Observation Hive - DIY Beehive

Описание: Observation Hive - DIY Beehive

Imagine having your own beehive; one where you can watch your bees building honeycomb raising their young and growing to their full potential. now imagine having all of this in the
comfort of your own home. well keep watching as I show you how I set up a simple observation beehive using a few low-cost supplies on this episode of animals for the win.
I've always loved watching insects and I had a few ant farms growing up so one day when I was thinking about bees I
thought it would be cool to have my own hive indoors and be able to watch how they do their thing so I got to thinking about the most economical way to do this first I decided to use an aquarium since I already had one truthfully you could
use almost any kind of container to keep your bees early bee keepers used clay pots to keep bees as long as 3,000 years ago
and settlers were still using clay pots to keep bees during the 1800s honey bees can adapt and thrive in the most unique of circumstances next I turned the aquarium on its side to give my bees easy access to a clear plastic tube which serves as their connection to the outside world keep in mind if you decide
to use plastic tubing most insects have a difficult time climbing up slippery plastic tubing so for the parts where I need the bees to climb up I used a piece of wood covered with the screen and then drilled a hole through the windowpane so that they could get out the wooden piece is shaped like a trough to make room for the bees to get through and the screen is stapled tightly to the wood I used a shaper table to cut a trough down a 2x4 but any one could fasten a few pieces of wood together with nails or glue to get the same effect I used Elmer's wood glue for any places that needed it I have found in the past that certain adhesives like window sealant give off harmful fumes which could kill or weaken insects and their kin that's pretty much all you need to get started the bees will take care of the rest I purchased a nuk of bees place them in the aquarium with the Queen and in no time they began to build honeycomb on the sides of the glass....


Here is a list of the supplies I used to build this observation hive, along with a link to amazon next to each:
Empty Aquarium - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
Polycarbonate Tubing -https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Window Screen - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Elmer's Wood Glue - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Wooden Slates - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Light Duty Staple Gun - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Check out pre-made Observation Beehives, and compare the best prices on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

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