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New beekeeping with AZDuffman
| October 6th, 2017 at 12:02:27 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18758 |
If you have room in the yard to add flowering plants, there should be some that are both easy to grow with lots of blooms native to the area -- which means you shouldn't have to worry about watering.. Of course, they can be at sides of yard, or front yard as well, if they can get required sun needed. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| October 6th, 2017 at 12:18:54 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18758 | Heck, maybe look into native flowering weeds. Weeds grow best! You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| October 7th, 2017 at 1:23:58 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 | FEEDING  A look at how crazy they go for their supplemental feed. This time I just keep putting it out, though I do notice the last few weeks they have been taking about twice as long to finish as early September. The President is a fink. |
| October 9th, 2017 at 12:05:57 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | Thanks for the photo AZD! This story about an africanized colony in a New Jersey guy's walls came up on my newsfeed: 30k Bees, 40 lbs. of honey |
| October 9th, 2017 at 12:50:25 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18758 |
Just modify your walls and don't bother with outdoor hives. (btw if you did actually modify your house wall as a bee hive, filmed it, put on youtube, you'd get 1 billion views and make it least $5 off it) You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| October 9th, 2017 at 2:04:30 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | How many bees are needed for one queen? At some point they split the hive right? |
| October 9th, 2017 at 2:08:05 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 |
I think Euro Bees like 50-60,000 members. They split the hive usually in late spring when they have recovered from winter. They throttle their reproduction, for example there will be little laying now and most of the males will get booted from the hive. I think the left hive should make the winter and I will probably end up splitting it into the right hive, which I do not think makes it. The President is a fink. |
| November 2nd, 2017 at 12:32:06 PM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | 3Bee Corp. Internet of Things device for diagnosing bee hives. |
| January 13th, 2019 at 11:38:58 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18758 | All you really need is an old El Camino. (you know, if I didn't see any bees and found that I might call the Homeland Security --that looks like a space alien pod.) You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| February 23rd, 2019 at 9:23:29 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18204 | UPDATE I thought they had died from a bad season. I got last year's package over a month late, supplier said it was the worst season in about 30 years. Still took delivery. Nothing went right. Had to install the package fast due to rain. So weak I stopped even looking in on them. Figuring just order another package this year, which I still may. Then the colony collapsed the other day. Meaning the stand I had them on collapsed, particle board fell apart. I waited a few days to even pick the box up to drag it inside to survey the damage. It was real heavy, a good sign for honey. Then I hear a buzzing. Look in and a ball of bees! Maybe they will survive the winter. No way they seal it all up again, but it was half open for days so if it stays mild out I may be in luck and get to a second season and.......HONEY! Stay tuned. The President is a fink. |