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- Sun Jun 09, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Wanted/For Sale
- Topic: Going out of business sale
- Replies: 0
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Going out of business sale
All woodenware is for 8 frame All pieces are used but workable, some are near new. $5 each: medium supers Hive stands bottom boards Queen excluders Inner covers Telescopic tops $2 each Boardman feeder base only 3/4" shim spacers Bee vac less shop vac $20 Refractometer $5 Hot knives $10 Other it...
- Sun Aug 29, 2021 4:01 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Robber attacks yesterday
- Replies: 3
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Re: Robber attacks yesterday
Planned to check for queens next week. I feed early often, probably spilled some sugar water when inverting the jar feeders. Thanks for the tips.
- Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:41 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Robber attacks yesterday
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17957
Re: Robber attacks yesterday
All quiet on the Western Front yesterday.
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:21 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Robber attacks yesterday
- Replies: 3
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Robber attacks yesterday
Had 2 of 4 hive attacked by robbers yesterday. Both hives were strong and won their battles, fortunately. Maybe time to put on robber screens.
- Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:08 am
- Forum: Wanted/For Sale
- Topic: pollen for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16011
pollen for sale
A person who has purchased a couple quarts of honey from me is looking for pollen, Anyone interested in selling him some?
- Mon May 31, 2021 5:20 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarm caught 5.25.21
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10774
Re: Swarm caught 5.25.21
How far away from your hives do you place the trap?
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:31 am
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarm 4/16/21
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7963
Re: Swarm 4/16/21
About how high was it? Did you use a pole bucket?
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:23 pm
- Forum: Extractions, cut outs, removals and swarms
- Topic: Swarm 3/26/21
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9157
Swarm 3/26/21
First swarm/capture today. Swarmed about 4:00 PM. Large 4+ lbs best guess.Pretty sure I got the queen, hope it is on the top side of the excluder.
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:57 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Drones 2021
- Replies: 10
- Views: 40500
Re: Drones 2021
Saw first drone near entrance today. This is the hive I was wishing would swarm about 10 days ago.
- Mon Mar 08, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Red Maple
- Replies: 9
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Re: Red Maple
Bees are steadily working the Red Maple in my backyard today.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:56 pm
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Red Maple
- Replies: 9
- Views: 33213
Re: Red Maple
Have a Red Maple stating to bloom, no activity from the bees yet.
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- Sat Mar 06, 2021 2:44 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: First deadout
- Replies: 4
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Re: First deadout
Maybe just orientation/cleansing, did not see any drones this afternoon. The "cloud" outside the hive was much smaller today than before, may be cooler temps. Maybe longer than I think till swarm. I have had good luck catching swarms rather than splitting. Afraid to split this one as it is...
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:03 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: First deadout
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16151
Re: First deadout
Hard for me to tell. Lots of activity outside the entrance, "cloud" of bees about 3' by 3' by 6' at various times. Haven't checked today yet. I'll see if I can tell more today.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:55 am
- Forum: News & information
- Topic: OA EPA Exemption
- Replies: 1
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Re: OA EPA Exemption
Good news
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 8:54 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Drones 2021
- Replies: 10
- Views: 40500
Re: Drones 2021
The one strong hive I have remaining has large population and burr comb, I expect it to swarm in the next few days. Didn't go into the frames to check for brood.
- Sat Mar 06, 2021 5:19 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: First deadout
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16151
Re: First deadout
I have had 4 of 6 this winter. Plenty of stores, suspect Queenless or mites. Few SHB. Have one strong , one weak remaining. Looks like strong is about to swarm, the next few days when it warms a bit.
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:53 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Oxalic treatment using fogger
- Replies: 6
- Views: 32156
Re: Oxalic treatment using fogger
Thanks for the offer to help.
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:50 pm
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Oxalic treatment using fogger
- Replies: 6
- Views: 32156
Re: Oxalic treatment using fogger
You are right, my luck ran out. 4 of the six hives are dead. The two remaining are doing well, population wise. The four that died did not starve, all had large stores. Did not check for queens last fall so some may have not had good queens. I guess that leaves mites as the usual suspect.I used my w...
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:17 am
- Forum: Beekeeping 101
- Topic: Solstice
- Replies: 33
- Views: 314673
Re: Solstice
Thanks for the nudge on this thread. Think I'll plant some camellias this year. Sunday or Monday looks like good days to be hefting hives and feeding.
- Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:40 am
- Forum: Just Stuff
- Topic: Oxalic treatment using fogger
- Replies: 6
- Views: 32156
Re: Oxalic treatment using fogger
Thanks for the links. I am using 80 proof vodka and Oxalic. Never tried water or mineral oil. I'll keep trying this and let you know how it goes.