I disagree with the statement about nucs being thrown in a box And sold. I had to call the customer and tell some of them that I wouldnt have their nuc and that suxs. But I grow them out myself and...
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I disagree with the statement about nucs being thrown in a box And sold. I had to call the customer and tell some of them that I wouldnt have their nuc and that suxs. But I grow them out myself and...
Hey Jim this spring in south ga. Hasn't been a good year for makin nucs. Worse year I have ever had. The nights getting down in the low 30s isn't good on cells. I had alot of cells that didn't hatch...
Several of the ones that we put a cell in that we could see her crawling around In appear to be queen less now
Hey Adam yes we had nights that got down into the mid 30s. Hey Matt that is exactly what I am seeing.some of the ones that didn't hatch hadn't been removed at all. 50 percent on one graft. Very...
Hey everyone. We are having cells that are not hatching well this spring. We even put cells in that where fixing to hatch. You could see her crawling around in the cell and still the take wasn't...
Welcome bobby
hey whitetail thanks for your replys. I think you understand what is trying to be done with the VSH bees. I loose hives each year but far less then i use too. if we continue to select from VSH stock...
Wanting to purchase used AI Equipment and a old honey pump. just needing a pump to fill barrels. if not working but can be rebuilt would be fine. PM me if you have these thanks
if you want the best of the best than AI them and you know what you have. I bet you will still have some duds in the offspring. but that is the best way to go, then you know what hives produced the...
Hey Cam, do you treat all your hives for mites.
Deknow you are no where close to being like Adam. for one if i remember in an earlier post that you made the comment that you have never owned VSH bees. So how can you talk about them good or bad. I...
Hey Craig the way i would do it is pull three frames of brood form the bottom box and shake the bees off put excluder on and then put the three frames of brood in top box in the center. fill the box...
about every third row should a seeded variety for the cross pollination. And two hives per acre is what they recommend for seedless
wanting to buy a old honey pump (small one). need a pump so i can pump from my tank into a barrel. doesnt have to be in great shape. I can rebuild if needed. sue bee used these pumps years ago....
I cant get the link to work on here. Go to facebook and look up Bee Natural honey pots and watch the video. thanks
Hey guys and gals please look at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1029953918/honeypot-floatshoot-tour-1?ref=email. This is my cousin and he is trying to promote bees and the importance of the...
I did have to remove them
I have used the the MAQS and had pretty good luck with them in august. it is really hard to get the temp down low enough for me to use it. But I am pleased with results i saw. according to weather...
thanks guys for the pics
I would like to see some pics of the SKC,SK and MB thanks
I got one Sunkist cord. from them last summer and she was dead when she arrived no fought of the Russells. They replaced her right away and they where really doing good when winter got here. They...
Well Larry I am not pollinating in Ca. but I am looking at what i want to do next year. Thanks Tom for the reply
What is the going price per hive on almonds this year look like
I use the parmak from Jeffers in Dothan Alabama(they have web site). I have used these solar chargers for 10 years and they are still going strong .I think they have two models the one i use is black...
I have never bought packages from them but i do buy queens from them from time to time. either when i have cells that didnt take good in the fall or I have several queenless hives and dont have cells...