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look forward to hearing about your observations.

Recently I had a hive that consisted of 2 deeps and 1 medium. THe queen was failing and almost no brood was present. I decided to requeen and observed that she looked honey bound. Both deeps were full of honey except for a frame or two. The medium was completely full. I added an empty medium and a n...

Single mother on fixed income needs free bee trap out.
Bees entering base of tree near ground.
Location: Stokesdale area on Happy Hill rd.

Please pm me for contact information.

Please verify these are honey bees before removing them.

Kurt

Have a local person that is interested in purchasing a couple of hives of bees.
Please pm for further information.

Kurt

Once a hive has started to make swarm cells, it will continue in it's pursuit of swarming until acheived. Taking frames from one hive to another will not eliminate swarming in of itself. Moving frames or making a split before swarm cells are built will greatly reduce the likelihood of a swarm. You c...

Wally:
You arent giving up on bee removals are you?
If you pass them on to me, I will pass them back to you

thanks!

Theresa Simmons is looking for a little help. She has just started beekeeping and would like to visit someones bees to make sure she has things set up right.
Theresa lives Southern Guiilford County near Groometown rd.
Please call her directly at 336-337-2286.

pm me back if you can help.
thanks,
Kurt

Bee removal opportunity near 68/40 intersection.
Bees in building.
Want free removal. Ha HA!
Call me for details.
You may be able to garner a fee if you arent willing to save the precious little bees for nothing!

686-4861

Yes!
What you are describing is basically what you would do wth a double screen board. http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/pr ... number=694
This allows for 2 queens and perhaps even more effecitvely since the workers can unite.

Kurt

If no one reply's via this forum I will secure a speaker outside of the forum.
Kurt

As little as possible, as much as needed. My customers demand honey early in the season, so I take off what I can in early June. If it is capped it is going to be extracted. I probably extract half a dozen times between June and August. But I do not count since I keep hives in VA as well as Sparta. ...

Ron:

I believe that the population has become more informed and perhaps know someone who knows a beekeeper and thus bypasses the Ag center altogether. With the internet availabilty I am also seeing more and more people "searching" before they call the old standby.

I think the real question is can you take the honey? Depending on your beekeeping practices you may or may not be able to take it for consumption. If this is pre-existing brood comb you may be dealing with contamination. Have you ever fed the bees sugar syrup? Treated with Terramycin? Treated with F...

This year has been unusaually quiet for me. Sine I get most of the calls that come through the Ag center, I consider it almost concerning that I have had no more than 5 calls all year.

The only real way to tell if they are going to swarm is to look for swarm cells. Since these appear on the bottom of the frames it takes no more than a minute to tip the boxes back and take a quick peak. Queen cups are acceptable but if you have an egg in one, it is inevitable that you will have a s...

A couple of mine are wanting to swarm right now, but I won't let them!

I have tried several people without any luck as to get a taker.
I personally do not have the time or would try and help.
I am assuming they want this done free of charge?

I guess those bees will bee no more.

As for queen excluders, it is all about how you wish to mangage your bees. If you don't mind brood in your honey and wax moth destrying your comb, then leave the excluders off. Let's face it, bees do not like queen excluders! Bees will move up more rapidly if there are no restrictions. I run exclude...

Don:

I PM'd you about the queens you need.

Kurt