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Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 16 1:53 pm Post subject: Tree Hives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8z3nBQNLL4&feature=youtu.be

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Wed Jun 01, 16 4:00 pm Post subject:
It doesn't get much more natural & it's still practised in the forests of Eastern Europe. But I haven't a head for heights, or any suitable trees.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 16 6:59 am Post subject:
That was really interesting, thank you for posting it.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 16 9:50 am Post subject:
You're welcome.

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Thu Jun 02, 16 10:14 am Post subject:

I do think that it would be far less work to attach a box of similar size to a tree rather than all that work.
The only advantage I can see is it's less obvious to those that might rob the colony.
If the trees are on your own land or land without public access I think I'd rather leave the tree be.
But it does raise the point with so many old hollow trees being felled for safety reasons there are far fewer natural sites for bees, bats & birds.
Even if you don't want to keep bees, providing a home for colonisation naturally will help provide swarms & drones to help those that do, aid pollination & increase the local gene pool.

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