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Offline FatherMichael

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Ready and Looking Forward
« on: March 04, 2020, 09:15:33 pm »
As of today I have two bait hives and two swarm traps for known locations of bees, and two Paradise hives geared up to receive nucs I bought from The Bee Place.

Feels good to be ready.

Takes the pressure off for building two experimental insulated hives.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2020, 11:27:35 am »
You are indeed ready! I hope you fill every bee container that you have and you cup runneth over!!
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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2020, 01:05:59 pm »
We woke up this morning to 50 degree temperatures and there was a swarm in a tree outside our bedroom window. They must have swarmed yesterday. They were too cold to fly.  I placed a medium 10 frame box with drawn brood frames directly under them and pulled a handful of them down into the box. I didn?t have time to work with them and had to leave.
I?m hoping they will move in on their own by the time I get home.
Jim Altmiller
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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2020, 01:28:23 pm »
Here are 2 pictures of it.





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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2020, 02:05:40 pm »
Nice Jim!! I hope it works out for you.

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14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2020, 02:09:59 pm »
Good luck Father. I got wood dust flying today myself. Making 8 new traps plus my 4 old ones.

Jim I can?t wait till I finally get to see a swarm first hand. Hopefully it?s not my own.  :cool:

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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2020, 04:35:11 pm »
Beautiful Jim. I hope you get them!
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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2020, 08:37:50 pm »
Fantastic, Jim!

My one 8 frame garden hive in a deep and medium is just bursting.

We've had cold nights and cool breezes during the day.

I'm sure they want to swarm and hope to catch it -- very good queen in that hive.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2020, 12:03:52 am »
Just set out my second swarm trap today. Near water, on a tree along the wooded edge of a large open cemetery.

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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2020, 08:18:36 am »
You are indeed ready! I hope you fill every bee container that you have and you cup runneth over!!
😊

Phillip

Thanks, Phillip.  Same to you!
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

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Re: Ready and Looking Forward
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2020, 08:20:07 am »
Just set out my second swarm trap today. Near water, on a tree along the wooded edge of a large open cemetery.

Sounds like a good location.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.

43 And he took it, and did eat before them.

 

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