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Offline TheApostle

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New Here - New to Beekeeping
« on: January 26, 2021, 02:30:18 pm »
Hello Everyone,

I am sure this has been asked before but I am unable to find a thread on it... and please excuse me for joining and immediately asking a question. I'm excited and want to be prepared for when my first package of bees arrives.

This will be my first season with my own hive. I haven;t seen the inside of a beehive since I was a teenager and my neighbor would have us help harvest his honey at the end of a season. Anyways, I purchased one of those 10 frame Hoover Hives and just have a quick question regarding the set up. I also bought a 'Beekeeping for Dummies' book and have been reading up for the last few months, taking notes.

The Hoover Hive came with the two larger boxes - according to the book they are the brood chamber and the food chamber, a nursery and pantry. When I was reading about how to hive your colony, it only mentions/shows using the lower box, or one of the two larger boxes, and then putting the hive top feeder on top of that, then the outer cover.

My question is, when do I use, or add in, that second larger box, the pantry, according to the drawing in the book?

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and hopefully answer! Happy beekeeping everyone!
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2021, 03:02:05 pm »
Hi there, Apostle.  Welcome to Beemaster and to beekeeping!  Your package of bees will not be large enough to inhabit two boxes right away.  Packages are small and remain vulnerable for a while until they get built up to full size, so you will house them in only one box to start.  Once they have the frames in that first box about 75% drawn, you can add the second box, and hopefully more boxes from there.   
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2021, 03:37:31 pm »
Welcome  :happy:

The time frame where you will need to add the second box will be around a month more or less after installing your package.
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Offline TheApostle

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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2021, 04:11:38 pm »
Thank you for having me here! And for replying so quickly. These are exactly the answer(s) I was looking for. I don't want to call it stress but rather nervous excitement. I want to make sure that the bases I can have covered beforehand are covered. I appreciate it!

So let them build up for about a month with the one lower box and feeder and see how it's going. This is going to be fun!
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2021, 05:38:52 pm »
Quote from: TheApostle on January 26, 2021, 04:11:38 pm
Thank you for having me here! And for replying so quickly. These are exactly the answer(s) I was looking for. I don't want to call it stress but rather nervous excitement. I want to make sure that the bases I can have covered beforehand are covered. I appreciate it!

So let them build up for about a month with the one lower box and feeder and see how it's going. This is going to be fun!

You're welcome, and we love helping each other out, so feel free to ask any questions you have.  It's a steep learning curve your first year, so try and be a sponge and absorb as much as you can, but go easy on yourself if things don't go as planned.  Working with bees is like nothing else.  There's always something new to discover.  It's not always easy, but it's always fascinating.  :happy:   
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Offline Bob Wilson

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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2021, 11:29:54 pm »
Welcome to the forum and to beekeeping.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2021, 11:39:10 pm »
Apostle, I second Bobs statement; Welcome! I joined here reading and studying. I actually began posting almost a year later, just before my first hive and haven't stopped asking questions since lol...  These folks are mighty helpful, always eager to answer our questions and giving suggestions. A good forum and place to bee.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2021, 12:34:34 pm »
Welcome to Beemaster.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2021, 08:43:56 pm »
Wow. Everyone is so friendly here! I belong to only one other forum and it is cutthroat. The difference is night and day. I appreciate the willingness to help and I?m sure I?ll have a ton more questions.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2021, 08:46:57 pm »
I am going to build a hive stand soon, hopefully this weekend. Then I think it will be a torturous wait until the bees get here from Georgia.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2021, 10:00:37 pm »
Great to see you here Welcome
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2021, 10:07:46 pm »
Welcome Mr. Apostle.  Question:  are small hive beetle prevalent in Washington?  Statement:  varroa destructor is prevalent so be prepared.

Health to your bees.  Glad you stepped up to BeeMaster.

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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2021, 01:01:54 am »
You've definitely come to a great place - welcome Mr.
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There are very kind and helpful people here. They have helped me immensely. Ask your questions - you will have many. Enjoy!
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2021, 10:15:52 pm »
Installing packages:
http://bushfarms.com/beespackages.htm

Always put them in the minimum amount of space they fit in.  It is much less stressful for them to be in one box than in two when there aren't enough bees to fill two.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2021, 01:25:19 pm »
Aloha and welcome to Beemaster, Apostle.
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2021, 08:16:45 pm »
Since so many people have welcomed me to this forum, I thought I'd keep the thread updated.

I am sure I will have many, many more questions as the season passes, so get ready to help the new guy everyone. As far as mites go, I don't know if they are prevalent here in western Washington or not. I read about them in the book I bought and kind of figured I would use the book as a guide for determining pest or health issues.

And, I just finished building a hive stand from the above mentioned book. I've got one coat of exterior weatherproofing on it, and plan to do at least a couple more. Come on March/April and the bees!

Thanks again everybody!

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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2021, 11:59:07 pm »
Quote from: TheApostle on February 02, 2021, 08:16:45 pm
Since so many people have welcomed me to this forum, I thought I'd keep the thread updated.

I am sure I will have many, many more questions as the season passes, so get ready to help the new guy everyone. As far as mites go, I don't know if they are prevalent here in western Washington or not. I read about them in the book I bought and kind of figured I would use the book as a guide for determining pest or health issues.

And, I just finished building a hive stand from the above mentioned book. I've got one coat of exterior weatherproofing on it, and plan to do at least a couple more. Come on March/April and the bees!

Thanks again everybody!


There is a lot of information here on the forum. If you can't find what you are looking for, start a new topic on the subject of your interest and let her rip. lol 
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #17 on: February 03, 2021, 11:06:42 am »
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As far as mites go, I don't know if they are prevalent here in western Washington or not.
 
          I presume that you are close to Pullman.  I am about 4 hours south of you in the Snake River Valley.  You will have mites sooner or later.  So, keep a watch for them in any way you want.  Then, deal with them however you want.  But, be sure that you do deal with them! 
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2021, 11:55:17 am »
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As far as mites go, I don't know if they are prevalent here in western Washington or not.
 
          I presume that you are close to Pullman.  I am about 4 hours south of you in the Snake River Valley.  You will have mites sooner or later.  So, keep a watch for them in any way you want.  Then, deal with them however you want.  But, be sure that you do deal with them! 
  jimmy
x2.  Don't make the mistake of assuming that you don't have mites, it's unrealistic.  Have a plan in place to sample for them so you can keep an eye on your mite numbers, and start thinking about what strategy you would like to take to handle them.  For the overwhelming majority of beekeepers in this era, being a beekeeper means being a mite keeper. 

That is a great looking hive stand, by the way.  I just use cinder blocks.  :happy: 
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Re: New Here - New to Beekeeping
« Reply #19 on: February 03, 2021, 12:12:21 pm »
Quote from: The15thMember on February 03, 2021, 11:55:17 am
Quote from: jimineycricket on February 03, 2021, 11:06:42 am
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As far as mites go, I don't know if they are prevalent here in western Washington or not.
 
          I presume that you are close to Pullman.  I am about 4 hours south of you in the Snake River Valley.  You will have mites sooner or later.  So, keep a watch for them in any way you want.  Then, deal with them however you want.  But, be sure that you do deal with them! 
  jimmy
x2.  Don't make the mistake of assuming that you don't have mites, it's unrealistic.  Have a plan in place to sample for them so you can keep an eye on your mite numbers, and start thinking about what strategy you would like to take to handle them.  For the overwhelming majority of beekeepers in this era, being a beekeeper means being a mite keeper. 

That is a great looking hive stand, by the way.  I just use cinder blocks.  :happy:

Same here plus 4x4s for multiple hives.
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