I have never previously seen at this time of year so many dead bees in front of my hives. The photos for five hives (3 Nationals and 2 Warrés) are shown in my...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 7:24 am
Katherine wrote: "Hive V - from secondary swarm, doing o.k. but very small population, bringing in pollen but otherwise don't know status of queen. I was ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 7:24 am
Scot wrote: "The standard as they are written seem to imply that warre hives wouldn't be acceptable. However that is an _implication_ because I find the...
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bernhard_downunder@...
zaunreiter
Jun 1, 2010 7:49 am
Hi David. ... I don't think this is neither varroaosis nor Deformed Wing Virus (DWV). Some pesticides are designed to attack insect larvae's skin. In German...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Jun 1, 2010 8:17 am
I suppose I would useone of my Warré-size mesh floors if I saw bearding. I have yet to saw portholes in my boxes. Hi David I think I may love those portholes...
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madhupran
madhuprans
Jun 1, 2010 8:50 am
... What we in the uk have to remember is that our conditions are very different. What you are describing just isn't going to happen here. So maybe, as David...
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madhupran
madhuprans
Jun 1, 2010 8:53 am
... So what happens when one of the top bar less boxes becomes the top box? -- Patrick Quantocks Somerset South West England [Non-text portions of this message...
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Martin Motler
martbees
Jun 1, 2010 9:37 am
Yes, I am the person you mention from the Lake District. My Warre is in the Association Apiary and is getting a bit of interest. I'll keep you up-dated on it's...
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Andrew
aj180949
Jun 1, 2010 9:41 am
Patrick, My suggestion was to have spales in lower boxes. Spales are horizontal timber rods across the box, perpendicular to the combs. The problem with...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 12:07 pm
Bernhard wrote: " don't think this is neither varroaosis nor Deformed Wing Virus (DWV). Some pesticides are designed to attack insect larvae's skin. In German...
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John
moersch51
Jun 1, 2010 12:09 pm
Hi Andrew- ... timber rods across the box, perpendicular to the combs. The problems with this are several, and I speak from experience. The only way I see...
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lgttlgtt
Jun 1, 2010 12:11 pm
Here is a link to a short video of bees fanning at the entrance of my Frankenhive as the outside temperature approaches 90°F (32°C). These bees are also from...
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lgttlgtt
Jun 1, 2010 12:15 pm
You might find this document of interest. Translocation of Neonicotinoid Insecticides From Coated Seeds to Seedling Guttation Drops: A Novel Way of...
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fritzkal
Jun 1, 2010 1:05 pm
David H wrote: "Obviously I cannot completely rule out pesticides. But these corpses have been accumulating for weeks many. If I am there when one is being...
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bernhard_downunder@...
zaunreiter
Jun 1, 2010 1:22 pm
... Mesurol is Methiocarb, an insecticide and neurotoxin. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methiocarb Fludioxonil often has been found in dead poisoned bees,...
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Andrew
aj180949
Jun 1, 2010 1:27 pm
Hi John, I very much look forward to your detailed comments and advice. My initial enthusiasm for spales came from two directions - Oscar's suggestion for...
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fritzkal
Jun 1, 2010 2:14 pm
"Andrew" <andrew@...> wrote:" My initial enthusiasm for spales came from two directions - Oscar's suggestion for strengthening the nest area with a dry branch...
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Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Jun 1, 2010 2:53 pm
Nah, not really but when I made a closer inspection of the picture of Gilles half frames here; http://www.ruche-warre.com/lescadres....htm I noticed a yellow...
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Barry White
kwlovesb
Jun 1, 2010 4:19 pm
... This is an even better idea. I won't be opening any hives, and there will be no concern of chilling the brood. As soon as I get the escape cone built, Hive...
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Dave Thorn
anotherdavey
Jun 1, 2010 6:15 pm
I had a call about a swarm that's just moved in (Friday) to the "cast corner" of a shipping container. So they're not inside the container proper, they're in...
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Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Jun 1, 2010 6:19 pm
... You can try it. It works best if the structure the bees are on shakes a touch with each drum beat. It loosens the bees as well as the noise driving them...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 6:30 pm
Scot wrote: "...I noticed a yellow jacket type wasp taking particuar attention to what was going on." Or is that an Asian hornet on his thumb? They're...
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Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Jun 1, 2010 6:42 pm
... That's not big enough to be a hornet, and the asian hornet is jacketed in orange rather than yellow. That looks like a common german wasp or other similar...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 8:59 pm
My swarm that emerged yesterday afternoon is still hanging 60 ft up in a tree where it first coalesced. It did not seem to mind the half inch (12.5 mm) of rain...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 9:59 pm
A group member contacted me off list to suggest that we are moving away from the essence of Warré beekeeping, especially in our discussion of the Perone hive....
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jun 1, 2010 10:02 pm
Dave T wrote: "Is this a case where drumming could work to drive them out?" It might. As they feel the vibration through their feet the drumming has got to get...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
Jun 1, 2010 10:24 pm
If you drum a swarm out, remove all top boxes containing honey comb until you meet brood in the boxes. Put an empty box on top, cover. Please use sticks with a...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
Jun 1, 2010 10:28 pm
I'd drum out the colonies, which show this bad damage. Set them on new comb in a fresh hive. Bernhard...
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Chris Hickman
c.hickman1...
Jun 1, 2010 10:32 pm
Thanks for the information David. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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John
moersch51
Jun 1, 2010 10:32 pm
Hi Andrew- ... Well, here goes. Bear in mind that I am not opposed to the use of spales instead of top bars in the brood nest if that broodnest is never...
