I am just coming up to the end of my first year with Langs.
This year my goals are:
To not regress
To be able to find and possible mark the Queens
To make splits and possibly provide our own Queens
To recognize when a hive is likely to swarm and prevent it
That seems like a lot to me..
Yet...
I am also interested in trying to run a couple of top bar hives for fun and comparison...the Langs are for fun and production.
I figure I would need 2 top bar hives and at least 2 mini top bar nucs..or do you need separate nucs when you have follower bars?
The big questions to start with are:
How do I transfer starter bees from Lang frames to top bars?
How does one control swarming in top bar hives?
I presume you harvest honey as frames fill but can you do that without destroying the comb?
How does one feed syrup to these hives? Are there top bar feeders?
How dies one treat with products that work by spreading fumes..MAQS and OA vapour?
How does one over winter these hives...can you use a version of a quilt box and how do you put solid sugar on them?
Hopefully someone has the time and interest to reply..if so thanks.
This year my goals are:
To not regress
To be able to find and possible mark the Queens
To make splits and possibly provide our own Queens
To recognize when a hive is likely to swarm and prevent it
That seems like a lot to me..
Yet...
I am also interested in trying to run a couple of top bar hives for fun and comparison...the Langs are for fun and production.
I figure I would need 2 top bar hives and at least 2 mini top bar nucs..or do you need separate nucs when you have follower bars?
The big questions to start with are:
How do I transfer starter bees from Lang frames to top bars?
How does one control swarming in top bar hives?
I presume you harvest honey as frames fill but can you do that without destroying the comb?
How does one feed syrup to these hives? Are there top bar feeders?
How dies one treat with products that work by spreading fumes..MAQS and OA vapour?
How does one over winter these hives...can you use a version of a quilt box and how do you put solid sugar on them?
Hopefully someone has the time and interest to reply..if so thanks.