Sun prairie beekeeper

[John Thompson]

Hi all, I was contacted on FB by a Collin saying he attended a meeting some time ago, and there was someone in sun prairie that kept bees in there yard, and wants to make contact. 

Are you that person?

[Joshua Schmidt]

I am in Sun Prairie but there were at least two others. 

Joshua M. Schmidt

jmoc.s...@gmail.com

On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM John Thompson <johntho...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all, I was contacted on FB by a Collin saying he attended a meeting some time ago, and there was someone in sun prairie that kept bees in there yard, and wants to make contact. 

Are you that person?

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[Reenie Van Lanen]

I am not , but Josh (DCBA treasurer) does live in Sun Prairie & keeps bees in town.

On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 6:00 PM John Thompson <johntho...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all, I was contacted on FB by a Collin saying he attended a meeting some time ago, and there was someone in sun prairie that kept bees in there yard, and wants to make contact. 

Are you that person?

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[Liz Meyer]

I am setting up my first hives and I am freaking out about everything. I went to a class in February and came away thinking that I knew it all. I have some great books to refer to and my notes. My first concern is how much of a tilt do I put on the hives? One website says 2". One website says 1". It says over tilting is just as bad as under tilting. I want to get this right the first time.

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[Tom Borchardt]

Liz-

You may be overthinking this.  A little tilt so that any water in the hive will drain is fine.

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[Jack Rademacher]

It’s really not anything to worry about. You don’t need to measure. A slight down slope towards the entrance. If it looks like too much slope, it probably is but it won’t hurt unless it’s ready to fall over. I’ve got a few hives that settled and I need to straighten them out a bit but the bees are fine. Take your water bottle and pour a few tablespoons of water on the cover if it “slowly” runs toward the front  , you’re probably ok. 

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[Liz Meyer]

Thank you.

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[Reenie Van Lanen]

Because I use a screened bottom board I'm not worried about the pitch of the hive.

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