tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post406305340584031300..comments2024-01-27T02:01:24.039-05:00Comments on Happy Hour at the Top Bar: To Warre or Not to Warre? Julie Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-45309891026325046462016-06-09T17:21:50.556-04:002016-06-09T17:21:50.556-04:00Good point about the Warre being easier to feed. T...Good point about the Warre being easier to feed. TBHs are kind of a pain to feed when it's cold outside. In fact, this year, I don't think I'm even going to bother. But storage... that's what I love about KTBHs -- they're self-contained. One of these days I'll try a Warre, but I have to clear out some storage space first.Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-77187959123714637502016-06-08T20:18:09.142-04:002016-06-08T20:18:09.142-04:00I have one TBH and one Warre. I'm in love with...I have one TBH and one Warre. I'm in love with them both. If the top bars were interchangeable, I'd be in heaven (if only I had bees). The TBH is definitely the winner re: storage space needed and ease of maintenance but the Warre is hands-down better when I need to "do" anything to my bees, like feed or treat (even if it is with sugar or something "benign"). The TBH simply does not have those options, at least not easily IMO. But options usually means more parts and accessories, so storage becomes an issue.<br /><br />FWIW I fitted some of my Warre top bars with self-spacing sidebars. Short ones. No pins or spacers needed. Easy inspection as the bees don't tend to attach comb to the box at all unless it's honeycomb.HBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457255992295971802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-74170227574378502132015-02-04T08:07:10.163-05:002015-02-04T08:07:10.163-05:00I was looking forward to reading about your Warre ...I was looking forward to reading about your Warre adventures - guess I'll have to wait a year. ;-) It'll give you some time to finish your soliloquy, however. <br /><br />A couple of comments:<br /><br />- I don't do Langs for the storage issue, but I think Warre's would be slightly better. And I find that I'm building a collection spare nucs and other mini-hives which kinda defeats the whole storage issue. The one advantage of the Warre is that you don't have to store built comb once you harvest like with a Lang and worry about wax moths and such.<br />- A friend of mine started beekeeping last year with a Warre and I think for the low maintenance, that was a good choice for her. She has windows in her hive which help greatly with the management/inspection. But mostly, it was set it up and let the bees do their thing and occasionally look through the windows to see if a new box needed to be added. She did have issues with trying to put the new box on below - that's where her hubby came in. <br />- I understand about the small cell, treatment free idea, but locally bred bees probably originated somewhere else at one point. When I can only get bees from elsewhere, I look at that as a chance to build a new survivor stock and can gradually let them regress to small cell. But finding the queen in a Warre would be a challenge. Legally, the frames need to be moveable and I don't think the propolizing would be any worse than a Lang.Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.com