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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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Sounds like you have provided them with a location which has everything they need.
That second brood box will not be needed for another month or so. Hopefully by then, the weather will be warm enoug ... |
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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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Absolutely delighted to read that they are alive and actively foraging, despite their lack of stores (since you say the hive was very lightweight). You probably caught them just in time to prevent sta ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 3 Views: 5327 |
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Oh dear! You haven't been having a lot of luck. Do you know why they didn't make it? Have you done a post mortem exam?
I'm so sad that you have had so little success. |
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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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All 10 of my hives are flying in the sunshine this afternoon. If you get a chance to check yours, you will hopefully see some activity. | |
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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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Really pleased to read that it all went very smoothly and to plan. If we get a sunny day when the temperature gets up to 9-10C in the afternoon, keep an eye out for activity. If you are working throug ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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I would not smoke them as it may encourage the cluster to break and bees to come out. Is the current owner able to block them in the night before with a bit of cardboard? If the day of transport is a ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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If the top box is definitely empty and you decide to remove it. Probably best to do that a few days prior to the actual move in case you disturb the cluster by removing it. A ratchet strap aro ... |
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Barbara Replies: 14 Views: 590 |
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Hi and welcome.
I mostly agree with flybry. The only thing I would say is, if that top box is empty of both honey and bees (important to be sure) then it is best removed or filled with some insu ... |
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Barbara Replies: 7 Views: 787 |
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Beautiful photos! Many thanks for posting. | |
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Barbara Replies: 8 Views: 2422 |
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I would agree with mannanin for that being the best approach in your situation.
The problem with horizontal hives and frames is that they have to be made pretty accurately to prevent significant b ... |
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Barbara Replies: 8 Views: 2422 |
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Hi and welcome
I have reservations about novice beekeepers using Warre Hives just with top bars rather than frames because of the level of competence needed to manipulate combs when necessary and ... |
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Barbara Replies: 4 Views: 2221 |
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Adriaan, I am so pleased you clarified that. I really did feel like I watched something horrific. I think the footage makes you so acutely aware of the dangers of the situation that when you get to th ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 4 Views: 2221 |
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Oh Wow! That was traumatic watching! I have put a warning on it as I found it rather upsetting.
Aside from the tension and suspense and vertigo of watching him working that ending was horrendous and ... |
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Barbara Replies: 6 Views: 7887 |
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That sounds like a much better plan. Good luck with it.
I love working with swarms. No need to feed them, they just get on with it as nature intended. |
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Barbara Replies: 6 Views: 7887 |
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Thanks for updating this. I am sad to hear that you have had so little success. It would be difficult to comment about those losses without having much more knowledge of your situation but my gu ... |
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Barbara Replies: 6 Views: 6017 |
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I'm interested, as I really like the idea, but just struggling for time at the moment and still trying to get a skep made to keep bees in as that is my next project. I visit your site and check up on ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 5 Views: 1885 |
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Sounds right for swarm cells. You need to do the split before the first swarm cell is capped otherwise you will most likely lose the prime swarm.
Like Dave, I prefer to let them swarm and do my bes ... |
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Barbara Replies: 2 Views: 970 |
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A few years ago I had an outbreak of DWV in one of my strongest hives. I assumed it must be varroa as my previous experience with the disease had all been vectored by a high varroa infestation. I wasn ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 5 Views: 1885 |
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In our climate here in the UK, it would be unusual and risky for them to be planning to swarm at this time of year and I would want to be sure that they are not building supercedure cells instead of s ... | |
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Barbara Replies: 33 Views: 31402 |
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Yes, sometimes they have strange tastes for water
It is my opinion that they gather much more than just water. I think there are minerals and possibly even good bacteria that they collect. I have a ... |
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Barbara Replies: 33 Views: 31402 |
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If we had a "like" button, Jose, I would be pressing it now.
It is definitely an interesting topic for study. The comb does eventually get to a state where it is no longer useable for bro ... |
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Barbara Replies: 33 Views: 31402 |
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Jose, I really appreciate you taking the time and effort (since I am guessing English is not your first language) to share your thoughts in such detail.
I agree with you that inspections are not g ... |
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Barbara Replies: 2 Views: 2049 |
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Excellent!
Well done Hannah! |
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Barbara Replies: 33 Views: 31402 |
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Hi Jose and welcome
Many thanks for sharing your experience of treatment free with us. It very much ties in with my own experience, despite practising our beekeeping in very different climates. In ... |
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Barbara Replies: 8 Views: 10999 |
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Hi Andy
So very sad to hear of your ill health and having to now give up beekeeping altogether, but hope that your input here will encourage others to give top bar hives a go. I do think that start ... |
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Barbara Replies: 10 Views: 3580 |
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Are they right up into the quilt then or do you have an eke below the quilt that they can build come in above the top bars of the new box you supered.
Generally if you super a box, you need to prov ... |
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Barbara Replies: 10 Views: 3580 |
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Did you place any comb or foundation ladders in the top box to encourage the bees to build in it?
When you say.... The flour soaked hessian is in place but the bees have snuggled in underneath i ... |
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Barbara Replies: 2 Views: 1640 |
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Hi and welcome.
Well done for successfully chopping and cropping. I know it can be a daunting task and with plastic foundation that must have been trickier. I would not try to remove those combs ... |
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Barbara Replies: 3 Views: 1634 |
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Hi and welcome
A few things occur to me from your post..... If it was getting dark when you did your inspection of that hive, the bees will behave differently. They become irritated and fly out ... |
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Barbara Replies: 10 Views: 2931 |
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That is great news. Pleased to hear that bees half way across the world show similar behaviour/timescales to mine when left to their own devices. Thanks for letting us know. | |
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