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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Best swarm prevention

« Last post by JurassicApiary on Today at 10:38:47 pm »

Agreed, more info is needed.  As to arrangement, checker boarding works well for making the bees feel less pressured instantly.  That said, some genetic lines are simply highly apt to swarming, regardless of the beekeeper's efforts.  If you've got a hive here or there in residential areas that are hot swarmers, consider relocating them to larger properties so any swarms cast pose less risk to neighbors--they're gonna do their thing whether you like it or not sometimes.

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HONEYBEE REMOVAL / Re: Expensive Issue

« Last post by JurassicApiary on Today at 10:30:52 pm »

But $20,000.00 worth of damages?

I read the article earlier and my wife laughed as she heard me call out "bull...."...she's hyping it up.

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HONEYBEE REMOVAL / Re: Expensive Issue

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 10:08:12 pm »

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

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 10:06:51 pm »

My second hive inspection 2 1/2 weeks after obtaining my nuc. I thought I would see more comb built out but they are alive, healthy and growing.

Part I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r0ZqszslfY

And Part II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M2pt4IpQsk

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HONEYBEE REMOVAL / Re: Swarm Delays MLB Game, Beekeeper to the Rescue!

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 09:41:36 pm »

Good post!

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HONEYBEE REMOVAL / Re: Expensive Issue

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 09:30:36 pm »

But $20,000.00 worth of damages?

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Best swarm prevention

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 07:49:43 pm »

Bob what is his splitting method or technique of splitting?

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HONEYBEE REMOVAL / Expensive Issue

« Last post by Salvo on Today at 07:14:59 pm »

Hi Folks,

I go out on calls for bee issues,.... but I always pass on cutouts. It's an adventure to get 'em out. Another thing to put it all back together again.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/north-carolina-child-hears-monsters-wall-turns-50k-buzzing-bees

A hundred pounds of honey,... the bees were there for a while. And the homeowner's insurance does not cover it.

Sal

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 03:56:57 pm »

Big mistake to put food in a trap as you will have robbers and not home makers.

Thanks for the tip, I?ll take it back out. Especially since I don?t have any ?migrants?.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Best swarm prevention

« Last post by Bob Wilson on Today at 03:39:42 pm »

Pardon me for not scouring older threads for this info.
However, I have a friend keeping standard langstroths, and he is having a hard time keeping up larger populations.
Several of his hives are swarming even during peak honey flow, and after making splits over two weeks ago. They swarm even with an empty super on top of the brood box.
Keep it simple, if you can.
Do you pyramid frames to get bees up into an empty box, while also making space in the bottom brood box?
Do you put your empty boxes under VS over the brood box?
Do you inspect every frame, in every box, and every week to cull out the queen cells?
Do you stack multiple empty supers, giving colonies a LOT of room?