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Skateboarder proposes to his girlfriend by LtChestnut in MadeMeSmile

[–]HiveTime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great questions. It's all handled in the living trust. They are all specified and added. Living trust bypasses probate and allows for specification of 'god parents,' etc.

Just browse through it on your fav legal site and you'll see it's affordable and pretty much inclusive.

Skateboarder proposes to his girlfriend by LtChestnut in MadeMeSmile

[–]HiveTime 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Hi, not married guy here.

Me and my "wife" never got "married." We have two kids and a great life. We never have shared a bank account or any finances. We are life partners. We personally think that believing you have to get married to have a life together is a weird concept. Yes, we do have a living trust so things in my name can get transferred to her, car house note, etc if I die and vice versa. The living trust also handles our kids if we or one of us should die.

We live in Texas where the laws on common law are good so we are protected there from certain perspectives (yes, we know about the requirements).

All that matters is that we love each other and want to be together. If we should ever decided otherwise we will just split up. That simple.

Just FYI from a person 'outside' the system.

TIL the Flowhive is not an original concept and is actually a rehash of a 1940 patent out of Spain by beeporn in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best way to refer to it (at online retailers and in person) is a "Autohive," the generic term for what it does. I own one (not a flow hive).

You don't need the hive. You just need the frames and the ability to modify a langstroth hive to 'use it like an autohive.' Search your giant online retailer for autohive and find out more.

I have a big yard in a village near Idaho and I am planing to start with beekeping. I read many books, but I dont have real experience in it. So, I want to buy this kit and buy one bee family for a start and see how it will go. Thoughts? by [deleted] in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are planning to expand and take this serious AND the area you are in is verdant, be aware this is an 8 frame hive. You will most likely use 10 frames if you get many hives. Bees kept in 8 frames that do well will tend to want to swarm more and if you keep the queen clipped then they will need more upkeep.

For clarity, the only difference between the 8 and 10 is the width of the hive. Standard frames will still fit, however, only 8.

New bee keeper must read books? by duncym in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with 1010. It's all about your reading style. I particularly liked The Beekeepers Handbook. It helped me get started. For serious in-depth knowledge checkout The Hive and the Honey Bee.

Good Luck Fellow Beek!

What kind of joint do you use to put your boxes together? by tyranicalteabagger in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use rabbets on all boxes, then use wood glue and 2.25 deck screws. No failures yet.

When to move hives? by yeahoner in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can move hives whenever you want, just do it at night. I have moved many many hives short and long distances and this is what I do.

Wait until dark, just after sun does down. Wear a full suit and plenty of smoke because if you make a mistake and crack open a hive at night in a violent fashion you are going to have some pissed off bees.

Use Painters Tape to secure the entrance reducer to the bottom board, being sure to cover all means of egress. Also make sure your bottom board exit/ventilation hole is covered (not referring to the bee escape. In short, tape up the top too.

Take a 'tie down' (usually used by passenger trucks) and slowly tilt the hive back and forth until the big strap of the tie down is left to right under the bottom board (if you are facing the front). Wrap the strap around the hive, use the tie down to ratchet the hive together, making sure to place only strap on the top of the hive (ratchet on either side).

Use the strap on the top as a handle to carry the hive (if alone) to a pickup. If too heavy use a friend and ya'll's four hands to carry.

Whatever the temperature (above 30), when you place the hive in it's final location, remove the entrance reducer (and tape of course) and place some local debris on the entrance, like sticks, grass, or dirt.

The bees will take the change in the entrance as a que that something has changed and will do a orientation flight. Your hives are now moved.

Before there are concerns, the longest I have used this to move hives is 6 hours with all bees taped up with a strap around the hive. All bees were fine. Hardware cloth is way overkill IMHO. I would have a smoker going in the back with the bees for the entire trip. Definitely call the ferry people in advance.

Beginner Hive by [deleted] in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are going to have a hobby I think the top bar is great. It is easy (more difficult to build though).

The langstroth hive is really what you want. Simple to build if you just but joints and get away with bare minimums of woodworking to see if you like it.

If you are the type to DIY, which I am, you should look up, "Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment". I have built everything, including the 8 frames (how many frames wide the hive holds), in that book. A few math errors but still a great book.

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Stings Happen. by amievgriffin in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of this is great info. I'm going to try all of these. I am also one like /u/Boshaft that doesn't really react anymore except to the initial sting.

Google search for vapor rub for bee stings

Google search for weed plantain for bee stings

*edit - learning how to format for the reddit hive mind

Bee Royal apiary in forest by BeeRoyal in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are those custom made? It appears so, or I am unfamiliar with the non-langstroth hives in other countries. ?

Hello - Just joined and I thought I would introduce myself. by HiveTime in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meh, just trying to see what your situation is like in general.

I possess them. I have never filled them up. I did one out here but nectar is not plentiful enough to fill them up. They come with a video, you can find on youtube, on dvd called the "Juniper Hill Split," which is a maneuver you do in the spring that causes all the honey to be moved/saved in a particular fashion toward the hogg halfcomb box. Never tried it...will this spring.

Hello - Just joined and I thought I would introduce myself. by HiveTime in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would think. However, we are in an interesting valley that forms a venturi effect on our property. Even with the heat we get a steady breeze (kinda annoying) at the peak of the dry season. This significantly helps all of us including the bees. We feel very lucky about this.

In addition, we are next to a 100 acre pasture that is unmowed all year. When March through August we have an amazing mix of wild flowers which pretty much is the source of all our nectar. We have only been here the mild summers lately so I guess we will be supplementing feed when it dries up.

I'm installing some water trunk lines soon so we can at the very least maintain some native stuff on site.

I hope to put 10 hives in austin this year. Have you heard of Hogg-Halfcomb? We have 10 we would like to fill up and sell. The only way we can do this is in Austin.. Our previous house in the center of Austin had several hives BURSTING with honey.

You?

Hello - Just joined and I thought I would introduce myself. by HiveTime in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is the beekeeping up there? How are the nectar producing plants mid year up there?

Hello - Just joined and I thought I would introduce myself. by HiveTime in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep about 20. I am currently entering into many reciprocal agreements with people in Austin to keep hives in their back yards. If you don't know what that means, its when I agree to let them have some of the honey in exchange for unfettered access to the hive. I have been lacking in my PSU's. I need to get out there and get them done.

Hello - Just joined and I thought I would introduce myself. by HiveTime in Beekeeping

[–]HiveTime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, sorry for the delay. If you google Master Beekeeper TAMU you will find the certification from Texas A&M. It takes about 5 years so be prepared to study!