Updated: 2022
All hives need a good roof…
A good roof shelters the box from the Sun and rain. If a colony gets too hot it can die. If water runs down the side of the box it can sit in any gaps or joins and over time rot the wood, or even flood the colony.
A well made box will have no gaps and nicely fitting joins but water or moisture can get in to anything over time. Wood can and does shrink and expand and this can cause gaps for moisture to enter.
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Romina Rader – Senior Lecturer in Community Ecology at the
Make your own version of Dean Haleys Honey Hive (open
Disclaimer – It’s really hard to compare boxes because there’s
Here’s a very simply designed and built OATH. This box
Specs: Timber: Cypress Timber Thickness: 35mm Design: Rebated OATH with
Hour Glass Observation Hive The idea This started with an
In July 2022 I wrote a short article titled “Tough
I’m using the usual 35mm Cypress on these Octagonal shaped
The Ag Guide Australian Native Bees. It covers a fair
What are your observations? If you have any information please
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