Open-air colonies in regions with cold winters are not common, so they tend to receive a lot of attention. Here are examples from both side of the country.
We’ve all got our personal deep-seated fears. It can be extremely embarrassing to admit them, so I’ll go first: I’m irrationally afraid of heights and needles. And even though I can conquer my fears for short stretches of time, they still sneak up on me from time to time, especially when I least expect it. So even though I don’t have trypophobia, I can fully understand what someone suffering from it feels.
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Sun Hives are a hive design coming out of Germany and now gathering interest in Britain. They're part of the world-wide movement towards 'apicentric'
Concert photos and review from The Hives show at Gothic Theatre Denver in 2019. The Hives are in the U.S. with Refused for "The Scream Team Tour."
Beautiful bee hive garden themed sculpture mounted on mdf oval base. This will look stunning displayed on a countertop, sideboard or used as a lovely addition to a nature themed nursery. This item comes in a recycled and recyclable gift box at no extra cost. Great for gifting and eco friendly. All elements of this design have been hand made and assembled by myself and all the flowers, bees and hive are made from 100% wool. The bees wings are printed on polymer. The flying bees have a green wire spiral attached and the ladybirds are made from wood. I take great care when creating these beehives and will only ever send out an item, I would be happy to receive myself. Please note that due to the handmade nature and natural materials used to make this item. The finished measurements and wool colour may differ slightly. The images in the listing pictures are of previously sold beehives which give you a good example of the item, you will receive. Height is 15.5cm from base to the top of the tallest bee. (approximately) Length is 15cm across the base (approximately) Depth of the base is 10cm (approximately) During bad weather orders will be shipped with recycled, plastic outer to protect from the rain as it travels through the postal system. Any questions please do just ask I am always happy to help. For decoration purposes only. https://www.yunikudesigns.com/listing/1193834386/needle-felted-bee-hive-garden-table-top
Penda’s Fen, 1974, Alan Clarke
Enter the world of the honey bee and discover what bees do with pollen? Do they use it to make honey? Or does it have a more important use?
Lucifer Rising, 1972, Kenneth Anger
Updated 8 Jan 2023. I continually update this page, so please refer to the current version. For mite treatment options, search “Varroa Mite Management” Beekeeping in a Nutshell I’ve attempted to distill 50 year’s of beekeeping experience into a short set of instructions for starting out with bees in the Sierra Foothills. This page provides […]
Field of oxeye daisies near Rodden Hive, Dorset. Right on the coastal footpath, so easy enough to find. Great to see a field left fallow and given over to nature for a while.
Demolition started last week! The kitchen renovation and bathroom addition have been such a long time coming that it doesn’t even feel real that this new space is actually taking shape. Well, at this stage it isn’t taking shape so much as it’s losing its shape and becoming a big empty box. But that’
One of the details that I wanted to add to the Creatin' Contest build was a skep for honey bees. I thought about all of the different methods I could use, and decided that hemp twine should both be doable and realistic-ish. This is one example of what a real skep looks like: Before I started, I did a little research in hopes that if I knew how the structure was intended to work, I'd do a better job and be able to come up with a similar design in 1/12th scale. This description is courtesy of Wikipedia: Skeps, which are baskets placed open-end-down, have been used for about 2000 years. Initially they were made from wicker plastered with mud and dung but from the Middle Ages they were made of straw. In northern and western Europe, skeps were made of coils of grass or straw. In its simplest form, there is a single entrance at the bottom of the skep. Again, there is no internal structure provided for the bees and the colony must produce its own honeycomb, which is attached to the inside of the skep. Here is a great 1:1 tutorial on how to make your own: How To Build A Bee Skep Amazingly intricate and lovely! On a side note, my dad and brother went to a class on bee keeping last spring. They had two hives going in my brother's yard for several months. The things I learned about bees from both of them is truly fascinating! Unfortunately, his first hive had mites and the second swarmed (vacated the hive to find one more suitable). I think he will try again this spring. Anyway, I knew I was going to need a form in a sort of half egg or rounded pyramid shape. I began scavenging in all my little nooks and crannies and came up with a good candidate: the body from a small broken resin doll. The plan was to wrap the twine around the form and secure the shape with watered down Tacky Glue. I used my Dremel sanding bit to reshape it just a bit. I began by taping the twine to the bottom of the form, then ran it vertically up to the top and taped it there, then back down to the bottom to begin wrapping. I wrapped several rows, but stopped there to paint on some of the glue. I didn't want it to start unraveling as the curve in the form began to taper. I let it dry for about 30 minutes or so, then continued all of the rows to the top before applying glue. I left the string long to use in a later step. While that dried, I began working on the tray for the bottom. This is the part of the structure that is removable to access the honey. I had a Woodsie circle that was the perfect size. I sanded, painted (FolkArt Honeycomb, appropriately) and drilled two holes in the bottom for stringing the twine. Once the skep had dried, I needed to carefully remove it from the form. My clay tool has very thin metal and worked perfectly to pry it loose. Once it was free of the form I coated the inside with a heavy coat of glue. Once that was dry, I began to attach the tray to the bottom. I strung a nice long piece of twine