Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Hello all,
I see myself as an accidental beekeeper, as a swarm came to my house last spring. The swarm had scouted out some old beekeeping equipment I had and settled in before I was ready and informed enough to be a proper keeper. I took to caring for them the best I knew how, but unfortunately they didn't make it through the winter. I've come armed with lots of questions
Thanks in advance!
Diane
Resident Archiver
Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Welcome to Beesource!
You should be a step up on attracting new swarms to your empty equipment this spring as now you have some comb available. Consider adding a few drops of lemongrass oil to the wood, a frame of comb, tops and bottoms and distributing your new swarm traps where you can. Free bees are the best!
Graham
USDA Zone 7a - elevation 1400 ft
Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Welcome and enjoy your stay!There is tons of info here and great people with eons of combined experience that are glad to help.
Two excellent sources of info:
1: Get the book Beekeeping For Dummies
2: Go to http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm
Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!
Greg Whitehead, Ten Mile, TN
Blog - http://gregsbees.blogspot.com/
Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
I love that idea, Rader Sidetrack! With a few additional tops & bottoms, I could probably cobble together 5-6 swarm traps to set out in our fields. I just figured the likelihood of having a swarm settle in on my stuff again would be like lightning striking twice.
Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Welcome Diane!
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Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Welcome to the site!
Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Welcome Diane!
Re: Hello from Diane, a newbie from Eastern Connecticut
Welcome to B.S. and good luck.
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