hi,
plan to put mine on this weekend, alot of capped brood in top medium in a 3 medium hive. but this weather were having i think we will have more swarms , bees hatching but cant get out to get...
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hi,
plan to put mine on this weekend, alot of capped brood in top medium in a 3 medium hive. but this weather were having i think we will have more swarms , bees hatching but cant get out to get...
they are suppose to be nwc the workers are very yellow and so is the queen they are suppose to be from California. they seem like real nice bees except for the queen cells
Hi,
Went into the hive yesterday of a package hived last week, saw the queen looks great they seem to like her, but i found 4 queen cells 3 on the bottom of frames and one in the middle of a...
Ben, great pics , looked at the date up here i would have to brush away a half foot of snow to look in my hives. one question ? what do you use for smoker fuel? never seen smoke like that, im...
have a two frame extractor my problem is that im turning to hard and is bending the comb. is there anyway to know how hard is to hard thanks
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Hi,
Ford guy said why not ten feet, good question how far is far enough? i have the same problem i took my old hive 100 or so feet away, and my friend shoot the bees off the frames most if not...
Hi,
i have a hive that is giving me fits. went in it three weeks ago and found no queen no eggs no nothing two weeks ago friend gave me a frame of eggs and larva when i opened hive found eggs...
Hey Guys,
I talked with Mr. Livings last week on two packages I ordered last year. he said he'd try to send them last week and didnt i called at least 5 to 6 times no luck got an answering...
Hi if i had a laying worker would the other bees try to start queen cells to over ride the laying worker????? Walt
I agree with Sundance , not only are you taking your life at risk and your family and your neighbors but any hive that has virgin queens ready to mate . Mate with one of your drones from that hive...
Last week went into hive , no queen no brood no eggs only one old queen cell. Went by friends house got a frame of brood see if they will make a queen . took 2 frames out both frames had one queen...
hey Guys,
I went in my hive a few days ago a red flag went up when i saw no drones and no young bees playing around went i took out frame from all 3 meduim brood chambers no eggs no nothing but...
Todd,
thanks again buddy, on March 27 it was 50 hundreds of bees were flying around. This is a swarm i picked up on a grocery cart for the supermarket i work for really nice bees but in the past...
Todd,
Nice hearing from you the other day, and I hope to take you up on the visit to Hoosier Land. but now i have a question on your comment on treating for mites , u said that you treat in the...
Rob,
Thanks for the info im going to try emailing our friend. hope to have some luck again thanks buddy Walt
I Keep bees , what is the address you used to get your refund. and phone number if you have it. would appreicate it Walt
I Keep bees , what is the address you used to get your refund. and phone number if you have it. would appreicate it Walt
Hey Guys,
I tried calling him , no luck. does anyone have his correct address? Ill send him a certified letter if it helps. I like B Wrangler only invested 72 dollars in this . But he has a...
Hey Guys,
Beautiful day here in Brunswick Ohio, my friend who i started with bees came over and we went into the hive. 30 days ago all three medium supers were empty two of the boxes just had...
Hey Mitch,
First of all , have a happey and blessed birthday. It is always a pleasure seeing you on here, I switched to mediums this year and love it. easier to lift and alot easiier when it comes...
hi,
I thought that aster was the problem and not goldenrod for granulating fast. the mixing of aster and goldenrod might be the problem. i leave supers on till end of month by than the aster will...
Hey Guys,
would also like to say i have tons of goldenrod in my field, and not one bee on it . the flowers are cone shaped, Like Bullseye said , there are other goldenrod species, and my bees are...
Hey,.
Here in NW Ohio i would say we are 50% into the goldenrod bloom. Just like Hillside said my bees were just sitting there looking like a bunch of bums at the hive entrance, than about a week...
Hi,
That goldenrod smell is the best smell all year it is to me the sweetest smell coming from the hive it actually makes my teeth hurt. When close to the hive today they were working it so hard...
Hello Michigan Hobby,
What you posted is our worst fear, here in Brusnwick Ohio the goldenrod is just starting to bloom, and like i said earlier the weather in the past month is just perfect, but...