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Yesterday I did the last squeezings, and jarred the honey from the two half-frames I took Sunday. This comb is/was quite dark. If memory serves, my #1 hive is...
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Matthew Groves
mr_groves
May 22, 2013 2:41 pm
I'm precisely with you on the treatment. Not my bag. To the beginning beeks who are still on the fence, tugged one way perhaps by their friends, and another...
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Matthew Groves
mr_groves
May 22, 2013 2:51 pm
I'm a bit slow-headed perhaps. I still don't understand the progression in the cast section. I've got it that the old queen is prepped for swarming and...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 22, 2013 4:53 pm
Sharon wrote: "Yesterday I did the last squeezings, and jarred the honey from the two half-frames I took Sunday. [...] I got 4 pints (Mason jars - standard...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 22, 2013 4:53 pm
Matthew G wrote: "Some say they prowl around finding other queen cells to sting. Is this the norm? ... Some take a contingent, then form a cast. Those queens...
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demetria966
May 22, 2013 6:07 pm
Thank you David for sharing Bernhard's great photos/videos of his swarm catching. :-) I forgot; What are those white mesh tubes above the hive entrance for? ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 22, 2013 8:27 pm
Ziva wrote: 'What are those white mesh tubes above the hive entrance for?' They look like bits of reinforced PVC hose. I've no idea as to their purpose. ...
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billsf9c
May 22, 2013 8:58 pm
... That sounds like maybe an IMPerial pint? Using a 2 liter juice bottle I get 0.945 liters = 1 US Qt. My ususal conversion math says 946.352946 ml / Qt, so I...
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billsf9c
May 22, 2013 9:35 pm
... http://www.masterbeekeeper.org/B_files/disease1.htm Good site & many thanks! (Sad, the pics do not "zoom.") ... May well be, according to a small list...
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eccentricbeekeeper
eccentricbee...
May 23, 2013 1:04 am
... They are bee escapes. Bernhard has the hive setting on one of his pollen trap bases....
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Bill Wood
billrwood
May 23, 2013 3:00 pm
... Please consider, perhaps the weight of 1 US Gallon of water = approx. 8.35 lb. (about 3.79 kg) And, the weight of 1 Imperial gallon (i.e. UK measure) of...
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a_sinful_bear
May 23, 2013 3:16 pm
I can do anything I want with needle and thread (one of my quilts took grand prize in a VERY small art show) but my woodworking skills remain primordial. Warre...
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eccentricbeekeeper
eccentricbee...
May 23, 2013 4:07 pm
... These photos of "chopped" grooved top-bar frames might help. The original grooved frames are standard and available from any beekeeping supplier. ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 23, 2013 5:47 pm
Sharon wrote: "no two of my half-frames are identical." Chaplin could have done with you in his films. I use a jig that I have made out of a piece of board. It...
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Bill Janczak
bjanczak
May 23, 2013 6:25 pm
Kelly sells a "Foundationless" frame that includes the comb guide. I'm using them in my medium Langs and the bees love them. "This frame is designed for those...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 23, 2013 9:17 pm
Sharon wrote: "I looked in "photos" with no success. Would somebody pretty please point me to the photo, and if possible, the writeup? (What kind of frame did...
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billsf9c
May 23, 2013 9:34 pm
... I'm unsure what saw-ware you have...small table saw? Or circular saw? Or hand tools. There are different jigs and tricks for each one. But a main one is...
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billsf9c
May 24, 2013 6:43 am
... Neat site/blog! ... Very vague. Nothing new after 1995. BillSF9c http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/909 909.12 Frames and honeycombs must be easily removable and...
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mielpop
May 24, 2013 9:40 am
Our goats escaped into our garden this morning and when I found them they were happily munching the mature trees beside our polytunnel. OK I thought, no damage...
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Mech, Sharon
a_sinful_bear
May 24, 2013 2:16 pm
Agreed, Ohio law is antiquated and vague - which vagueness is fine by me. I use half-frames because they are removable (more or less) without the need for a...
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husztek
kapenanemo
May 24, 2013 4:42 pm
How to Kill the Queen I have often referred to myself as “Bee Enemy #1, Multiple Serial Killer of Bees”. But, I was always joking about things I couldn’t...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 24, 2013 7:54 pm
Bill Husztek wrote: "...to my horror was my beautiful queen, barely moving, near death!" We all have our little disasters. In general management of the Warré...
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billsf9c
May 25, 2013 12:44 am
... Photos was not uploading for a few days, - odd. Now success has been had. 1280x960 is my max ph cam res. "BillSF9c"; aphabetically defaulted to the 1st...
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demetria966
May 25, 2013 1:36 am
Thank you! Now I remember Bernhard posting photos and explanations of his pollen traps. ~Zva...
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Bill Wood
billrwood
May 25, 2013 2:52 pm
... Then arises the possibility of garrotting the queen. Normally a box, ... [Bill] Has anyone ever "garroted the queen"? How often does this happen? It has...
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reza antoszewska
multinomahfarm
May 25, 2013 3:18 pm
Hi All, I am having a new problem not observed for the past 3 years I have been keeping bees here - birds - both crows and sparrows, are coming in for a snack...
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pennbee1
May 25, 2013 3:33 pm
I want to thank everyone who responded to my post about moving a Warre. I certainly learned alot and I will know how to move a hive the next time I get the...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 25, 2013 5:23 pm
Reza wrote: "they sit and wait and take a bite as one wings by " Where do they sit? I've never had sparrows or crows doing this but the great tit (Parus major)...
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reza antoszewska
multinomahfarm
May 25, 2013 6:05 pm
Hi David - The birds will come and sit in front or to the side of the hive then leap forward at the hive and fly off with their catch - yes I have also not...
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billsf9c
May 25, 2013 7:10 pm
... Rob, as opposed to wasting a trip, note this to them, in friendly humour, then ask if for your remuneration, you might place a bait hive in their area... ...
