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The species of wood used to make a beehive can vary depending upon what is available in your area. The minimum thickness should not be less than 3/4". If you are using standard dimensional lumber, you can use 1x8 (3/4" x 7-1/4") for both shallow and medium super, and 1x12 (3/4" x 11-1/4") for the deep hive body.
There is another thread in this Forum concerning who to get rid of bees stuck in wire mesh. I thought I'd take a moment to share our experience with wire mesh. Ross Rounds, which I own, manufactures Sundance Pollen Traps, which depend on wire mesh to work properly. We hope Sundance traps are...
Tetra Bee Mix®️ (Dadant) Terra Patties®️ (Mann Lake) Terra Pro®️ (Mann Lake) Terra Brood Mix or Tetra Bee Mix. These products are identical. This is premixed Terramycin and is used in the prevention of American and European Foulbrood. It takes the guesswork out of how much Terramycin and sugar to mix together. For both products, the dos-
Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap designs are described.
VarroxSan – Natural Varroa Mite Treatment with Slow-Release Oxalic Acid Strips VarroxSan is a natural solution designed to control varroa mite populations in honey bee colonies.
Great presentation from Mr. Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped. He and Dr. Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant.uk and work closely with the growing cohort of TF beekeepers in the UK. A few slides outline the fundamental dynamics at work in the colonies...