Comments on: Picked Up My Apiary Equipment http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/ A Beekeeping Blog Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:28:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jpbellavance http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-279 jpbellavance Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:12:34 +0000 http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/?p=405#comment-279 Yes, I did. I even bought two of them so I always have an extra one on hand in case I have people interested in coming out. They seem OK and will work for me. I found the suit with the best viewing was the ones offered by BJ Sherriff. The one I bought I thought was cheaply made for as much as it cost but the view fro inside was perfect for beekeeping. If you can find a suit with that style of veil, go for it.<br>Hope this helps.<br><br>Jesse Yes, I did. I even bought two of them so I always have an extra one on hand in case I have people interested in coming out. They seem OK and will work for me. I found the suit with the best viewing was the ones offered by BJ Sherriff. The one I bought I thought was cheaply made for as much as it cost but the view fro inside was perfect for beekeeping. If you can find a suit with that style of veil, go for it.
Hope this helps.

Jesse

]]> By: mignolan http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-278 mignolan Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:44:05 +0000 http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/?p=405#comment-278 One more question ... did you end up getting that cricket-style suit from Dadant? I've ordered one, but it's a size too small. I also ordered a different type of suit for my wife, but with a similar veil/hat combo, and it felt uncomfortable -- very difficult to turn my head. I'm going to exchange the cricket suit I bought, but I'm wondering if I should try something else, such as with a helmet. I didn't want to open the package with the hat and veil in it, but maybe I'll do that to give it a try. Just the same, I'd appreciate hearing your opinion, if you've ordered it ... or what you ended up doing, if you didn't go that route. Thanks! One more question … did you end up getting that cricket-style suit from Dadant? I've ordered one, but it's a size too small. I also ordered a different type of suit for my wife, but with a similar veil/hat combo, and it felt uncomfortable — very difficult to turn my head. I'm going to exchange the cricket suit I bought, but I'm wondering if I should try something else, such as with a helmet. I didn't want to open the package with the hat and veil in it, but maybe I'll do that to give it a try. Just the same, I'd appreciate hearing your opinion, if you've ordered it … or what you ended up doing, if you didn't go that route. Thanks!

]]> By: jpbellavance http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-276 jpbellavance Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:20:54 +0000 http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/?p=405#comment-276 Yep. I ordered three packages from BeeWeaver Apiaries down in Texas. They make the claim that they have not used miticides for the last 10 years or so. Hope it works out. This weekend I am going to put my hive stands out on the property I have been allowed to use. I am going to use 6 pier blocks and three pressure treated two by fours. I built a nice stand 10 years ago but after 10 it rotted and almost collapsed before I got to it. Good Luck! Yep. I ordered three packages from BeeWeaver Apiaries down in Texas. They make the claim that they have not used miticides for the last 10 years or so. Hope it works out. This weekend I am going to put my hive stands out on the property I have been allowed to use. I am going to use 6 pier blocks and three pressure treated two by fours. I built a nice stand 10 years ago but after 10 it rotted and almost collapsed before I got to it. Good Luck!

]]> By: mignolan http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-275 mignolan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:30:08 +0000 http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/?p=405#comment-275 Well, that is what it looks like, but without the glue. ; )<br><br>You're getting new bees, right? I'm picking up my first-ever nuc -- Canadian Buckfasts -- in the end of April. After the storms we had here in the Hudson Valley, I've got a lot of work to do to get ready for them. Well, that is what it looks like, but without the glue. ; )

You're getting new bees, right? I'm picking up my first-ever nuc — Canadian Buckfasts — in the end of April. After the storms we had here in the Hudson Valley, I've got a lot of work to do to get ready for them.

]]> By: jpbellavance http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-274 jpbellavance Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:13:55 +0000 http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/?p=405#comment-274 It is just flimsy. It reminds me of stamped metal put together with springs and glue. It will probably work OK for a while but over the long term who knows. Try to find the other one if you can. <br><br>Jesse It is just flimsy. It reminds me of stamped metal put together with springs and glue. It will probably work OK for a while but over the long term who knows. Try to find the other one if you can.

Jesse

]]> By: mignolan http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/2010/02/25/picked-up-my-apiary-equipment/comment-page-1/#comment-273 mignolan Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:28:51 +0000 http://theweekendbeekeeper.com/?p=405#comment-273 Hey, have you received the frame grip that you perceived as being crapola? I may be forced to buy one from Brushy Mountain, because the preferred grip is out of stock (forever, seemingly). That may be the same issue you faced a few weeks ago. If you've received the grip, would you offer your thoughts on it? Thanks! Hey, have you received the frame grip that you perceived as being crapola? I may be forced to buy one from Brushy Mountain, because the preferred grip is out of stock (forever, seemingly). That may be the same issue you faced a few weeks ago. If you've received the grip, would you offer your thoughts on it? Thanks!

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