Hi Dav, [a Happy New Year to anyone!] ah - here we go. So the holes weren't plugged all the time, allowing air and light entering at different places the same...
Happy New Year to All, AllSo; So bearding on the outside is normal, nectars not flowing yet or they were causing to much heat inside and not needed in there? ...
That may work, adjusting the quilt. I could remove the quilt cover board from inside the roof & replace it on the quilt come fall. Shade helps , but usually...
RE: ........I'm considering using entrance holes/slots on each box. (These would, of course, would only be opened beneath the brood nest so the heat and scent...
Hi Bill- ... I understand your thought, but why would one wait until the comb in the bottom box is so far advanced before adding another? ... What is the...
I used entrance holes this summer and I like them very much. Look in there with a pin light every few days & you know weather or not to add a box, saves having...
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Hi all, Two questions concerning warre swarms: - Is it likely that the bees will swarm in their first year, when populating a new hive? - How likely are swarms...
Hello Bernhart- ... Not likely, although certainly not out of the question. Of my 11 first-year Warres this past season, I saw evidence that perhaps one of ...
Hi Dav- ... The same as with any other swarm. If you can hive them, do so. If they come early enough, they can often build up as a viable hive before the cold...
Dav rote: "> So bearding on the outside is normal, nectars not flowing yet or they ... This is what Warré says on page 65: "The bee's greatest enemy is...
Bill: "I would like to do this also. I wish to replace Warre's wood floor with a 1/8" (+/-3 mm)mesh copper screen and this is difficult to incorporate with...
i started building my hives today, so very exciting. how many hive boxes should i start with on each hive when i start them in the spring. these will be brand...
Bernhart wrote: "Is it likely that the bees will swarm in their first year, when populating a new hive?" 3 out of my 6 2007 Warrés swarmed in 2008. Bernhart:...
... I suspect it will not be a problem in _most_ states so long as it can be demonstrated that the combs can be moved, even if it takes a little more effort...
Hi Jeff- ... these ... That depends a lot on what size packages you intend to buy, and also how you plan to feed them to get them started (if indeed that is...
Hi- ... But the problem is not in demonstrating that a Warre comb can be moved. The problem lies in showing that a Warre comb, built on top bar only, can be...
Hi again- A possible solution if one's hives need to be inspected is to explain to the inspector exactly what you are doing and why, then ask that your hives...
Hi Bernhart, The answer to both your questions is the same: Sometimes. Not to be sassy but each hive is different. I gather all my hives from wild swarms and...
What about turn over one hive box, cut out a section and hand it over to the inspector? He can take the section home if he wants. The bees close the cutout...
Bill, try as I might, I can't get the file to open on the yahoo site. It gives me the message "too many redirects" and shuts it down. Tried a few creative ways...
If you click on Visit Your Group, then Files with the group (may have to sign in, in the middle), then scroll down to Bill's file as of 12/24 and you should be...
Skep's are illegal, so all feral hives are illegal, which means bees are illegal? Dav ... From: "Paraplegic Racehorse" <paraplegic.racehorse@...> Sent:...
David>>3 out of my 6 2007 Warrés swarmed in 2008. It seems David that you would have had a good harvest if it hadn't been for the weather, but maybe the...
