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Unless you have it somewhere that you can check on it on a daily basis, I would not recommend leaving it in there. You normally want to give them just enough for them to finish in a day or so. It only takes three days for the SHB eggs to hatch and infest the hive. If the bees aren?t strong enough to carry them out of the hive as they hatch they can take it over. A better idea is to feed the bees the pollen patties somewhere close to the hive where, if they need it, they can use it. Unless there are no flowers available, during the winter, they won?t use it.
Jim Altmiller
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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: 30 years
« Last post by Ben Framed on April 21, 2024, 01:01:50 pm »
Good one!
 :cheesy: :wink:
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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: 30 years
« Last post by animal on April 21, 2024, 10:33:25 am »
There are some things you never get used to with women.

My wife is always coming up to me and asking "Are you listening to me?"


It still seems like a strange way to start a conversation ...



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Aaaah, OK, thanks. I thought maybe it came with the eggs in it. So should is it safe to leave in unless and until I see larvae action?
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There is some correlation between pollen patties and SHBs, what  is it?

They will lay eggs in it and the larva will feed upon it.
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Neighbor's apiary yesterday...about three weeks ago I was there and they had a good, strong colony going but last weekend when they looked, they were queenless so Matt's uncle got a queen cell from our club to install and I went down to help with the process and learn some more. That hive was where they placed the honey supers from the hives that died last fall so there were a lot of honey frames to be handled and we removed them, they're currently in a freezer at my house. We found a lot of bees yet and apparently, a laying worker. They don't use queen excluders but I can tell you that I will. Not that they would help with a laying worker situation. There is one sealed queen cell on the bottom for some reason that we all wonder what it's about. He installed the purchased queen and we noted where she was placed so we can go right to it next week. I suspect that something happened to the queen during that hive inspection three weeks ago. With as much time has passed since the last brood was seen and the life span of the worker bee, it will be interesting to see how this all pans out. Matt is prepared for it to be too late to save it. We shall see.

My nuc has been here for it's first full week today and I'm keeping a close eye on them. I have two jars of syrup on them and they seem to be taking about 1 pt/day. I don't know if that's good or bad but it seems to be consistent. Inside the hole in the inner cover is just teeming with bees and I look forward to seeing what the rest of the hive looks like on Wednesday when I open it. I placed a small piece of pollen patty in there but they aren't bothering with it so I guess I'll pull it out and chuck it. There is some correlation between pollen patties and SHBs, what  is it?
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DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING / Re: Varroa detected in Australia
« Last post by max2 on April 21, 2024, 02:19:56 am »
I do get notifications for workshops on varroa  issue but they are generally offered in location quite far for me to travel to.

With cooler times ahead there will few if any swarms and the chnace for mites to be spread is also reduced.

It will be interesting to see what the DPI is suggesting /requiring for beekeeprs sending bees south.
Will they be allowed to bring them back?
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DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING / Re: News from Down Under
« Last post by max2 on April 21, 2024, 02:16:33 am »
Another few rainy days.
Well, it is Sunday, a day of rest :rolleyes:
We had a great market yesterday and a chace to catch up with a number of beekeepers.
A number report that they have supers full of honey and we don't know what is flowering?
 Our valley is blessed with a lot of forest and tall trees. At times it is very difficult to see what is actually flowering.

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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Old Man Jokes
« Last post by Salvo on April 21, 2024, 12:02:03 am »


An old guy is sitting at a bar. A young woman walks in and sits down a couple seats over. The old man gets up, shuffles over to her, leans over and asks *So, do I come here often?*



An old man went to the doctor. The doctor says: *I'm afraid I have bad news. You have cancer... And you have Alzheimer's.*
The old man says *Well, at least I don't have cancer!*



The doctor says to the old man "I'll need to check your blood, urine, and stool. The old guy, who is virtually deaf, turns to his wife and shouts "WHAT'D HE SAY?". His wife says: *The doctor said he wants to see your underwear*.

Sal
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and allow them to make a queen if they need to.

You should know very soon if they have a queen. I am interested, let us know if they proceed in making queen cells.

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