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Bleith
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 Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:11 pm Post subject: Installing package bees into a tbh |
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| Is it necessary to actually dump the bees into the hive? Can u just remove the queen cage, hang it from a top bar and them set the box of the package bees on the bottom of the hive and let them crawl out and start trying to release the queen. I understand there are a lot of natural bee keepers on this forum that may frown at package bees but I have had no luck in 2 seasons catching a swarm. So please don't pass judgement. Ha ha ha |
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R Payne
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Location: USA, Kansas, Wichita
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The package I bought (before finding resources and knowledge to get bees otherwise), I took the queen and hung her in my hive and set the package close to the entrance. The bees found their way in.
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Bleith
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| Well I hived my packaged bees yesterday, I did dump them as gently as I could. They all quickly clustered around the queen which I believe is a good sign. I one entrance open at the moment and for the past 24 hours there does not seem to be any change in there behavior. Unfortunately there is not a lot of help for HTBH around here that I have found. Most beekeepers think I am crazy or interesting enough look at me with a puzzled face and ask "what's that". any guidance from here is always appreciated. |
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