Comments on: Installation – Warre Hive Construction Guide

By: Nicki Penaluna

Nicki Penaluna — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:37:12 +0000

Brilliant description. Thank you for all the information. What about attaching the wax strip on the underside of the top bars. How is that done? What about converting my standard hives (unused) to Warré type hives. My husband built them and could do the woodwork involved. Is it possible do you think. I really think this is the way to go. I am thinking of building a hTBH later this year but wanted to convert my present bees quickly to the Warré method.
Look forward to hearing your thoughts on this.

By: bashbees

bashbees — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:10:28 +0000

Hi Nick, thank you very much for your very educative construction guides of warre hive. I stumbled on your blog while searching on the net for a way of supering my top bar hives to prevent swarming. I have since read Beekeeping for All by Abbe Warre. I have started constructing my first warre hive I am convinced that warre hive is the best hive type, in fact, soon I will convert all my hives to warre hives. I have about forty top bar hives in Ota area of Ogun state of Nigeria. Thank you for a job well done.

By: Monica

Monica — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:55:50 +0000

Hi..
Nice site–thanks for the info.
Quick question though. I am in the south. Do you think I need the quilt for the entire year? I was thinking leave it without insulation to increase air flow and then add the insulation in the fall. Thoughts on this?

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:06:45 +0000

Have just completed a TBH. Will be building Warre TBH next. Must congratulate you on the time and effort put into your very informative set of instructions that any basic diy person should be able to follow with ease. WELL DONE and THANK YOU!

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:53:42 +0000

abb – Great! Glad to hear that you are getting along nicely. Just rub some soft beeswax on the bottom of the top bars before using them. To answer your quilt question see this comment: http://thebeespace.net/2008/08/25/the-quilt-warre-hive-construction-guide/#comment-954

By: abb

abb — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:25:08 +0000

hi nick i have nearly finished building the hive my question is where to place the wax in the begining is there any pictures to show how and where to place the wax on the bars. my other question is what is the point of the quilt? and when is the best time to introduce the bees. best regards from the uk

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:03:20 +0000

Craig – The major differences between Langstroth beekeeping and Warre beekeeping…that is a weighty topic! The biggest differences is the hands-off method of Warre. You do a lot more observing and working with the bees, and a lot less opening and inspecting the hive. The Warre hive is designed to mimic the natural cavities that bees seem to like best in nature. The major difference is that it allows the bees to create natural comb cell size to their own specifications, instead of us forcing them into a pre-pressed man-made foundation size.

There is a Warre Hive Construction Guide available here: http://warrebeehive.com/whcg It is a step by step breakdown of the Warre Hive building process.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:49:11 +0000

Nick,
New to the bee keeping but want to know more. I’ve been doing some reading and was wondering the difference in this method as opposed to the other. Also are there different plans available for making this bee hive? I dont’ follow these plans. Thanks for you time.

Craig

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:10:17 +0000

Jacqueline – Thanks so much for your comment!