Best guess is some variation of a robber fly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae
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- Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:23 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Does Anyone Know What This Is?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5869
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:45 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Too many bees?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4215
This is the nature of the honey bee. Bees build up numbers in the spring for the purpose of making honey and dividing the colony. Since the flow is over you will seem many bees just hanging out until they have something to do or just die from old age. If little or no nectar comes in during the summe...
- Fri May 21, 2010 7:12 pm
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: 2 queens
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5293
2 queens
It seems that almost every year I come across a hive or two with 2 queens. While this is not uncommon (seeing mother and daughter laying side by side) what I saw seemed a little unusual and I have not run across before. During a routine examination, I came across the queen in the very top box (mediu...
- Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:10 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Plastic Brood Frames
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6445
- Sat Apr 24, 2010 5:16 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Swarm off a nuc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6547
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 7:47 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Swarm off a nuc
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6547
Bill: While you did not observe any queen cups/cells in your nuc when you received it, it would take approx. 14 days from the point of laying an egg to throwing a swarm. You observe no eggs, larvae or brood which indicates that something is really wrong. I am assuming that the swarm you caught had a...
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 4:28 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: home removal 2010
- Replies: 27
- Views: 39150
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:50 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: What would be the norm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6491
- Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:09 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: What would be the norm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6491
As with any animal or insect, the norm is always different. If you are feeding constantly and the bees are doing their jobs I would think that you should have 6-8 frames of drawn comb. As for the rest, the frames will be a combination of pollen, nectar and brood. Keep feeding if they are taking the ...
- Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:25 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: home removal 2010
- Replies: 27
- Views: 39150
- Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:16 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: home removal 2010
- Replies: 27
- Views: 39150
- Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:11 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Locust Bloom
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5044
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 9:06 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: honey flow
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12049
A few frames of nectar does not justify supering up. As you know, bees love to fill the outside frames of a 10 frame hive first before moving up into the honey supers. I doubt anyone has honey supers filled with nectar right now. What I observed involved a decisive effort on the bees part to complet...
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:07 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: honey flow
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12049
honey flow
After doing some inspections yesterday, it would appear that we are in some kind of a honey flow. Several of my hives have or in process of filling out the top super with nothing but nectar. I had originally thought things would be delayed by a couple of weeks but now wonder why my supers are still ...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:32 pm
- Forum: Wanted/For Sale
- Topic: queen update
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7234
queen update
After having spoken with a couple of local queen providers, it looks as if queens will be available around May 1- May 15. It also appears that queens are at a premium and that you will most likely need to get on a list ASAP if you plan on gettng any queens. Best of luck! The old days of calling up a...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:28 am
- Forum: Wanted/For Sale
- Topic: 3lb packages
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4167
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:21 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Honey Straw Making help!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6439
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 7:00 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Any swarms yet?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6761
- Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:34 am
- Forum: News & information
- Topic: nuc availability
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4178
nuc availability
Just talked with Jack Tapp of Busy bee apiaries. He has an opportunity to secure nucs from a Florida source. There are still some hurdles to overcome but if you are interested you will need to contact him and get on a list. The nucs will be ready around May 1. Cost will probably be around $100 but w...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:24 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: weak hives
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9266