...was a resounding success. There wasn't as much comb as I thought there might be and I only put in 8 top-bars of combs. Not much honey either - so I may have...
Hi Mike, Thanks for telling us how your first bee removal went. Now your hooked on bees! ;) Please let us know when the pics are uploaded. Best Wishes, Joe ...
As promised, I finally compiled my articles on my first honeybee cutout. I hope it helps. I probably did things wrong, but in the end, it turned out alright. I...
I caught 14 swarms this spring.I now have twelve hives.I use starter strips,natural comb.All my bees have taken to the starter strips very well.four or five of...
... wrote: ... Does the soapy water just calm and stop the bees from flying or does it kill them? What type of soap and soap to water mix do you recommend? ...
Soapy water kills them. I use it all the time on wasps and roaches that come inside. Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plants and...
Actually, soap breaks the water tension that allows insects to get wet and not drown - with it thus broken, the soaked insects simply asphyxiate. After all,...
--You know the thing to look out for is are they mean.If they are mean requeen thats all.I don't care if they are Africanized.It boils down to are they mean or...
Yeah, I think there are ways to deal with AHB that don't involve destroying the colony. After all, people in Africa have learned to live with them and get...
I have a well-house cutout to prepare for. The lid comes off and I'll have to get the hive from above. Getting the bees and queen from the wall cutout was easy...
... away in a bottom corner. How hard is it to remove these guys? Will a dust-pan and bee-brush work or should I use a bee vacuum? -- Hi Mike, It would be...
That's a very innovative idea! Mine is top-bar, I could build a little frame that I can place 4 or 5 of the bars on with the combs tied to it and put it right...
Sad to say, but "a reasonable man" is not the man we grew up with. Wimps and women (no offense to real women, like MY women ancestors,) have say, lawyers, &...
... I think there are ways to deal with AHB that don't involve ... live ... know to be mean and someone close by gets stung by a heavy bee attack, there goes...
Just in case anybody is confused--AHB are Africanized honey bees that have been hybridized with European honey bees. AHB are not African honey bees. The...
Doesn't matter whether they're mean or not - if you have bees and someone gets stung, you're still a target for law-suit. Just gotta be discrete. Be well, Mike...
There is a swarm in washingtion county PA on a low bush. It's 9:00 PM May 13, and they ought to stay put till about noon tomorrow. call Heather at: ...
... someone gets stung, you're still a target for law-suit. Just gotta be discrete. Be well, Mike This strikes me rather like a dog leash-law. Good legal...
Hi all, Ok I'm on my first honey-flow and I found in what had been beautiful golden frames of honey just a few months ago, what appears to be black- capped...
Hello Dave, Please desribe to us what area you are located and when bees were filling the supers, and what was your major bloom at the time. Joe ... From: Dave...
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