10 reasons why bees are dying? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Environmental Factors and Location: Bees can travel miles to forage, so contamination from distant locations is possible One user stated: "bees will go 2 or more mile foraging " -- buzz abbott, Beesource com; Lack of Insulation: Inadequate insulation can cause bees to die during the winter A forum user shared:
Italian vs Carniolan Bees | Beesource Beekeeping Forums I haven't seen anyone mention local bees yet Buying bees from a local beekeeper who has raised their own queens for a few years is a good way to get stock that is adapted to your area Regardless, don't stress too much over the breed of bee They're very resilient Keep strong queens, low mite counts, and plenty of food stores
Ghost bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I have VSH bees, and maybe yours are as well and they are just cleaning up the hive of the varroa that may be present Seems they'd eat the larva for the protein if they weren't infested Maybe pull a few, I only pulled 10 drone out, to see if there is an infestation, and look to see if the drone cappings have been pierced or opened to remove
Why are they uncapping capped brood??!! - Beesource Beekeeping Forums My sample contained 346 nurse bees, and I found 3 mites total I'm relieved that the mite count was that low, but I still have no clue why they're uncapping brood The population of this hive is growing nicely, and the uncapped brood appears viable and healthy The adult bees also seem healthy and thriving
Easiest Split Technique for a Newbie - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Nurse bees then reoccupied the combs by traveling threw the queen excluder you made a nuc full of nurse bees who aren’t orientated to fly back to the old hive you removed the open brood they were feeding leaving a whole bunch of nurse bees in the nuc with little brood to care for, insuring the cells built receive plenty of royal jelly
Poison Hemlock - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I am just starting beekeeping and expecting my first bee's to arive in a couple of weeks The area I am going to place my hives is by a creak that is full of Poison Hemlock The entire creak bottom will be white with the flowers from this plant I have two questions first do I need to be
Neem - Beesource Beekeeping Forums What happens is that the bees carry contaminated pollen back to the hive and feed it to the brood In the small hives some of the new bees could not emerge from their cells (Schmutterer and Holst, 1987) Weekly use of a neem oil spray at a normal concentration (0 5% - 2%) will not hurt honey bees at all
Installing nucs, how to set them up for success. But if the mites aren't under control well before winter it won't matter Mites carry viruses that make bees sick Sick bees don't make it through long winters Sick bees often don't make it to October There is a thread "Anatomy of a mite crash" that explains this There is a long learning curve
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VarroxSan | Beesource Beekeeping Forums As a beekeeper who's interest is towards resistant tolerant bees I'll pass on varroxsan From winter to august 1st my bees go untreated There is a process of culling Any colony that expresses DWV is out I've already tried oae glycerin pads Forget it Applied pressure is important With a treatment such as varroxsan it impedes applied