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- Fri May 10, 2019 6:40 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Cutout - how to schedule or arrange?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7424
Re: Cutout - how to schedule or arrange?
Two of the best, Rob Jacobs and Mark Case, will be at the Beez Needz field day tomorrow. If you want to do cutouts and removals, I would suggest going there and talking to them. It is not a one liner question. It needs time to be answered sufficiently.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:20 pm
- Forum: News & information
- Topic: There's still plenty of idiots in the world
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13290
There's still plenty of idiots in the world
Dozens of beehives were attacked and set on fire in Texas over the weekend in an act “beyond comprehension” that killed an estimated half a million bees, officials said.
https://www.foxnews.com/science/beehive ... llion-bees
https://www.foxnews.com/science/beehive ... llion-bees
- Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:49 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: How to stop the bees from filling in the brood area with honey?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7808
Re: How to stop the bees from filling in the brood area with honey?
Add another deep and checkerboard. Although, it may be too late. Once they make up their mind, they usually swarm, whether you remove the queen cells or not.Removing the Q-cells is a great way to make a hive queenless and watch it die.
- Mon Apr 22, 2019 7:27 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: When to check?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13877
Re: When to check?
Looking for eggs is "mostly" for the beek, not the bees. You can look if you want, but should have large larva or capped brood within 14 days of install. It won't hurt to wait until then, will be easier to see than eggs, and you can get out quicker.
- Sun Apr 21, 2019 6:27 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Nuc questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7345
Re: Nuc questions
Use wax. Once the plastic is drawn out, the bees mdon't know the difference.
- Thu Apr 18, 2019 12:49 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: 4/16 Second Swarm
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11788
Re: 4/16 Second Swarm
That's about what I would plan. Of course, when in a bee activity, I am always ready to change plans instantly when the circumstances require it.
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:43 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: 4/16 Second Swarm
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11788
Re: 4/16 Second Swarm
Most likely the queen got lost coming back from her mating flight and wound up on the bottom. They need to be removed and put in a nuc or hive.
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:36 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: When to check?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13877
Re: When to check?
Some people go in and release her after 4 days. As Rob said above, I wait 7 days, then check for eggs. As soon as I see eggs, I close them up and do not disturb except to feed for 10 or more days after seeing eggs. I have never had an introduction go wrong doing it that way. I feed until the first b...
- Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:05 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Watermelon Swarm 4.14.19- have it if you want it
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8197
Re: Watermelon Swarm 4.14.19- have it if you want it
I'll bring you a hive to put them in, then pick them up afterwards.
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- Sun Apr 14, 2019 4:51 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Virgin Queens?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8205
Re: Virgin Queens?
They will need to be released to mate in a SHORT number of days, or they won't ever mate.
- Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:23 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarm - 4/10/2019
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9059
Re: Swarm - 4/10/2019
I don't know what you CAN do, I just said what I WOULD do.
It is only going to get heavier and harder to handle as it stays there longer.
It is only going to get heavier and harder to handle as it stays there longer.
- Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:50 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarm - 4/10/2019
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9059
Re: Swarm - 4/10/2019
Whatever they are doing, I would take them down and put them in a hive or nuc.
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:38 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarms-4/4/19
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6032
Re: Swarms-4/4/19
Get a bottle of Fischer's bee quick and fill the oven vent. Hopefully, it will run them out before they have brood.
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:30 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Newbie questions - variety of topics
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20359
Re: Newbie questions - variety of topics
I do hope you replaced all missing frames Sunday. You NEVER want to leave empty space in a hive more than a day during comb drawing season.
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:37 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Newbie questions - variety of topics
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20359
Re: Newbie questions - variety of topics
Like Jacobs says, except I wait 7 days before opening the hive after installing a package. Then I only open it long enough to find eggs. I leave it closed for 10 or more days after finding eggs. Don't worry about checking it before the weather warms. Checking too often is much worse than checking to...
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 5:04 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: First graft, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12728
Re: First graft, 2019
Jacobs, myself, Keith from Beez Needz, and another helper set up 15 mating units yesterday and installed Wayne's queen cells. Hopefully, we will get a few nucs and queens for sale from them. We also grafted again Friday, March 22. Checked them yesterday and counted about 29, Those, too, were Wayne's...
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:23 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarm 3/23/19
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6219
Re: Swarm 3/23/19
Thanks for posting, Ed. Let's hope others do, too. It makes a good record for future years.
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:59 pm
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: First graft, 2019
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12728
Re: First graft, 2019
Moved 16 cells to the incubator today. Put 2 more frames in the starter to be cleaned. Will graft into them tomorrow.
16 of 40 doesn't sound too good, but it was rainy and cold here the day we grafted, so I'm not too awful disappointed.
16 of 40 doesn't sound too good, but it was rainy and cold here the day we grafted, so I'm not too awful disappointed.
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:48 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Bee escapes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5927
Re: Bee escapes
Before we had SHB, they worked well. I would be very cautious with them now.
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:42 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: How often to refresh?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8327
Re: How often to refresh?
I had another one reported to me on Thursday, the 14th.