![]() How much more bee-labor is involved, if flow time is short (comb building) and keeper does not feed? Is cut comb honey worth more? Can it be processed fast enough to avoid fermentation? extracting, a few of the factors to consider are: Yet beekeeping can happen there, with the right setup. Elsewhere, day-to-day realities include torrential rains, subzero temps, or heat that can melt wax. In the west African continent there's a dust storm for many months called Harmattan, which daily deposits a seemingly large amount of the Saharan desert into your tightly closed-up house. This, because of the need to safely move people, protect cargo from billowing dust on unpaved roads, toxic vehicle exhaust (no catalytic converters), theft at intersections, insect attacks, and weather problems. In most countries on the planet, a cargo van or minibus with a screen to keep bees in the back would be better. Re: pickup truck as vehicle for 1000 hives. ![]() Mechanical engineers, out there.? Washing machines and wine presses are waiting for your expertise! When he had it right, he sold the design. He started with a self-propelled lawn mower and rebuilt it. How would or how could TBHs work.įor crush & strain, I'd thought about a modified wine press.Ī friend developed a special machine to remove commercial glued-down carpet. Quote from: FloridaGardener on August 13, 2019, 10:22:31 pm Hmm. Use a mobile 10x30 wedding tent (or PVC pipe-framed tent) with sidewall screens and 2-stage door (like a butterfly conservatory) to extract reasonably close to hive locations, provided potable water is nearby for washup. Obtain adequate vehicle to transport staff, equipment, and to relocate colony splits.Ħ. Train the large staff needed to manage such a scale of beekeeping.ĥ. Maintenance prolongs utility = savings.Ĥ. Train staff to fabricate, maintain, inspect, and repair all equipment including protective gear for beekeepers. Make certain the wooden quadrangle frames for the TBH can fit in a radial extractor for the harvest.ģ. Construct adequate accessories such as nuc/mating boxes, IPM trays, robbing screens, telescoping lids, hive stands, quilt boxes, etc. Construct hives and movable frames of uniform size and side angles, so that every part is interchangeable between all hives. So 1000 hives would require securing 20 locations at a minimum, five miles apart, assuming adequate forage for each site.Ģ. I've heard it said that after about 50 hives in the same location, productivity dwindles due to forage limitations for those 50 colonies. Is the reason for not using Lang hives the expense, since top bar hives can be made of scrap wood?ġ.
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