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Italian vs Carniolan Bees | Beesource Beekeeping Forums I haven't seen anyone mention local bees yet Buying bees from a local beekeeper who has raised their own queens for a few years is a good way to get stock that is adapted to your area Regardless, don't stress too much over the breed of bee They're very resilient Keep strong queens, low mite counts, and plenty of food stores
Poison Hemlock - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I am just starting beekeeping and expecting my first bee's to arive in a couple of weeks The area I am going to place my hives is by a creak that is full of Poison Hemlock The entire creak bottom will be white with the flowers from this plant I have two questions first do I need to be
Why are they uncapping capped brood??!! - Beesource Beekeeping Forums My sample contained 346 nurse bees, and I found 3 mites total I'm relieved that the mite count was that low, but I still have no clue why they're uncapping brood The population of this hive is growing nicely, and the uncapped brood appears viable and healthy The adult bees also seem healthy and thriving
Easiest Split Technique for a Newbie - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Nurse bees then reoccupied the combs by traveling threw the queen excluder you made a nuc full of nurse bees who aren’t orientated to fly back to the old hive you removed the open brood they were feeding leaving a whole bunch of nurse bees in the nuc with little brood to care for, insuring the cells built receive plenty of royal jelly
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Release queen from cage or wait? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums The bees need to orientate to your area to seek out pollen and nectar supplies They need to draw out some of the foundation or clean out the old comb Your queen acceptance is higher with syrup feeding too Replace the cork with a marshmellow A single queen replacement could be difficult because of shortages
Scotch broom - Beesource Beekeeping Forums It's fun to watch the bees trigger the pollen anthers get "chetto'ed! The anthers trigger up from behind over the bees back They have to put it in 4-wheel drive or at least 6-leg reverse to back themselves out Sometimes the smart seasoned bees with experience go in from the side to trigger the bloom Quite funny to watch :lpf:
VarroxSan | Beesource Beekeeping Forums As a beekeeper who's interest is towards resistant tolerant bees I'll pass on varroxsan From winter to august 1st my bees go untreated There is a process of culling Any colony that expresses DWV is out I've already tried oae glycerin pads Forget it Applied pressure is important With a treatment such as varroxsan it impedes applied
Vertical Split question | Beesource Beekeeping Forums To prevent the bees from travelling between the 2 colonies via the feeder whole, I took a plastic queen excluder that I no longer wanted and cut 3 small pieces, one on the top, one on the bottom and one loose to bloack the bees but allow the warm air to travel up This weekend I plan to make some boards for my plan this spring
Apiguard- Two opposing directions - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I've been checking out some varroa treatments that I've not used so far I read that Apiguard can be used between 59 degrees and 105 degrees Then I read on the Maine Bee Assoc that "The product is only effective within a limited temperature range when bees are not making honey and without supers in place