Awning For Beehive

He gets huge quantities of honey by using these upper entrances combined with little landing pads for the foragers convenience.

Awning for beehive.

A solid colored garden awning is a versatile style that can be used year round while shades that have a print design are ideal for seasonal use. Side slots to allow natural bearding. For materials you can t go wrong with heavy duty polyester a very durable fabric you can count on when in doubt rain or shine. Made of powder coated 18 gauge cold rolled steel includes four 4 stainless steel screws.

Fyi we have two umbrellas on our patio which do the job but inevitably someone at the patio dining table is stuck in the sun. In winter the awning protects the landing board from snow and ice buildup maintaining ventilation and allowing bees to fly in flight weather. This enables the beekeeper to move the awning from the lower deep to the second deep in the spring without moving the screws. Big storm this weekend.

Portable awnings give you the option to move it around your deck but they typically won t provide as much shelter as a wall mounted awning. Many factors are important in determining a beehive location including the relative amounts of sun and shade for bees. I noticed my hives had snow piling up on the landing boards and water was dripping into the hives. Powder coated steel construction 4 four stainless steel screws.

Our beehive awning is made of 18 gage cold rolled steel. Other beekeepers like tony bees in new york swear by holes drilled directly into the honey supers. It comes with 4 stainless steel screws. I converted to this method and drilled one inch holes in my honey supers which i then placed over a double queen hive.

The problem is the hive can cause damage to all the parts of your awning not to mention posing a danger to you. Powder coated for extra durability and out door use. Reduces scope zone in which guard bees need to control the area. But like most aspects of beekeeping it s impossible to make one rule for all locations.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an awning device of a proportion to encompass a greater portion of the front entrance so that during early spring build up of the bee population when bees tend to beard up or cover the entire front outside portion of a hive for lack of space inside they may be protected from sudden spring showers. Bees and other insects the cozy corners of your roof and an extended awning make an excellent place for a beehive. Fits 8 and 10 frame langstroth hives. Fits both 8 10 langstroth hives.

I realized i had the hives tilted the wrong way angling backwards so i.