Applying Patties

8483 Views 43 Replies 23 Participants Last post by Keith Jarrett, Jan 22, 2010

Hambone

Discussion Starter · Jan 17, 2010

I mixed up some megabee today. I started to spoon some out on wax paper and form my patty. I am about 10 in and have decided this is a real pain in the rear. When you make up a bunch do you take the time to wrap up each patty? Anyone just take the bucket of mix out to the yard and slap some on the top bars? Do you put wax paper down before you slop some on? Or just do it?

I guess what ever I have left over after sloping some on I can scrap the rest into some large ziplocks and put in the freezer.

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Beeslave

· #2 · Jan 17, 2010

Looks like its just underneath the mix

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/CNHoney/?action=view&current=100_2837.jpg
http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/CNHoney/?action=view&current=100_2833.jpg

Hambone

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jan 17, 2010

That's perfect! Thanks for the pics.

How many pounds you got on there?

TwT

· #4 · Jan 17, 2010

i'm lazy, I buy mine pre-made

Keith Jarrett

· #5 · Jan 17, 2010

Hey Bone, check out some bone-head on you-tube under pollen substitute.

TwT

· #6 · Jan 17, 2010

Keith is that you talking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6B5qm2ut18

Hambone

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 17, 2010

Outstanding video. You may want to screw the pollen cutter to the pole.

honeydreams

· #8 · Jan 17, 2010

thats a good way of doing that.

Keith Jarrett

· #9 · Jan 17, 2010

TwT said:
Keith is that you talking?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6B5qm2ut18

Yes, that's about three days old.

Keith Jarrett

· #10 · Jan 17, 2010

Keith Jarrett said:
Yes, at first it is then paul ,that's about three days old.

Ishi

· #11 · Jan 17, 2010

I guess what ever I have left over after sloping some on I can scrap the rest into some large ziplocks and put in the freezer.

It will stick to the inside of the bag. Makes a mess to try to feed later!!

TwT

· #12 · Jan 17, 2010

fine looking hives there Keith, the only thing stops us over here from ever putting loads of sub on is SHB, that would be a mess here, hope its a long time before you get them..

honeydreams

· #13 · Jan 17, 2010

one thing about shb is out west they don't do well in the soil and weather is not to their liking. thank heavens.

Beeslave

· #14 · Jan 17, 2010 (Edited)

Hambone-Those links I posted were KJ's from another thread.

Keith-Great duds. Loved your video.

Barry

· #15 · Jan 17, 2010

TwT said:
Keith is that you talking?

He uses more words in this video than all his posts combined.

TwT

· #16 · Jan 17, 2010

Keith, looking a the video made me wonder if all you feed if pollen sub? I didn't see no kind of syrup feeders, or do you feed syrup at other times?

Keith Jarrett

· #17 · Jan 17, 2010

Barry said:
He uses more words in this video than all his posts combined.

That's because I can't spell

, you wan't to see somthing funny was how long it took get up loaded to youtube, it was all I could do to get the on/off botton right on the camera.

TWT, I feed HEAVY in the fall, I don't have much time to feed in the winter/spring.Note in the video the frames of brood with capped honey on the corners in the BROOD NEST.

loggermike

· #18 · Jan 17, 2010

Thats a neat video. The sub looks 'just right' too. :thumbsup:

dickm

· #19 · Jan 17, 2010

I've helped with this a few times. We dumped the tub out in the pickup, covered with plastic and walked it flat. Made it easier to fit in the hive. Great video.

dickm

PerryBee

· #20 · Jan 17, 2010

Maybe a new career in the offing, instructional videos?

:applause:
Perry

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