Just makes me wonder what Erika Thompson's take on this project would be
An Indoor Beehive in My Bedroom Wall
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#12This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.
Honeybees aren’t very aggressive with stings. Yellowjackets in the other hand are vicious if you’re disturbing their nests in any way. Any that establish themselves near my house will be dispatched with as soon as I notice them.
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#13hmm. bee's can easily cause a lot of damage inside your walls. not sure how this is avoided.
If the space is sealed, how would they get into the walls?
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#14Made me realize for the first time Bees are the only insect that most people don't find disgusting. I mean we literally eat what they create: Honey. It would be fascinating to watch them build their hives.
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#15The comb doesn't look like it's on frames. The vast majority of states require comb to be on a frame or top bar to be capable of being inspected. There are plans online for in-wall mounted observation hives that would be much better than this.
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#16hmm. bee's can easily cause a lot of damage inside your walls. not sure how this is avoided.
Technically the bees don't cause much damage. They will do things like remove insulation. Fermented honey, moisture, ants, wax moths, etc are all more damaging but technically a result of the bees. At least in an observation hive you can see what's happening before it spreads.
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#17This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.
I have bees and it gets a nope from me for the inconvenience and potential damage factor. If it were better constructed, maybe. Bees can potentially bend the plexiglass or chew holes in the wood to escape. There are better designs out there.
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#18The comb doesn't look like it's on frames. The vast majority of states require comb to be on a frame or top bar to be capable of being inspected. There are plans online for in-wall mounted observation hives that would be much better than this.
Wait, what? Inspected by whom? How often? Who requires this??
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#19This gets a solid "nope" from me, and probably everyone else who has a memory of a very painful sting in their past.
I would classify a bee sting as more of an irritating pain, like a stubbed toe.
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#20The comb doesn't look like it's on frames. The vast majority of states require comb to be on a frame or top bar to be capable of being inspected. There are plans online for in-wall mounted observation hives that would be much better than this.
Wait, what? Inspected by whom? How often? Who requires this??
In my state, routine inspections are required by a State Apiarist:
> All honeybee colonies must be registered and inspected for diseases, mites, and Africanized bees. Surveys are conducted for Africanized bees along Delaware’s coastal anchorages and in the Ports of Wilmington and Delaware City. By law, the State Apiarist and state bee inspectors may enter any public or private premises and have access to and from all apiaries or places where bees and bee equipment are kept to inspect them for pests and diseases. The State Apiarist may also declare a quarantine and order the destruction or treatment of hives for serious pest or disease situations.
https://agriculture.delaware.gov/plant-industries/honeybees/