in the bottom left hole, then brought it out through the top of the skep. I made a loop that was long enough for the skep to hang from. I then threaded the twine back down through the tray's right hole and made another knot. To secure the tray and make sure it can't be pulled down any farther than the loop, I secured it using the string leftover from wrapping the twine. I trimmed it down and glued it onto the inside of the skep. I trimmed the excess twine from under the tray, cut an access door in the front and viola - a 1/12th scale working bee skep! Hooray! Now all I needed were bees! Okay - let's give that a try! I started with some natural pipe cleaners (yellow ones would work beautifully, but these are what I had), a yellow Sharpie, a black Sharpie, some black waxed hemp twine and a mini leaf punch. I colored the pipe cleaner yellow first, then went back and added black lines. The execution would have worked better if I had done 2 things: 1. Used a black Sharpie with a finer tip. 2. Let the ink dry thoroughly before I handled them. I cut them into about 3/8" pieces and got a little creeped out! Don't they look like dead bees just laying there! The waxed hemp twine has four layers of smaller string twisted together. I untwisted them and cut them into about 1-1/2" lengths. I used the leaf punch on parchment paper for the wings. I tied the waxed hemp about 2/3 up the bodies and left the strings long. The idea was to use them to attach the wings, one on each string, then wrap the string around again and tie another knot for the antennae. Unfortunately, the wings just looked too big and not translucent enough, so I scrapped that idea. Our little bees will have tiny, imaginary wings unless I can come up with a better solution. Using the waxed hemp for the antennae worked great, though! And here is one of the finished bees hanging out on the skep. I put several more around the house on flowers and such, too. They are large enough to see, and perfect for a fantasy build like this one! Can you spot another one? Now for the birds... Well, their houses anyway. I will need to order some birdies! I wanted to add some cutsie bird houses, so I broke out my scrap bags. It only took a couple minutes to sort through and grab what I'd need and to configure five of them! I cut the roofs at different angles for variety. I'm not the world's most steady handed painter, so I decided to paint all of the components before I assembled them. It wasn't long before they turned into this... They were cute and all, but still not quite there... How about some decoupaged flowers, and a couple cute buckets? Now we were getting somewhere! Not bad for only doing some research, sorting through scraps and a weekend's worth of work! Have a great week everyone! See you next fall! :O) Jodi P.S. - There were so many photos that I left them smaller this time. You can always click on them to see enlarged slides.
Beehive plans are essential to start beekeeping on your homestead. Do you part to save the bees by finding out how to give them a home!
https://vimeo.com/569512038/1a290a6680 Bees are essential to keep our ecosystem running as we know it, these master pollinators play a huge role in supporting the growth of trees, flowers, and other plants that serve as food + shelter for all living beings. They contribute to complex, interconnected ecosystems that allow a diverse number of different species to
Concerning for global bees-decline, Fabien Roy has come up with an alternative beehive, Happy Bees. This projects wants to answer the challenge that we
Beautiful bee hive garden themed sculpture mounted on mdf oval base. This will look stunning displayed on a countertop, sideboard or used as a lovely addition to a nature themed nursery. This item comes in a recycled and recyclable gift box at no extra cost. Great for gifting and eco friendly. All elements of this design have been hand made and assembled by myself and all the flowers, bees and hive are made from 100% wool. The bees wings are printed on polymer. The flying bees have a green wire spiral attached and the ladybirds are made from wood. I take great care when creating these beehives and will only ever send out an item, I would be happy to receive myself. Please note that due to the handmade nature and natural materials used to make this item. The finished measurements and wool colour may differ slightly. The images in the listing pictures are of previously sold beehives which give you a good example of the item, you will receive. Height is 15.5cm from base to the top of the tallest bee. (approximately) Length is 15cm across the base (approximately) Depth of the base is 10cm (approximately) During bad weather orders will be shipped with recycled, plastic outer to protect from the rain as it travels through the postal system. Any questions please do just ask I am always happy to help. For decoration purposes only. https://www.yunikudesigns.com/listing/1193834386/needle-felted-bee-hive-garden-table-top
Before my bee hive families arrived, I got busy preparing a home for them. First of all, I needed a sturdy stand to set the hives on.
Penda’s Fen, 1974, Alan Clarke
Lucifer Rising, 1972, Kenneth Anger
A beehive adds a special element to any property, we work with you to ensure its design is the perfect fit. Our simple pick and choose menu allows your
Learn how to find the right place to put a beehive. The location of a beehive plays a large role in colony success and easy of care.
A new honey bee hive needs to be started properly for it to be successful. Start your honey bee hive off the right way with this information.
Our garden bees, photographed yesterday evening: As you may have noticed, in painting our hives we’ve eschewed the standard hive whitewash in favor of pleasing pastels. But we’ve got nothing on the hive art produced by other beekeepers on the web. Below the fold is a selection of my favorites: (source) (source) (source) (source) (source)…
Assemble a Beecentric Hive. Brief overview of the Beecentric Hive components and assembly; Vented Roof, the Screened Quilt Box, Bottom Board, and Boxes.
See our flow beehive reviews below to decide if this is the beehive for you. This article will discuss all of the features the Flow Hive has to offer, as well as it’s pros and cons.
