im not ment to keep bees....

[beekad]

Went out to check the hive..checked my second brood comb and it fell off. I'd reattach but it was mush. Lay it on the bottom board or toss it?

[HoneyMidwife]

If everyone quit when they made a mistake no one would keep bees I learned the hard way that I am deathly allergic to bee venom, but I lived to see another day...the great thing about bees is that they will get to work and make a lot more brood comb and lots of baby bees.....

Tomorrow is another day.

[Nantom670]

were you turning it over or did it just come loose from the frame?

[Tom B]

When I make a mistake I make a mental note not to do that again. I have lots of notes!

The bees think of me as the friendly idiot that shows up every so often to interfere with their normal activity.

[beekad]

Didn't realize it takes so long for comb to cure...was turning it over. Of course I don't want to quit just upset..

[mrobinson]

Que pasa...

[Nantom670]

This is a nice video on utube with David Burns who has a nice site of his own. He is showing in this one the proper way to handle a top bar frame and inspecting a hive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ogK...eature=related

[Rick 1456]

The oops become fewer and the successes out weigh them. At least that is what I'm hoping

[beekad]

This is a nice video on utube with David Burns who has a nice site of his own. He is showing in this one the proper way to handle a top bar frame and inspecting a hive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ogK...eature=related

Wasn't that I handled it wrong, I should've waited till comb was hard not fresh, not making that mistake again..

[Baldursson]

Beekad I know exactly how you feel. I spent $135 each on 2 packages of bees. I installed on a Saturday evening and I watched them all fly away on Sunday afternoon. I know how it feels to make mistakes. I am doing a bit of re-engineering so I can cover my entrance with queen excluder and different amounts of reduction.

I will find some bees somewhere, and hopefully this year.

TC