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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: Run o' the Mill Jokes
« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 06:53:16 pm »Not thats funny!!!!! 
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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 06:41:43 pm »Hive inspection today and I added another brood box. Let me know if you think it's premature and should be pulled off. The top box was coming along pretty good. I'm still clueless so if you see anything that needs addressing, let me know. There is a part III this round but there's nothing valuable in it. I'll put it up later. I did forget to do the bottom box first, I'm forgetful that way.
https://rumble.com/v4x0gz6-may-23-2024-hive-inspection-part-i.html
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https://rumble.com/v4x0gz6-may-23-2024-hive-inspection-part-i.html
https://rumble.com/v4x0xli-may-23-2024-hive-inspection-part-ii.html
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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: Run o' the Mill Jokes
« Last post by iddee on Today at 06:17:25 pm »I told my wife she should embrace her mistakes.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 06:07:13 pm »Well, I am happy you made beemaster one of your helpers! I mean that sincerely as well!
Phillip
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 05:28:56 pm »Thanks, Phillip, it is a fun hobby so far. And I feel as though I've been luck thus far too, which is unusual for me. I'm usually haunted by Murphy. But it's not too late, he can still rear his ugly head.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Variations in genetics at different apiary yards
« Last post by Lesgold on Today at 05:15:18 pm »Didn?t think of that. Good point Jim.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 04:49:15 pm »Without having already moved them two miles, you have done the best you can, which sounds like a good job!! I am happy that you are off to such a good start with your bees!
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Sincerely,
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 04:37:58 pm »Though some say you can put a limb or stick in from of a newly moved hive for reorientation the next morning, it never worked for me. There is always the two foot for two mile rule to consider..I did the night they came in but when I got up in the morning, they were inundated with ants and I got scared so I moved them back before sunrise. I didn't want to wait too long to move them so I moved them last night after they settled down. Even then, some of them were out front and had to be sacrificed. I don't just have a limb or a stick, I have a whole wall built with lemongrass stalks with room enough for them to go through. There are pictures of what it looks like posted above. They are out there doing orientation flights all day. I'd say about 50 of them are/were hanging around the empty hive I put in the place of the hive I moved. I don't know if those are just foragers who didn't make back yesterday or what but in the grand scheme of things, there aren't that many over there. Between moving them back and forth, I treated the ground for ants and it looks like I did the job there.
Didn't you move some bees a few days ago?
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Swarm Catching
« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 02:00:10 pm »OK, I moved my swarm hive into location near my nuc hive last night and I am getting a mix of orientation flights and bees going to the old spot. I put a single medium box with empty foundation at the old location. How many bees can I expect to go back to the old spot and what do I do with them? The new location has a veil around it of lemongrass stalks from our lemongrass plants. It's there but has plenty of space for them to get through it.
Though some say you can put a limb or stick in from of a newly moved hive for reorientation the next morning, it never worked for me. There is always the two foot for two mile rule to consider..
Didn't you move some bees a few days ago?
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Spinoff from: "This Girl has the JP//Schawee Touch!"
« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 11:53:50 am »> But who knows, she could be marked too.
She may very well be marked. I have found marked swarm queens...
> At beeks class on Tuesday, we looked for the unmarked queen in the school hive and about three of us passed her off until another guy found her on the frame.
It takes practice Terri, you will get it. TheHoneyPump spoke on this, here at Beemaster a few years ago, giving hints and tips on finding the queen. In fact he took the extra time to take and post pictures, explaining as he went. He was a GREAT teacher and one of my 'mentors' here at Beemaster. He was 'a Beemaster' himself!
Phillip
She may very well be marked. I have found marked swarm queens...
> At beeks class on Tuesday, we looked for the unmarked queen in the school hive and about three of us passed her off until another guy found her on the frame.
It takes practice Terri, you will get it. TheHoneyPump spoke on this, here at Beemaster a few years ago, giving hints and tips on finding the queen. In fact he took the extra time to take and post pictures, explaining as he went. He was a GREAT teacher and one of my 'mentors' here at Beemaster. He was 'a Beemaster' himself!
Phillip