tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post4026087512955929004..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Bees and SugarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-82811601572286667772007-10-03T08:41:00.000-04:002007-10-03T08:41:00.000-04:00I wish I had taken shop in High School, but no, in...I wish I had taken shop in High School, but no, in my generation girls took Home Ec. It makes so much sense to nail at an angle. When I am lifting the frame with the nails pounded in straight, obviously (at least now it is) the pull is always in the direction of pulling the nails out. OK - frame repairs coming up! Thanks, Paul.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-35046820529811979402007-10-03T03:50:00.000-04:002007-10-03T03:50:00.000-04:00Hi, a fellow beek hailing from NZ. I've enjoyed re...Hi, a fellow beek hailing from NZ. I've enjoyed reading your blog for a while so thought I'd leave a comment :)<BR/><BR/>Varroa hasn't made it this far south here yet, but it's on it's way so it's always good to see what people are doing to control it without chemicals.<BR/><BR/>A tip on nailing your frames together - put the nails in at an angle like so - \ / ,instead of | | like you have them now - makes them a lot harder to pull apart. A quick dab of glue doesn't hurt either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-29528310207129355902007-10-01T17:51:00.000-04:002007-10-01T17:51:00.000-04:00Hi Lİnda, I am a beekeper from Turkey. I wonder di...Hi Lİnda, I am a beekeper from Turkey. I wonder did you take good results after powdered sugar fall down on bees. After shaking bees themselves, did you see increasing fell down varroas on the buttom board?<BR/>Have a nice keeping <BR/>Hayreddin Sakar Kirklareli Turkey<BR/><BR/>www.florabal.blogspot.comHayreddin Sakarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061593890548057257noreply@blogger.com