I am waiting on the mail for my copy of ABC & XYZ of bee keeping, but have a question. I set up a new hive yesterday (waiting for that BIG swarm!) next to my...
If they are strong enough, its a good time of year to make splits in general. Give the split 4 frames of brood (in all stages) and ouila, you have colonies,...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31073031/ DANVERS, Mass. - Maybe these bees were too tired to fly for themselves. A gang of honeybees landed on the wing of a plane...
Just how many frequent flier miles can 10,000+ bees accumulate? Perhaps we'll never know - this swarm didn't have a chance to accumulate any. Still - chalk one...
Are they ready for that now? Both of the hives that I have are new this year. I put the first hive in April 28th and the second in on May 11? They can't be...
Ah, no they aren't ready yet. Sorry that wasn't clear. You generally do not want to over-manage new colonies, especially new colonies started with packages....
In the post "what to ask?" the issue of spraying was addressed. From the prespective of extraction, whether the bees are sprayed or not is not the issue, if...
My second cutout was a survivor of a professional spraying attempt. Massive hive then, and now is my strongest hive. If a hive can survive an extermination...
Do you know *how* the spraying took place? Lots of land owners will just spray the bees coming/going which for the most part kills them instantly. . .so there...
OK, what gives? I've gotten three swarms out of weeping cherry trees this year so far, and one of the home owners said it was the second time he's gotten a...
The most likely reason has to do with pheromones. The first swarm that landed in the tree left it's sent and the second (and so on) followed that sent and...
Thanks for your opinions. The colony in in a building in a condo complex and was sprayed by tenants in one of the Condo units. It was not a professional...
... <<<<< Question on your cone recommendation, what is the opening in the cones that you use. Do you make the cone large enough that the queen and drones can...
3/8-3/4" works well from what I've read. http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,20301.0.html Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/...
Post a pic of your Apiary or place on this link. Here are two of my apiaries. Some hives in the second link are concealed by trees. I leat out my ridge apiary,...
Personally, I'd rather dive head-first naked into a crate of angry lobsters than use Microsoft's Live... er... Bing services. Yeah, let's change the name and...
Hi Joe & all ... There are details of making screened cones on the page... http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/coneescapes.html But the tip diameter mentioned of 6...
... <<<< OK, what gives? I've gotten three swarms out of weeping cherry trees this year so far, and one of the home owners said it was the second time he's ...
Holy Cow! That's cool. Unfortunately, I live in po-dunk hooterville and the resolution on any Bing map is pretty grainy, and close-ups don't exist. But...
<http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Y_PnP3B0GlU/Sgcjj2-yf5I/AAAAAAAAAC8/bv0SJnEstPk/s1600-h/DSC00655.JPG> Mine's not much of an 'apiary', but it has my two TBHs in a...
Hi George, Also doing a old school cone trap out currently on attic/ wall space in southern Calif. Like Mike V. mentioned 3/4" working but bent wires inward a...
Thanks Michael. Only found the natural almond extract & the moth crystals used to control wax moths. Would those work to repel w/o using smoke inside? Haven't...
Hello Dave, If I see the video correctly, you have the cone made of a solid material? If so, the cone will fail to do the job. You need to use a screen type...
I have done cones in the past. I have not done the moth balls or crystals nor the almond extract. But others who have say the moth will drive them out. I...
Hi Joe, Yes my camera isn't best for filming but you make do w/ what have,lol. No this cone I made of old aluminum window screening as I'm well aware of the...
Hi Dave, You got me that time. looked like tar paper to me. Anyway, nice work! I usually give the cone 4 to 7 days, and then do the cut out. That gets the...
Going to set up a trapout this week. how much brood do i need to put in hive to attract bees to the hive. going to try exiting them thru a hive. Figured i'd...
... One frame will do. ... I've done that. I think it's helpful. ... The open brood also will help get them to start thinking of the hive as home. ... I...
Hi Roger, Most definately, nurse bees are needed to keep brood warm, feed the young, etc. Don't smoke or jostle the brood frame to much if at all to keep the...
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