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Thanks. Will they treat the new brood as outsiders and kill them?

The first time I saw that happen it literally startled me, because it wasn't something I expected. She didn't just fly a short distance away, but circled up and up and then flew off until she was out...

I had a similar situation. Here's the link to the thread:

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?281734-Will-bees-repair-a-damaged-queen-cell

I'm not sure if my queen made it. Good luck!

I took a look at my split today, the 2.5 week mark. The split already had a queen cell when I made it. It got slightly damaged by an invading critter, so to hedge my bets, a week after making the...

I was sorry to read about what happened.

To answer your question, I would guess a lack of O2 is what did it. The experienced beeks I know recommend a ventilated cardboard box for that reason.

No kidding? That's good to know, thanks!

I inspected the split this morning, and the cell still looked pretty good. I hedged my bets, though, and grafted in another queen cell removed from my main...

I didn't see it (I don't watch TV all that much), but it doesn't surprise me. Economics seems to trounce everything these days. With all the attention that CCD has been getting (our paper here just...

I've heard mixed reports about it, myself, which is why I haven't tried it.

Looks good! Congratulations!

Thanks. I'll keep an eye on it. If the rest of the split is doing OK I may graft a new queen cell on.

Could you hear my scream of horror and despair all the way in Michigan? :)



That's what I was hoping. I guess I'll keep an eye on it. The main hive had several queen cells, including one that...

Assuming the queen inside is unharmed?

I split my hive on Saturday. For some reason, my eyes were having trouble focusing and seeing the eggs, so I made sure that one of the frames I moved for the...

Yes, they've been bringing it in, in good quantities, too. The problem has been that a week of warm weather has been invariably followed by a cold snap. Last week it was warm and I had a...

It has certainly been a cold, wet, windy spring here.

Could it be the time of year/erratic flow? My bees are a little testy when the flow is low. Right now we have wildly fluctuating temperatures here, and a correspondingly erratic flow. One week my...

If I ever get to that point, I'm considering option 3. $ell.

I thought about that, myself!

"This honey is good, with a hint of something that I just can't place..."

Thank you. I value the advice of an experienced beek.

I guess I'll have to take him up on his offer, then! Provided it's not covered in rats.

Thank you. Is there a preferred method for sanitizing extraction equipment? Steam?

A former beek I know well still has his extractor, and is more than willing to let me borrow it. I haven't seen it, yet, but he said it's stainless steel, and over 25 years old.

He told me once...

Thank you. I've got 4 other supers ready to put on, so I think I'll do that.

Slightly false alarm. Things calmed down at the hive so I opened it up for a little bit. The super is mostly capped (to...

I went to the hive this afternoon to do a quick inspection to see if they were ready to split. I found them in the middle of a huge orientation flight, so rather than break the hive apart as planned,...

Thanks. I guess I'll cross my fingers.

I hadn't thought about a bucket. I did consider using a bag of #8 shot. :D

Got home from work to find that we're expecting a windstorm tonight, with winds in excess of 70 mph. :eek: I'm getting the hive ready, and winds are already picking up.

My hive is 16" off the...

Could you see eggs? I'm still a fairly new beek, myself (< 1 year), but I would think if you can see single eggs in the cells, that means she got out and started laying. The peanut cells make me...