: Beekeepers are so generous !! (Read 19953 times)

Jen · « **on:** January 08, 2014, 04:54:10 pm »

Thank You LzyBkpr for making this inner cover and taking your time to ship it to me. Excellent workmanship here. I am most humbly grateful ~

And Look! The ladies already approve!!

Jen · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2014, 08:02:58 pm »

Hey Lazy, returned your pm

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2014, 08:06:23 pm »

Hope it serves you well for many years.

Jen · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2014, 08:57:26 pm »

No doubt in my mind ~

revdenver · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2014, 12:18:07 am »

Jay that inner cover will make your life a little easier.
That outer cover will come off easy and the inner cover will not be very hard to get off.
I know lazy puts a lot of pride in his work.
It shows even in the pictures!

Jen · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2014, 12:46:34 am »

Thanks Rev, I will never let a hive go without one again. Lazy's got my business for sure!

riverbee · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2014, 11:47:49 am »

VERY COOL!!!! and i loved the handwritten note "just for jay" !!!

Jen · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2014, 12:08:30 pm »

riv- Mee Too

Now- I'm going to put on winter patties, so I should put the entrance notch down, right? so that there is a little room for the bees to move around... ?

Gypsi · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2014, 01:10:58 pm »

Jaybird, I don't know how hot it gets in Northern California, but if it hits 100 in summer, you should take the inner cover off. I only run them in winter, but mine are not nearly as nice. (I got the dadant fiberboard ones)

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2014, 01:19:22 pm »

How thick are the patties Jay? If flipping the cover gives you enough room that will be fine. if not might need to use a shim.
It hits 105 here at times. Removing the inner cover will completely block any ventilation through the top, so... I am wondering how removing the inner cover would help with the heat?? Learning Experience Gypsi. Please elaborate?

iddee · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2014, 01:39:23 pm »

Yes, Gypsi. Please elaborate.
It hits 100 here and I see NO reason to remove the inner cover, unless you are going to migratory tops, which give NO ventilation. Please explain.

blueblood · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2014, 02:08:00 pm »

Right on!

Jen · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2014, 06:24:15 pm »

Lazy- don't know how thick the winter patties are yet. Waiting to get them in the mail from B&B Honey Farm.

Our friend can make a shim for me. actually for my hive and his hive. I bought patties for both hives.

Jen · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2014, 06:26:39 pm »

My first hive had a hole in the top with stapled mesh wire over the hole. Maybe Gypsi's has a hole in the top of her hive?

Jen · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2014, 06:32:36 pm »

fyi - I didn't have an inner cover on my hive last summer. It got to be 106 for a spell, so this is how I ventilated my hive. It was fun to go out after the sun went down and see all my girl faces pressed against the wire mesh

Jen · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2014, 06:55:20 pm »

Lazy- what is the depth of a shim? how tall if you will? ummm, the side of the inner cover that has the knoched entrance... is that rim the same dimensions of a shim?

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2014, 08:28:42 pm »

Yes, the same dimensions as your box. I use 1 1/2 inch shims to put my sugar on in the winter. You can make them whatever size is best for what you need to do. Putting fondant patties on you might get away fine with 1" shims.

Slowmodem · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2014, 08:56:33 pm »

If you don't have a shim handy, you can put an empty box (shallow, medium, or deep) on and call that a BIG shim.

(I've done that before)

Jen · « **Reply #18 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:35:21 pm »

Lazy- one inch it is then. Thanks

Slow- I would do a shallow if I had one, I don't have a supply of extras yet. Buuut, isn't it not a good idea to put an empty deep on top due to all the cold air space?

iddee · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:39:55 pm »

Empty air space at the top is bad. Starvation is worse. Do what you have to, but limit the bad as much as feasible.