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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: A General Hive Question
« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 10:10:24 am »That sounds interesting and worthy of trying out.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: feeding Nuc,s
« Last post by Michael Bush on Today at 09:05:25 am »As Idee pointed out, anything with smell in it will induce robbing if there is a dearth. Any feeding is likely to cause problems but if it has odor it will be even worse. The first rule of feeding is that you either feed everyone or no one. Never feed just the weak hive. Dry sugar will set off less robbing and still keep them from starving. ALWAYS reduce the entrance. Especially if you're feeding. Bees don't need a big entrance.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: A General Hive Question
« Last post by Michael Bush on Today at 09:02:12 am »I've never seen them wait in line. They quickly figure out the traffic pattern and go in one side and out the other side. I've tried everything from wide open all the time, wide open when it's busy and reduced when it's not. The ones with small entrances have always done the best.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: feeding Nuc,s
« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 08:00:57 am »On top of inner cover with empty box on top.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: feeding Nuc,s
« Last post by iddee on Today at 07:59:23 am »Terri, if your jars were on the inner cover, it is typical. If they were in boardman feeders, you were VERY lucky you didn't lose some hives.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: feeding Nuc,s
« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 07:54:28 am »I fed all summer long last year using the mason jar method and had no problems.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: feeding Nuc,s
« Last post by iddee on Today at 07:18:28 am »Are you adding anything to your sugar water? If so, it could well be the cause. When no nectar flow is available, feed should be pure sugar water with no additives.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / feeding Nuc,s
« Last post by Bluegroper on Today at 05:17:11 am »I have a question for the brains trust,
I made a couple of Nuc,s earlier this year and every time I tried to feed them using internal frame feeders It set off a small robbing frenzy.
I closed down the entrances so only 1 or 2 bees at a time could enter or exit the Nuc,s but it made no difference. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can feed them in future without the robbing behavior?
I made a couple of Nuc,s earlier this year and every time I tried to feed them using internal frame feeders It set off a small robbing frenzy.
I closed down the entrances so only 1 or 2 bees at a time could enter or exit the Nuc,s but it made no difference. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can feed them in future without the robbing behavior?
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Help retrieving high swarms
« Last post by beesnweeds on April 21, 2025, 07:12:47 pm »I stuck some old brood comb to it and baited it with some LGO, but nothing doing.Next year staple a rag or cloth around the 2x4 and paint it with wax/propolis/slumgum, skip the LGO. Put it up before swarm season.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Help retrieving high swarms
« Last post by beesnweeds on April 21, 2025, 06:49:50 pm »I pulled up with an attached nuc with brood comb, heaved up next to a very high swarm, to have the bees ignore it and later fly away anyway.,.I pull up a frame of open brood touching the swarm or as close as possible. The swarm will walk onto it. The queen may not walk onto it the first time so you may have to pull it up two or three times depending on the size of the swarm. You can tie the frame to the string or put it in a bucket.