I checked my hive yesterday after being away for two weeks, and found some things that seem troublesome to me (I am a complete novice, this being my first...
either order a a new queen or move some very young brood from your OTHER HIVE so that they can raise a new queen themselves. i suspect you have laying workers...
save time, esp this late in the season. order a new queen asap. don't have the hive make a queen. matthew ===== Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind...
... Laying workers are lot more rare than these groups would lead one to believe. Its more likely that your queen layed some drone brood, no big deal. Laying ...
In a message dated 8/3/2004 8:07:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, beekeeping@yahoogroups.com writes: Finally, there are some funny looking capped cells placed...
Sounds like workers laying but in your first hive I'd bet against it. It takes a while to get that knack for finding the queen and she's probably just fine...
You mention an empty second hive body. I take it that you have no intentions of taking any honey from this particular hive this year. If that is the case,...
David I agree with you 100%. The queen has stopped laying because there's a dearth going on. I live on the edge of the NJ Pine Barrens (100 miles of pine...
Hi Nancy, I keep bees in Connecticut, too! It isn't uncommon for us to have a sharp nectar dearth in midsummer - July and/or August. That could account for...
... I have started a user input database on the topic on my sites. Links below Look for the forager database in the members links. Feel free to add your ...
Does anyone out there know of the best place to post for a beekeeping job on the internet? I've done a few searches with no luck, any suggestions? Derwin Lewis...
My experiences with solar wax melters are: If you live in a cooler climate they are probably a waste of time. For large amounts of wax (100Kg or more) they are...
... Hi Don: Solar melters work great up here in Anchorage. I made the more traditional one using the Penn State plans. I have another one made out of a...
Thanks Ron! I've been working this with my hives and it seems to be going well. I'm just going to get rid of the old frames - they're not in the best shape...
I have about 1/2 acre to plant. We have pasture and woodland around us but have trouble in the july- august time period for forage. the aster and goldenrod...
I've been told by a few people, and have read in a couple of references, that one or two occasional queen cells every once in a while is nothing unusual; that...
frank pellett wrote a book called american honey plants. i check this book often as i see flowers blooming to check if they are a source of pollen or necter or...
... That's not quite the gist of it. Sometimes a hive will produce queen cells and leave them empty. This is not unusual and nothing alarming. If a hive ...
I Forget how this string started but...Aug/Sept is the time to plant Crocus. That is one of your very early spring pollen sources. It can be planted all...
I need to paint some supers that are currently being used. Does anyone have any suggestions for painting while the bee's are inside? I don't have the option...
i have painted supers while in use many times. no use to paint if you can't do the proper prep-work. anyways, i was not able to paint the front, but just 3...
So there's been this big empty field across the creek from me, bout 300 yards away. It would grow up pretty thick with blackberry bushes, aster, goldenrod and...
Dec Red River Gum Eucalyptus camaldensis 100 ft. N Jan - Mar Sidney Blue Gum Eucalyptus saligna 150 ft. N&P Dec - Apr California Bay Laurel Umbellularia...
Hi Barry I've heard of people using a simple dolly to move their hives - that is after they completely secure every part of their hive so the bees can't...
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