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- 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
- Who has Caucasian Queens? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
And Saharan bees might be good for winter forage They almost certainly would be good for a summer dearth because of the hot climate where they are I read from Brother Adam that the Saharan bees he had in England would be flying in Winter and dying when they ought not be flying
- sumac for smoker fuel | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Sumac smoke is too strong harsh for me, it worked on the bees but so does everything else I like punk wood it takes a little time to collect, but it stays lit In a pinch I grab leaves from the ground, brown paper bag or cardboard We have several types here, the bees really work this one hard, it blooms late summer often during the dearth;
- bees congregating out side the hive entrance is this normal?
Bees will hang outside the hive to control the temperature inside the hive, the description you described is referred to as bearding They sound like strong hives that need to have room added It sounds like it’s time to add surplus supers, and start collecting rent form the bees
- Who is David Burns? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I haven't been keeping bees since 1994 or bothered to become a master beekeeper, but when I was wrestling with European foulbrood the masters in my local group couldn't tell me anything The young beekeeper tipped me off to harvest my honey and melt my wax while I was treating, and torch box interiors
- Reusing old comb | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
On the other hand reusing combs gives the bees a faster start and saves them a lot of work EDIT I am not clear as to exactly what you have on hand, but I would not re-use brood comb from hives I had the sort of difficulty raising queens in that you described If may not be a problem with the combs, but something is a problem
- 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
- Vertical Split question | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
To prevent the bees from travelling between the 2 colonies via the feeder whole, I took a plastic queen excluder that I no longer wanted and cut 3 small pieces, one on the top, one on the bottom and one loose to bloack the bees but allow the warm air to travel up This weekend I plan to make some boards for my plan this spring
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