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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 06, 2024, 10:10:13 pm »Thanks folks. They either left or hunkered down deep inside the hive for the night. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Ben Framed on May 06, 2024, 09:50:20 pm »Now there's about three times as many bees checking out the trap as any other time they were out there. It's like Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds', except it's bees. They hit it hard about 1300 and haven't let up. I don't think they moved in as of yet but it almost looks like it the way they're going in and out. I have my fingers crossed.
Now thats more like it and what I meant in reply #59. Thumbs Up!! Good Luck..
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?
« Last post by FatherMichael on May 06, 2024, 07:59:17 pm »Scoped out a place to put a solar cellular camera. I've wanted to see what chews on my hives and now have an extra incentive of watching a bait hive and Russian scion, though swarm season is probably over, since I saw our first pod of Kites.
Found a great place in the sun but it will need a post. Trees have a tendency to shade out the sun. ;-)
My hives are spread apart in the yard, so may need multiple cameras or multiple places to hang a camera depending on the season.
What about a movable tripod that can be task specific? Hmmm.
Found a great place in the sun but it will need a post. Trees have a tendency to shade out the sun. ;-)
My hives are spread apart in the yard, so may need multiple cameras or multiple places to hang a camera depending on the season.
What about a movable tripod that can be task specific? Hmmm.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by BeeMaster2 on May 06, 2024, 07:49:54 pm »Terri,
Sounds like you are about to bee the proud owner of a new hive. 😊
Jim Altmiller
Sounds like you are about to bee the proud owner of a new hive. 😊
Jim Altmiller
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 06, 2024, 07:27:38 pm »There could be some merit to that!
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Lesgold on May 06, 2024, 05:58:29 pm »Sounds a bit like ?the watched pot never boils? syndrome. If you want away on holidays for a period of time, you could almost guarantee a swarm would move in during your absence.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 06, 2024, 03:53:40 pm »Now there's about three times as many bees checking out the trap as any other time they were out there. It's like Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds', except it's bees. They hit it hard about 1300 and haven't let up. I don't think they moved in as of yet but it almost looks like it the way they're going in and out. I have my fingers crossed.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by FatherMichael on May 06, 2024, 01:29:39 pm »Been considering adding a game camera to my bee yard to see what kind of animal chews on my hives. Now I have another reason to add one - the Russian scion strategy.
The solar cellular cameras don't cost that much, plus $20 a month for the T-mobile cellular service.
Considering how much I have lost in swarms and paying for nucs and trips to San Antonio ...
The solar cellular cameras don't cost that much, plus $20 a month for the T-mobile cellular service.
Considering how much I have lost in swarms and paying for nucs and trips to San Antonio ...
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NATURAL & ORGANIC BEEKEEPING METHODS / Re: Help! Best natural feeding options
« Last post by The15thMember on May 06, 2024, 01:11:33 pm »I agree with Kathy wholeheartedly. Learning your local flows and understanding them in terms of your goals is critical to learning to manage bees, especially if you'd like to not feed sugar. It's something that takes a few years of trial and error. I'm in my 6th spring beekeeping and every year there seems to be one colony that I have mismanaged or has had some problem and needs sugar, but with more experience I'm hoping to make that a rarer occurrence.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 06, 2024, 12:20:29 pm »I put a russian scion out yesterday so I'll see what that does. I didn't get too fancy with it, just a board with wax and lemongrass oil on it. I have a camera on it too so I don't have to go out there to check on it.