Subnostr

Lol. Maybe it’s time to have a hive or two ourselves. Any merit to the flow hives or are they hype? I think I’d prefer to design it for undisturbed longevity rather than suiting up and disassembling if that’s possible. We recently travelled through AL on a trip recently. Have you lived there long?

BitBees 2y ago

Not sure I understand the dissembling part of your question/ statement…? Flow Hive is legit, expensive, and perfect for the backyard beekeeper. Barre hives are good if you don’t plan to pull out frames, or disturb the bees (more for pollination than honey harvesting). We have the typical Longstroth hives (100), which work well for honey production and also backyard beekeepers too.

Born and bred here. From Birmingham, but resident of Fairhope for 35 years. I hope “we” were sweet and hospitable to you, during your visit to Alabama. Some of us can be knuckle-dragging mouth breathers, but there are quite a few pleasant natives, too.

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Jac 2y ago

Great information, thank you. I have a rough and rudimentary understanding of the processes surrounding the apiary process. I’d like to have some honey production, but I’ve always wanted to avoid having to take the frames out and disturb the hive to harvest the honey. I will do more reading about Barre and Longstroth hives. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. We’re a legacy west coast family, Alabama was really nice, welcoming, and felt a lot like home, here in the Northern California grasslands, though I have rarely met people who were more polite than those there. There are a few knuckle-dragging mouth breathers here too! lol!

BitBees 2y ago

Good to hear 🤣! I would go online and get with your local beekeeping association, ask some questions based on your profile, then you can get some insights on the best equipment, costs, time-consumption. Seasons are shorter in some areas of the country. What we do in August, in South Alabama will differ from west coast practices in August, for example. Site conditions such as prevalent winds, or mists, will affect hives and placement of them.