Electric Fence For Beekeeping

Everything you need to protect your apiary from bears and other critters is in this kit.

Electric fence for beekeeping.

Bacon strips are a good idea for any kind of electric fence. Choose a fence length that will surround your bee yard with ample room to walk around and work around the hives. If they have been successful they can be very hard to keep them out of an apiary. A strong charger is required for a bear fence.

You pretty much take the bundle of posts and walk around the perimeter of your beehives dropping a post every twelve feet. Electric fencing supplies prevention is the best medicine when it comes to fencing your hives. Your charger can be powered by electricity or you may use a solar charger. The pennsylvania game commission has a program for supplying materials to erect deterrent fences for bears if 10 or more hives are in one location on land open to public hunting.

Electric fencing is an essential and effective tool to protect bee hives chickens and other livestock from damage or depredation by black bears. The electric wire comes as a netting already installed on the posts. Beehive protection electronet and electronet plus 9 35 12 electric netting electric netting which is effective for beehive protection to keep out livestock bears dogs raccoons skunks and opossums. The fence is made of a net that is 164 inches long.

Over the years i ve developed a simple and effective electric fence design. The premier electrostop electric fence is a net fence for protection of spaces from animals. Includes 82 foot electronet woven fence and speedrite an90 charger hillside beekeeping supplies 31 hillside terrace merrimack nh 603 429 0808. Bears skunks and other critters are easily discouraged by electric fencing if they have not been previously rewarded with a brood and honey meal.

We recommend at least 4 feet between the fence line and your hives. It is popular among beekeepers protecting their apiaries from bears. Vertical struts are included in the net to keep everything from sagging. The most common size is 14 15 gauge wire.

Most beekeepers use a charger with a minimum of 5000 volts. In my area our apiaries need to be protected from black bears. Choose between a 120 v plug in fencer which can also be powered by a 12 v source if desired a solar battery powered fencer and a 12 v battery powered fencer.