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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished

« Last post by Occam on Today at 12:35:45 am »

So sorry to hear that Matt, if I was nearby I'd be happy to help clean up

GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished

« Last post by max2 on May 09, 2024, 06:29:22 pm »

I had something very similar happen to me this seson.
A large tree came across a bench of 7 nuc's.
My son helped me cut the branches away with a pole saw.
I lost one nuc - too much water got into it.
Not a single sting.
All the best with the cleanup.

GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 09, 2024, 04:48:54 pm »

That all sounds good and some of that burr comb on the lower frames was there last week and I didn't remove it. They didn't leave me any with honey this round. :( When I was done, they were hanging out on the porch like they were bearding, probably because they were crowded into that lower box. With they way they're growing, I expect I'll need to add another brood box next week.

Thanks for reviewing it.

GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by The15thMember on May 09, 2024, 04:12:49 pm »

Quote from: Terri Yaki on May 09, 2024, 02:40:23 pm

I only switched one frame around but if yous think I should have done more, let me know. It looks to me like they are doing well here...but what do I know?

No, I think what you did made sense given how much they had drawn. I'm a little surprised by all that burr comb. Does anyone who uses foundation know if that is normal? I'm foundationless and I don't have trouble with them doing that unless they are in need of more space. I'm just wondering if they are a little bit resistant to the foundation, or perhaps they are drawing drone comb down there because the foundation is stamped for worker comb. If they just keep redrawing that, you can leave it if you want. In my experience, it's unlikely they will stick it to the floor or anything like that. (I use shallow frames in medium boxes regularly, so they often draw out the underside of the bottom bar on those frames.)

This isn't something everyone does, but it's my personal preference to inspect a multi-box hive in reverse order, starting with the bottom box. When you work top down, you end up smoking all the bees down into the bottom box, which is then very full and difficult to work. Also the bees are calmest at the beginning of the inspection, so that is when I want to be deep in the brood nest and have the hive most disassembled, as opposed to at the end of the inspection when everyone is starting to get irritated that that hive is still open. Just an option to consider.

GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 09, 2024, 02:40:23 pm »

Like a kid at Christmas time, I had to take a peek. Here's hive inspection #3. I only switched one frame around but if yous think I should have done more, let me know. It looks to me like they are doing well here...but what do I know?

I still don't know how to combine them into one.

Part I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaT6KY3ooxc

Part II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOLxYJW4q4w

GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished

« Last post by iddee on May 09, 2024, 11:38:51 am »

OUCH

DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING / Re: How insects move - not just bees

« Last post by Michael Bush on May 09, 2024, 11:28:43 am »

I'm sure some cold intolerant insects have to migrate to end up in Nebraska. Though I've often found catatonic flies under shingles that warm up in the sun and start flying, I'm sure some of them can't find anywhere to survive the -20 F nights and must migrate to get here.

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