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- Location
- Oldham
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Which side to put my hive?
Left or right? Facing in or out?
We are looking northwest in the photo
Looks like there's room for about eight more! Maybe the next one to the left (in the photo) and facing south, but I'd make plans for positioning say six rather than just two - next year you may well temporarily have four or five (after performing artificial swarms or deciding you want to keep a spare queen in a nuc, etc.), and inevitably you won't stick at two anyway.
Yes, you should be able to work the hive without being in the entrance flightpath of another hive. Ideally!...
Am thnking about when we're dealing with one hive we might not want the entrance of another one pointing right at us ... so perhaps pointing the entrance more away from it...
Entrance towards the rising sun yo get them flying earlier..... Now wait for other comments!
had this talk with a long established beekeeperer in outpatients the other day
he sad face them into the prevailing wind, somewhere sheltered and in full sun1
that would be south west in these parts....
into the wind.. lets the bees get up to altitude quicker...
bees an Biggin hill ... there's a thought!
Hi richardbees,Have you got a friend who works in the Royal Mail paint store?
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