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Another feeding option you could consider is a contact feeder... I rather like
them because they don't drown bees and they're protected/hidden from robbers by
the cluster
You seal the top of the hive with a board with a hole in it and if you don't
have a commercial feeder then a margarine tub with a few holes pierced in the
lid is as good
You still need that second hive box but placed on top rather than below while
you're feeding
Installed a small swarm[1] into my first Warre this afternoon. It wasn't quite finished when I got the call out yesterday afternoon so spent the morning...
Dave T wrote: "Installed a small swarm[1] into my first Warre this afternoon." Congratulations. Dave: "In July / not worth a fly, ..." The version I learnt was...
... I have deep admiration for your hefting device, and your dilegence in record-keeping of weights. Unfortunately I always seem to be playing catch-up,...
Hi Dave- ... I'd really caution you against doing this. It's one thing to pick a comb of young brood with attached bees from one hive, ensure that the queen is...
On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 12:24:09PM -0000, moersch51 wrote: [supplementing population] ... Thanks. I think you're right. Perhaps seeing my 6-week old against...
Dave T wrote: "We don't even have a bathroom scales." Ah, they were a lucky catch in our Porthmadoc Freecycle Yahoo group. Someone posted an offer of Lidl...
Hi Dave- ... The author of that little poem obviously didn't keep bees in Alberta, where almost all swarms come in July. I have yet to see any signs of ...
Another feeding option you could consider is a contact feeder... I rather like them because they don't drown bees and they're protected/hidden from robbers by...
Ivan wrote: "You still need that second hive box but placed on top rather than below while you're feeding" Or an eke of the desired depth hastily cobbled...
... Feeding from the top seems much less intrusive to me than putting a feeder in the bottom box, but then the bees have to walk all the way up to the top to...
If you are feeding, it is probably because they NEED to be fed. If they need to be fed, they probably aren't walking very far to the feeder since there isn't a...
Irene wrote: "Feeding from the top seems much less intrusive to me than putting a feeder in the bottom box,..." But if you let the heat out at the top when...
Thanks, David. ... As this is my first go at beekeeping I have no way of knowing if the forage is average or not. So I'm just trying to think ahead to what I ...
At akmm photos I put spring feeder, on Warre design.It is very simple to feed.The container is pull-push like drawer. In fact the bees are not pets to feed...
Irene wrote: "What goes on inside the hive on a day like that?" Household chores and brood rearing continue supported by the pollen and honey reserves. Irene:...
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