Does anyone know when his book will be available in English. Ive tried emailing him but I don't get any answers. I would even buy the french version since my...
Well, I finally decided to feed the weaker hive, because I saw very low flight activity (1/minute) and the weather is not perfect (cold nights; spells of...
I also hived mine from packages in early May (May 6). I had two "regular" boxes in one hive (210 mm deep); and three shallower boxes (184 mm, made with 1 x 8"...
Jeff wrote: "all in all i think they are both doing well and should be able to prepare for winter just fine," They look OK to me. Presumably the weaker one...
I found at IKEA Italy a nice skep (it's actually the lamp LERAN, see here <http://www.ikea.com/it/it/catalog/products/20115552> ), that comes in 3 sizes (I...
Jason wrote: "It will be interesting to see how these nucs do compared to packages." Yes, if not before, we'll expect a full report of the condition they go...
Jason wrote: "Ive tried emailing him but I don't get any answers." Did you write in French? He replied to me when I wrote in French, though he took quite a...
Hugo wrote: "I am in the middle of a residential neighborhood, by a park, with lots of different flowers (sorry no scientific names) and LOTs of clover that...
Bernhart wrote: "I saw better flight activity (6/minute) " That seems very low for a recently hived swarm. Presumably the weather accounts for it. Anyway, the...
Enrico wrote: "Thanks for any indication or link." Pete Haywood is the only group member I know with a lot of skep experience. If he is not rushed off his feet...
Hi all- So after 7 months of (a sometimes desperately cold) winter, we now have our warm season. How does one put all of one's outdoor living into the few...
... ************************ both of my hives did this, they started just above or below where i put the queen cage which was in the back corner of the hive....
whaaa! cant sleep ... A local beek called me earlier to tell me that he caught annother huge (merged) swarm today for me (more than 3 kg). Now I am not sure...
Even if they let me down I wont be to disapointed. I have the hives, I can always buy more bees:) The money and time has been well woth it, my wife and I...
Hi Bernhart, You asked for thoughts on placing hives. I try to keep 3 hives at my apiaries; they used to be 2 productive hives plus a nucleus with a spare...
John wrote: "I didn't use top bars in my octagons, and noticed that around the spales the comb is very thick, which I presume is for stability." How do you...
Jason wrote: "what did you think of the book? Did it have a lot of new information?" I wrote to him about something else. I do not have his book. It is...
Bernhart wrote: "Should I put all three hives in one place this year and try to populate the other two sites with baithives next year or should I put the third...
We have a friends bait hive on a flat roof which recieved alot of interest when he first put it up there, but on inspection the bees were only cleaning out the...
Hi David, Yes I agree Thornes price for a skep (£64) is very steep. A tip, I picked up from Phil Chandler. Buy an Ali Ba Ba wash basket (the straw ones...
Hi David- ... Yes. I tip the hive back a few inches. You have to do it at midday to get any glimpse of the comb. Other wise all you see is the cluster. Once I...
Hi- ... pratense] ... In the drier areas of western Canada honeybees will sometimes work T. pratense if other clovers are not available. In some cases, they...
Max wrote: "Buy an Ali Ba Ba wash basket (the straw ones that look like a giant skep), ..." Inspired! And you could keep the bit cut off to use as an eke for...
Nicko wrote: "It appears there is renewed interest in the bait hive although the bees seem to be removing wax or propolis from the inside of the hive." Bees...
... i have also seen little bits , that looked like wax falling out the entrance, when up to 10 scouts were quite busy in one of my bait-hives.since then there...
Guenther wrote: "...since then there is almost continuous presence of scouts there, but not always, like today for example i saw none." I've noticed numbers...
... sometimes a couple of scouts are sitting quietly inside the baithive for hours with no activity outside. i've only noticed them suddenly appearing from...
