Day: January 6, 2013

Episode-144- Build A Top Bar Hive Part 2

Tony Teolis January 6, 2013 2 Comments
I have completed my first top bar hive and this build cost less than $100 and took a week of evenings to complete. Not bad for an amateur woodworker. The Makita Magnesium hypoid circular saw made it easy as it did for the kiwi arbor I built in November. All that is left to do is to add the bottom screen when it arrives. i could not find any 2.5mm - 3.5mm wire mesh locally but I did find some...

Test For American Foulbrood

Tony Teolis January 6, 2013 0 Comments
Dead Bee hive 12-28-12 I have to test to see how honey bee colony A died. Look at the past few posts and you will learn how I have reacted to the colony dying. The ropey test, smell test and Holts milk test for American Foulbrood were all negative. To be sure I sent larvae and adult honey bee samples away to the USDA in Beltsville, MD. At the same time I sent away for two American foulbrood...