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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
sumac for smoker fuel | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Sumac smoke is too strong harsh for me, it worked on the bees but so does everything else I like punk wood it takes a little time to collect, but it stays lit In a pinch I grab leaves from the ground, brown paper bag or cardboard We have several types here, the bees really work this one hard, it blooms late summer often during the dearth;
Overall most successful size mating nuc that you use If I had more bees on my first 1 or 2 batches of queens, I'd give them 4 frames and more bees, but I do not yet have a large apiary Late Spring, I make fewer queens, fewer nuc's, give them 4 frames each, and more bees (one 32 oz cup of young bees and one of field bees) in order to jump what's left of the nectar pollen flow
Who is David Burns? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums I haven't been keeping bees since 1994 or bothered to become a master beekeeper, but when I was wrestling with European foulbrood the masters in my local group couldn't tell me anything The young beekeeper tipped me off to harvest my honey and melt my wax while I was treating, and torch box interiors
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Beekeeping and Japanese Knotweed - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Before I had bees I had been actively fighting its rapid spread up our hollow for several years with very little effect Incredibly resilient stuff Once I saw how happy it made my bees, though, I decided to leave well enough alone
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
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Neem - Beesource Beekeeping Forums What happens is that the bees carry contaminated pollen back to the hive and feed it to the brood In the small hives some of the new bees could not emerge from their cells (Schmutterer and Holst, 1987) Weekly use of a neem oil spray at a normal concentration (0 5% - 2%) will not hurt honey bees at all
Are Mountain Sweet Honey packages good? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Bees were just fine, and for a normal beekeeper who treats I would recommend them However, their genetics are useless for anyone who is, or aspires to be treatment free Reactions: Gypsi , A girl and her bees… and wildbranch2007