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hi david, thanks for catching my numbering error. i will add waxed bars to the bottom box (i guess that's box 3, where the bottom feeder was and where there...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 26, 2012 9:38 am
Anne wrote: "i could either nadir a 4th box or super a section box with frames for sections so that there's room for expansion - what would you recommend?" If...
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bejolino
May 26, 2012 10:11 am
Few says ago I extracted the honey out of the combs in the hive of the family that absconded last Autumn (a little less than 10 kg). It was all capped, but...
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stewbee21
May 26, 2012 3:16 pm
Hi all I was expecting this hive to swarm and had the camera at the ready. There are 4 clips in all if you would like to see a perfectly natural swarming from...
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blueicebees
May 26, 2012 4:48 pm
I set up several empty Warre hives in preperation of swarming season. On was five to six feet from an two year KTBH. The Warre had a plastic bag with Lemon...
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madhupran
madhuprans
May 26, 2012 6:58 pm
As many people are chasing swarms for the first time I thought I would relate my experience so far this year which mostly just goes to remind us that the only...
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Dave Thorn
anotherdavey
May 26, 2012 7:11 pm
... I've had them do this, too (previous years). It seemed that when the entrance got congested they just kept going up, up the box front. Even though I...
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uncollandy
May 26, 2012 9:06 pm
Nice videos, Stewart, thanks for posting the link. How long did the sequence take between when they first began to issue and when things quietened down again...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 26, 2012 9:30 pm
Enrico wrote: "It was all capped, but very very liquid, to my eyes: can I just put it in jars, or do I have to keep it to thicken a bit in the open air?" In...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 26, 2012 9:30 pm
Walt wrote: "That was yesterday 5-25-2012 this AM they are flying in and out with smiles on." Welcome to the group. Congratulations on your catch. I've only...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 26, 2012 9:57 pm
Patrick wrote: "The bees make use of the old comb to store incoming nectar before they have built any even if it is just on the floor of the hive so I have...
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naturebee
May 27, 2012 3:08 pm
... Hello, Thanks for sharing your swarm catching experience. I do something a little different for swarms during the first 6 weeks of swarming season. Swarms,...
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Ernie Schmidt
ernie.schmidt12
May 27, 2012 3:27 pm
Alex, Your book, "Beekeeping for Poets" got a great review in American Bee Journal May 2012, page 545-546. Ernie...
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mikebispham@...
mikebispham
May 27, 2012 3:31 pm
Hi Joe, Having a good deal of success in bringing in swarms, and wanting to also make increase from selected hives, my bees will be very busy in the next few ...
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ernie.schmidt12
May 27, 2012 3:42 pm
Alex Make that the "JUNE" issue of American Bee Journal. Note to self, always finish coffee before writing emails. Ernie In a message dated 5/27/2012 8:27:14...
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jarmo.jarvelin
May 27, 2012 3:42 pm
Hello everybody! I am starting a beekeeping with Warre hives up here in Finland but I have no experience about beekeeping. I will get my first bees during...
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jfgates@...
me_wanna_retire
May 27, 2012 5:05 pm
1st time beekeeper in Northern Wisconsin, winter temps occasionally get to 30 below. I went with 1.5" lumber. Not so much cause I know what I am doing but...
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naturebee
May 27, 2012 5:10 pm
... Hi Mike, Just to reiterate my position,,, Pushing a colony for comb building should only be done during a flow or feeding, never during a dearth (unless...
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me_wanna_retire
May 27, 2012 5:11 pm
Hi, 1st time beekeeper, decided on warre hive cause nobody else in my area uses them. 1) What does it mean when bees accumulate around entrance (flying around...
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eschmidt158@...
ernie.schmidt12
May 27, 2012 6:06 pm
Hi, Best idea I have seen for natural bear control is John Moerschbacher's photo on page 19 of David Heaf's book, The Bee-friendly Beekeeper, showing a keeper...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 27, 2012 6:28 pm
Jarmo wrote: "I read that installing a frame hive with bees on top of Warre hive to get it populated is not a good option." Welcome to the group. I believe you...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 27, 2012 6:49 pm
J F Gates wrote: "1) What does it mean when bees accumulate around entrance (flying around and walking up front of hive)? I notice this only occasionally but...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 27, 2012 6:50 pm
Joe wrote: "Ie: pulling two combs of larva/eggs from the bottom box. and arranging the bottom box so positions 4 and 6 in the center of the broodnest are...
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naturebee
May 27, 2012 7:51 pm
... Not sure which hive Mike keeps, but the procedure would work with Warres. If the colony is strong enough, you can pull comb with eggs/larva up and this...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 27, 2012 10:10 pm
Joe wrote: "Bringing the broodnest up during the first half of the season, encourages the queen to lay in that space." As the Warré is normally extended...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 27, 2012 10:10 pm
Ernie wrote: "Alex, Your book, "Beekeeping for Poets" got a great review in American Bee Journal May 2012, page 545-546." I sent one to 'Bee Culture' weeks...
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michelle_laine@...
michelle_laine
May 27, 2012 10:19 pm
Today I opened up the hive we know as 'Dragons Fire'. This hive was our strongest in autumn & spring it had 1.5 boxes comb in mid march, & had mostly filled...
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bernhard@...
zaunreiter
May 27, 2012 11:16 pm
<p> </p> <p>Presumbly the hive swarmed before coming into bloom.</p> <p>Things might have turned out different, if supered instead of nadired in the...
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eschmidt158@...
ernie.schmidt12
May 28, 2012 1:07 am
David, I haven't received my June issue Bee Culture yet, should be coming soon. I'll let you know if a review shows up in that magazine. But this ...
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templetonas
May 28, 2012 2:30 am
Well, whaddya know. I wonder which revision they reviewed; some early revs had a few dreadful mistakes. I'll ask ABJ for a gratis pdf of the review page(s) and...
