http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/ Top Bar Hives (TBH) Mon, 20 May 2013 04:38:05 GMT santiagosabejas http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2658 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2658 http://www.nmbees.com/ http://youtu.be/GNyA4dbedAY Are those bear cubs? Sun, 12 May 2013 11:26:37 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2656 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2656 Do they have drawn comb?? could be just hanging from a bar building comb, Many times they will hang down several deep when building comb. I've pulled out a bar Sat, 11 May 2013 17:44:17 GMT Keith Benson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2655 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2655 That would be one decent explanation. Keith Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Sat, 11 May 2013 17:42:25 GMT Keith Benson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2654 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2654 As long as you respect bee space this works. Keith Sent from my iPhone Sat, 11 May 2013 15:09:53 GMT Kewisch, Jorg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2653 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2653 Can you cut a queen excluder to size and use it in a THB, or will the bees cover it with wax? Jorg ________________________________________ From: Sat, 11 May 2013 11:10:25 GMT Susan Kegley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2652 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2652 Yes, I'm running into the same thing, and having to take at least a little brood at the same time. Is it just my queen (who seems to use every comb for the Sat, 11 May 2013 11:10:23 GMT Debbie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2651 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2651 Just installed a new package into a TBH yesterday evening. Peeked in on them this morning and the large ball of bees is not around the hanging queen cage. Sat, 11 May 2013 09:07:24 GMT MURIEL PARKINSON http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2650 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2650 http://www.crosslifters.com/pxvzjgkjro.php Breakthrough Diet Exposed: Celebrity Doctor Uncovers The "Holy Grail of Weight Loss" muriel.parkinson [Non-text Sun, 05 May 2013 00:09:37 GMT Kristal Freeman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2649 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2649 We installed last sunday. First time for me and I tend to over think everything. It has gone well and they are drawing comb on 3 bars as of yesterday. We have Sat, 04 May 2013 03:13:45 GMT stevenogborn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2648 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2648 ... Make sure,if you have screened bottoms, that they are closed until the colony has a good amount of brood started before opening them. Clipped queens help Sat, 04 May 2013 01:21:47 GMT amyhan@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2647 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2647 We installed our first bees on Wednesday and by today they had all left. I'm pretty sure the queen got out to soon and she probably flew off with the hive. Wed, 01 May 2013 17:17:48 GMT geoffrey_roberts@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2646 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2646 i found packaged bees from Pigeon Forge. Also, i am looking for swarms. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:54:11 GMT mdm106(Michael) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2645 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2645 Hi You can always set up your top bar hive and put a swarm lure in it. That way the bees come to you. I have 11 hive all caught while sitting in my back yard Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:28:11 GMT geoffrey_roberts@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2644 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2644 i am in Homosassa, Fl; about 70 miles from StPete/Tampa area. Homosassa is on the Mexican gulf. Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:13:21 GMT mommyhen42 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2643 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TopHive/message/2643 I have a large box of honey gates for sale if anyone is interested I want $10 each for them and $5 for shipping per flat rate box to your door (I can fit up to