This log hive is of primordial shape, used in the begining of beekeeping. Like a feral hive, the “Bien”, the wholeness and the single entity of the bee colony, can take up it’s natural form and gestalt. The log hive has two entrances, so it can be turned annually, for inner restructioning, receiving of honey and health. More info at www.gaiabees.com
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@Gaiabees thank you for the quick response,I still have a lot to learn about bees myself before I decide the undertaking myself.i know the honey is best for the bees v/s feeding them sugar water,most from what i understand feed sugar water just so they can take the honey faster but seems to me little to no nutrient in that.will send you a personal message for longer details.
@tappakeggaday1 The log has an entrance on each side. So in order to receive honey, you open the back (honey is always furthest away from the entrance. Foulbrood is mostly caused by stressful bee management and feeding of sugar. If you really needed to look, you can cut some comb with a special knife and determine what’s going on…..
I would hazard to guess the only way you would want to harvest this is if all the bees had left.I know not everyone wants to have bees just for honey and wax but to help out in their decline to bring them back by top bar or other as natural structures as they can to help out the bees.it does raise an interesting question and that is how do you check such a hive for foul brood?i love seeing people trying to help out the honey bee
legal may have to be understood differently , considering the plight of the honey bee and the dramatic changes of the planet – and we may rather find ways to support this very fragile creature, for the sake of our children and children’s children. And, by the way, the rest of the world does NOT have these kind of regulations …. Thank you.
What state are you in? I thought this type of hive is illegal in most states.
do you know where I can get information about management practices for this type of hive?