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    Re: Swarm too high

    Look up what a throw ball is. If they are on good sized limb pull up frame of open brood and bees will climb on and lower them down a few at time depending on how fast they get on sometimes they jump...
  2. Re: Favorite queen rearing system and why?

    I take a empty frame with wedge in cut a strip of eggs and small larvae and use wire to attach the strip and crush every other cell and use newer wax for the foundation strip put above double brooder...
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    Re: Queen cells and virgins

    Man glad to see Im not the only one with that problem. Made early splits and 3 out of six were sucesful I also went back in and seen some after they hatched. I've gatta kill some birds. Lol
  4. Re: Virgins hatch in mating nuc and then the bees kill them

    The older the bees get the less aceptance ull get after three queens ether leave them a queen or make new mating nuc. Three is what commerical people do.
  5. first swarm march 16 rutherford county nc

    Went to do cut out and swarm came out of side of house double wammy. Got a 8 pound swarm and got 4 pound cutout. Whoo! Hope my luck keeps going.
  6. Re: How do you KNOW that mites caused the hive to crash?

    It could be yearly conditions like no late nectar flow in combination with ever one breeding to shut down with out a nectar flow. New viruses spread through like a plague . Queen gets parasited...
  7. Re: What to do with Hive that didn't survive

    Close up entrance to keep pest out.
  8. Re: What to do with Hive that didn't survive

    If it has capped stores close up entrance either order queen and split or make a three frame split with eggs as soon as u see drone eggs capped and shake a good amout of bees in old foragers will...
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    Re: Supering at the almonds

    The question is probaly awnsered by ur situation is the amount of extra freight cost of supers cheaper than buying hfcs or sugar when u get them back to where ur going is the bloom still early. If...
  10. Re: Cut out under house: looking for input

    Yall didnt mention the inconvence of a place like that.back and neck arms about to fall off.lol just future reference s for all those in same situation
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    vsh uncapping hurt larva

    When they uncapp the larvae does it effect the larva
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    the queen

    If a queen gets varroa atacked after mating flight and gets virus load will it be passed to brood or will it just weaken her condition and egg laying abilty.
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    Re: 5/8 gone

    Dont feel bad a usda russian breeder lost 150 hives allready plenty of stores and same story with a friend of mine who lost 18 total loss. I hope it dont go through mine.
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    Re: Need opions on handles

    I use titebond glue and use 1 and1/2 finish nails nailed both ways.going to start using brads with heads. The handles are stapled and glued front and back nailed.
  15. Re: Has anyone ever had a confontation with another beekeeper, especially sideline/co

    Could u imagine two old fat guys in white bee suits in front of a magristrate all bloodyed up sayen thats what u get for trying to put ur hives in my honey hole. I seen load my swarm. It was in my...
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    Need opinions on handles

    Im ganna sell cabnet joint hives this spring and i take a 3 inch piece of white pine and cut 30 degree angle on it and staple and glue them u get alot better hand on them and if u got just 2 handles...
  17. Re: Has anyone ever had a confontation with another beekeeper, especially sideline/co

    But another guy gave me two hives for free. To mee sideliners are usually more laid back. Commericals are ok and wanna bee's but broke commerical usually dontcare who they screw or shaft to get where...
  18. Re: Has anyone ever had a confontation with another beekeeper, especially sideline/co

    Ive heard of people moving there hives leaving liquid seven in honey water mix and people stealing lots of suppers. Doing the frame swap. And when i was first wanting to get started in bees ...
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    Re: New from NC

    If u go to the bee meetings u hear about swarms all u need are the boxes late swarms. And if u like fishing try swarm trapping and bee lineing. Used equipment is cheaper.
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    Re: In the Orange Groves

    Where you moving to next almonds.
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    Re: In the Orange Groves

    Where are ur plans from there
  22. Re: Preserving good qualities of mean hive

    U could have split it a few times and let each one raise its on queen leave the.queen in the one where all the foragers go back to and they will calm down when the flow comes around pintch or sell...
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    Re: Big demand for ai service

    Not in it for money. Dang phone suxks.in it to piddle. Maintaining diffrent lines to hybraid cross them for honey production. Ganna use latshaw to main tain full lines and play with them I like to...
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    Re: New Bee from Morganton NC

    How was the experince with jeff richie.
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    Re: incredible foraging today

    Nc moutains yellow pollen
    Coming in
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