Hello, I haven't posted before and just lurk occasionally. I have a question about a late swarm. We caught the swarm and put it in a box, readied a new hive...
Put a frame of open brood in it if you catch it again and they will stay. Then feed them. ace ... From: ksam1950 To: beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Put a queen excluder on the bottom of the hive body. . .and a frame of brood from another hive. . .no way they should leave then!! -Jeff _____ From:...
... it ... Are you sure you got the queen ? I have never actually had a swarm but fmy understanding is if the queen is missed the rest go back to where she is....
... frame of brood ... [mailto:beekeeping@yahoogroups.com] On ... with brood over the branch hoping that they will go in and we can then lower the basket and...
It's been over 100 degrees F several days in a row, and my hive is right in the afternooon sun. I put a shade umbrella over it, and tipped up the cover a bit,...
Put the shims between the supers. Ya know as hot as it is, putting one between the top super and inner cover and the inner cover and the top wouldn't hurt....
My 4 children are doing bees as part of their 4-H entomology project. They also do sewing. If we were to have them make a bee suit, what kind of fabric do we...
... Personal I use any white clothing that I can get from the thrift stores. Of those a heavy cotton works the best. Both for heat and stings. Lose fitting is...
... LOL I was envisioning something along the lines of fuzzy black and yellow stripes, with antennae! I guess we're not quite on the same page, or even in...
Oh man!! Please tell me that isn't true about Africanized bees in Maine!! I need to look that up. Holy crap. I am hoping our tough winters would kill off any...
Which work better to remove bees from the honey supers, escape boards or fume boards? I don't have help when removing supers and it's too darn hard to handle...
Hello, I am a new beekeeper in the Philadelphia area with just one backyard hive at the moment, and I just recently joined this discussion list. I have heard...
Don't stress about it even if they do arrive. I'm VERY new as well and even with a direct encounter with Africanized bees I'm fine. My advice: 1) Always wear...
... Both work. which is better depends on your point of view. escape boards are slower and may not remove all the bees. They require no chems. Fume boards are...
... welcome to the hobby. ... Generally speaking it is true that you should only put a lot of foundation in during a flow. If there is no flow feed. ... No two...
... I have been using Duragilt because it was recommended in my beekeeping class. However I would like to move in the direction of all-wax foundation...
Is all of agriculture tied together? Can one part hurt without hurting all the others? Can several parts hurt without hurting general population? Can someone...
Anne: I have hives with both plastic and wax foundation. My bees aren't building on the plastic, but are having a field day on the wax. My opinion is that it...
All, I moved a Nuc over to a full sized hive last weekend, as it was starting to get extremely crowded and full. . .sadly the results were disastrous. I...
... Thanks for your thoughts on this. ... I agree this is important, and I have recently joined the county beekeepers' association in my area, as well as a...
The bees in my hive had fully drawn two hive bodies and I put a honey super on top, over a queen excluder. After about 8-10 days, I checked the super and...
yes, If they are healthy and the honey flow is on then they will draw it out when ready. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
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