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Hmmm...for *that* reason, I can see having an issue with the wasps...personally, I LIKE the wasps killing my moth larvae that keep chewing the leaves off my crops ;)

Anywise, if you silicone...

It's VSH (Varroa Sensitive Hygiene)...VHS is a videocassette ;)

Anywise, I believe that VSH "qualification" depends on confirming that the bees will actually uncap & remove capped brood that's...

Not 100% sure on Lima Beans specifically, but my bees really liked my peas last year...hoping they will this year too, but I got the peas in late, so we won't find out for about another month, lol.
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I like using window screen whenever I'm screening off a hive. It's pretty dirt cheap, you can buy it anywhere, and the holes are <1/8", so there's absolutely no way the bees can get thru it, or clog...

Just out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why the paper wasps are a problem for you? I understand the human reaction to not like anything that stings, but we're keeping bees, and those...

actually, it *does* look a lot like my snapdragons, once I open the pic separately & zoom in.

lol, mods moved the thread...originally was in "Bee Forum" ... makes me look like a goof tho ;)

When I do removals, it's generally more like 2K-5K stingers lodged in my gloves; not to mention the other parts of the suit.That said, all the bees I've gotten from my cut-outs behaved like AHB until...

If you have worker brood (slightly domed cappings), in addition to the drone brood ("kix" cereal shaped cappings & larger cells), then your bees will take care of that situation for you, 9 times out...

Sounds like you did about what I would've done. I'm guessing you have at least even-odds that everything will work out for 'em :)

Here it is:
Swarms, Trap-outs, and Cut-outs :)

I've had some combines get along when I just inserted combs with the "add-on" bees in my horizontal hives, with 3 blank bars between them & the existing hive...I've also had 1 of those combines fight...

1: There is a special forum about removals; you'll likely get mor attention from those of us who do lots of removals by posting there with removals questions. (helps keep things better organized) :)...

I wouldn't recommend harvesting the syrup+honey mixed comb...just leave it for the bees to eat over the winter; the "pure" honey's far better on my palate :D

Hey, we're in the same area; I've actually done cut-outs in your neighborhood! Give me a call (phone number sent in PM) and we can work a couple together, if you'd like.

In all honesty, I keep 2-4 deep frames worth of brood comb; making sure I get some eggs & young larvae in at least 1; then pitch the rest, brood & honey alike. As long as there's 1 frame of healthy...

5-ga buckets are too small for most of the removals I've done, don't have bars or frames, agitate the bees more, and can't be used to keep the bees in for any length of time. By contrast, a brushkill...

If there's a good flow on, and the queen's laying at "full capacity", then I've seen frames that had fresh eggs right in the next cell to an emerging bee...so I'd say it could be as little as a...

On watching the video, I have a couple notes:

1: Don't twist the bars, or shake them so violently. Both of these actions have caused me to break combs in my TBH hives. Yes, you can "get away with...

John,

The primary use for an epi-pen is to "buy time" until an orally administered dose of benadryl, or other fast-acting antihistamine will take effect. With that said, I personally take benadryl...

When I'm doing a cut-out, I'll open the bee-vac near the end of the job, to install the cut-out brood frames in the vac. If the bees in the vac stay, or end up right back on the outside of the box...

I'm not sure I would....if you scoop a few thousand bees into a hive with only a few hundred to defend its queen....there is a distinct possibility of "unfriendly" relations breaking out, and a queen...

You're welcome, and keep us posted on your progress :)

Not necessarily a "top bars" thing nearly so much as a "honey bees" thing. I've heard TBH and Lang keepers both lamenting this trouble on a regular basis...it just happens, or as someone else put it...

my first guess is that the queen in #2 either died, or "went for a walk" and ended up on the outside of #1. If the bearding doesn't go down much in the next 2-3 days, you might want to check inside...