Great video. Your video was the best educational video about setting up an electric fence I've seen. This is my first year in beekeeping and this video will help me to protect my hives from bears. Thanks again for all of your work.
Thanks Doug. Glad you found it helpful You can also check our blog on the topic with similar info www.beekeepingfornewbies.com/bears-bees-electric-fence/
Congrats on a well made video. I am new at beekeeping and will be setting up my bees and an electric fence this upcoming spring. You have been an immense help and I want to take this moment to thank you on a well made instructional video.
Great video. I've just seen a bear 2 days ago walk by my hives so it's time to put up a fence. I've been lucky so far and I don't need my luck to run out. Thanks
Very informative information. You were talking maybe adding a ground wire in between your hot wire I would highly highly highly recommend that for the reason you talked about where a animal does not always get a ground by just standing there. That is very true an I recommend it in all electric fences . Also if you don’t mind I would like to add one more thing . When setting up your yard always make your yard bigger than you think you may need because you may add hives which you talking about but the other thing is make it bigger so you have a lot of room to WORK YOUR HIVES . Like when you are pulling supers you need more room an just different reason you need more room all around your hives say a hand truck , a trailer, lawn mower. So just keep things like that on your mind. We always do things an look back later on an say why did I not do this or that . I hope you have a great season. Thanks
Thanks for the comments. I have not added the ground wire but I also have not had an intrusion since setting up the fence. I once watched a bear walk up the fence, turn and walk away so I assume it had been zapped before.
Just a thought for you . I see just sievert bee keeper that runs a extra ground wire between each hot wire because of all the hair on the bears to help to make sure the bears touch a hot wire and a ground . Mostly on land that doesn’t have a lot of rain an having moisture in the ground so you can get a good ground to the bear . I am getting ready to do three of my bee yards . What is your thoughts on adding the extra ground wires . Thanks
I will like to make a suggestion. Have you considered using a flip open housing cover over the on / off switch? It would be a pity if that snooping bear accidentally flipped the switch off.
You mentioned this, but your energizer is way underpowered for deterring bears. You need at least the minimum joules - which is easiest to remember as being at least 1 joule. The Parmak Solar 12 is 1.2 joules and reasonably priced.
Yes...thanks. It does need upgrading. The Parmak is one of two properly sized, solar energizers listed on our website. The energizer I had before this one was even less powerful but somehow did the job. Maybe we have wimpy bears here. :)
@@timothymcdonald2505 - Bear managers have set guidelines. fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/conservation/wildlife-reports/bears/mfwp_electric-fencing-guide_v4.0.pdf
Thanks....glad you liked it. The energizer in the video is underpowered as I mentioned. You can find options on our website at www.beekeepingfornewbies.com/electric-fence-chargers-energizers/ The Parmak is Solar Pak 12 is very popular. Other items are on our site at www.beekeepingfornewbies.com/electric-fence-chargers-energizers/ We got wood posts at Tractor Supply. I think T posts came from Lowes. Aluminum wire is also available at Tractor Supply or Amazon.
Just the other day I watched a bear walk into our barn on one end and come out the other side. It completely ignored our beeyard which tells me this bear has probably been zapped by the fence.
