Queen Crisis Averted - Lessons Learned
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- You guys scared me with your comments on the last video... So I went out the next morning to try to take care of a potentially deadly queen crisis.
Now I know not to leave a capped queen cell hanging on a frame the day I introduce a new queen into the hive. I also learned that I should have taken that capped cell out to try to make a new hive.
Thanks for your helpful comments. I'm learning every day.
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Don't let the naysayers bug you about feeding syrup if your trying to build up your hives. If you have honey supers on, and you want honey; then it would be self defeating to feed them syrup with supers on; however, if you want them to build up strength; then pour the syrup to them, and dont stop till just before the flow when you add supers. I know people whe feed year round. As long as the bees will take the syrup they keep feeding to build hives. Since bees prefer nectar, the bees won't really mess with the syrup when they have a good nectar flow on. Now those who feed bees year round are propagating bees not making honey, so thats the only difference there. Which is why if your building hives to collect honey, you can stop feeding just before you add supers, and don't add your supers till about a week before you have a good honey flow like your golden rod flow. Im under the impression your golden rod flow is still about 3 weeks out, which means you could technically feed for at least another week maybe almost 2 weeks if you wanted. The expanding brood and workers will eat most of that stored syrup, and the new necter flow will get stored in the supers. No worries.
currently very invested in these hives. No idea why aha
same
The bees are your bees. If you think it is best to feed them, feed them. They were taking it, so it was helping. The bees will tell you when to stop, because they will stop taking it. Keep up the good work! Glad to see your queen is up and at 'em!
Thanks, Paul!
Paul Otis That might be nice to hear, but a person who has access to too much sugar and candy will get fat, only a person who cares about that person will tell him to cut it out.
Bees do not have the ability to reason and they are extremely dependent on being able to live off nature and not sugar additives like nectar all year around.
Look at it this way, if you sit on your couch all day and eat whatever you want you will live, but you are weak and sickly compared to someone who works to improve their lives and is healthy.
It is his choice to do whatever he wants to his bees, but someone wanting you to sit around all day eating sugar does not have your best interest in mind.
Seriously? Am I reading this right? You are concerned that bees are going to get fat?
That`s what you got from that text? No, that's not what I was saying. What I was saying was that if you introduce an overabundance of unnatural easy to get energy and building material to the bees they will become lazy and dependent on it, rather than going out of the hive and working for it the way they are supposed to. This is only 3 decent size hives in a nice location, they shouldn't be getting sugar from unnatural sources unless it is a crisis.
clearly Pauls bees are smart enough to stop having the syrup when they are ready to get to work which to me would indicate majority of bees are also smart enough to stop utilizing it when they dont need it, therefore giving them a helping hand doesnt seem like they are going to end up needing to visit jenny craig or weight watchers any time soon.
I like to use thumb tacks to mark frames that have queen cells. Makes it easier to find them. Good luck with your bees!
Good tip.
yup. Thumbtacks. Because the scratching gets confusing
I’m scared of bees and have no intention on becoming a beekeeper but your videos are so interesting lol currently binge watching! Keep up the great work!
Why in the world am I even watching this? I just came on youtube to listen to music and somehow ended up here hahahahaha
Yeah...I somehow just watched like 1.5 hrs of this lmao
it's fascinating yo
How about this - Maybe the bees were planning a coup with the old queen as they knew she was an ineffective queen so building a new queen?. But when you brought in the new mated queen and they realized how good she was, they destroyed the queen they were making. Bees are amazing and fascinating! Thank you so much for sharing this journey with all of us.
I have nothing constructive to comment, other than, You're Awesome! Thank you for sharing everything, even the less glamorous moments. You are an inspiration!
Thanks for the update and sharing your bee experiences. Look forward to your videos every week!
I'm not into bee's at all but your personality is extremely likeable and you're super nice. Can't stop watching these vids! i know i'm like 8 months late but keep it up!
Great job on the video - I'm a 2nd year keeper and still learn a lot when I watch your clips. For next year - Take a look at the OTS queen rearing method - you may be able to double your hives, if you plan it out and the weather cooperates. OTS seems to be the simplest method I've researched (no tinker toys required).
Good moves Jim. I am smiling at your hives right now. Everything is looking good.
overlycreative1 Finally! This has been a long year. It feels like they're over the hump and they can start being bees now instead of just trying to survive. However, varroa season starts in about 2 weeks. Then winter in 2-3 months. These bees have a couple weeks to enjoy the view.
Loving your videos. I know nothing about bees or beekeeping, so I'll just watch the videos.
hives looking good. I'm glad you didn't looked into the "left hives. don't disturb them when not needed. :D looking forward to the next video!
hey vino you are looking awesome with the beekeeper and the bee is awesome and I'm always happy
As so many others have say, "Don't feel bad about feeding." Bees will only take what they need and if they are emptying your feed they need it. What a lot of people fail to understand is that bees are livestock just like chickens or cows. Not feeding your bees is like me not feed my chickens because they are scratching for bugs and eating grass. The only time I can see not feeding your bees is when you are in a flow with honey supers, and you are trying to collect honey. I enjoy your videos. Happy beekeeping.
Stefan Braun that 2 complete different things. Bees will storage all the syrup in the frames. This means the queen has no room to lay her eggs. Less feeding doesnt mean your bees are starving.
You are correct frames can become honey bound. But, that will not happen if they have a place to grow. Bees use about 7 lbs of honey to produce 1 lbs of wax. if they are filling out frames with wax they will need more than they are getting from the feeder to do so. What I have seen from my own hives, even my leak hives, is that they are packed with bees, beautiful brood patterns, and have tons of stores. I feed except when they have honey supers. They will leave room for the queen to lay unless the hive is feeling stressed and do not feel they can support more bees.
I believe the girls have a sense of humor !! I had one hive that every time I checked there were 15 or 20 queen cups in it every time I checked. Used to go thru and remove each one, hours :( Finally said "Ok if you want to swarm go for it" and left them alone. after two or three weeks all the QC were gone and they never did swarm. Think they do it to keep us on our toes :) .
Grant Tabor Yes, I'm finding these Russians to be hilarious that way. Ha ha.
it's not that big issue with feeding. to get more build, you can feed thinner mixture of water and syrup so they are forced to build more comb to store the thin stuff and to dry it. and than, when concentrated back, it needs less space. so you can create more building with less syrup.
Hey Jim, something to consider on hive left, if you want the bees to draw comb on that new box I suggest to place it in the middle. Bees will be reluctant to travel that far up without incentive since the syrup is gone.
That's a good tip. Thanks.
everything looks great :) tragedy averted ....clever bees to quickly realise they have a fab queen ;) I would still feed them to get the comb drawn ...you just need to keep an eye out that they do not start backfilling the brood nest (you have already been there once so you know the end result ...but there did not seem to be excess syrup and queen has already laid in the newly drawn comb so they won't backfill that :) Just go with your gut instinct on it, the bottom line is that they will stop drawing comb if there is not a good flow on - But I would have a closer look in the frames on hive left if you want to feed them to keep them drawing comb for replacement ...if the box is really heavy and they have stored it in the middle box then you could checkerboard those frames with ones in the top box as long as there is no brood in them.
Just wait until he is able to get his harvest and use some old honey comb instead!! Interesting!
DreamofaHive That's a good idea. I will probably try checkerboarding those frames. I'm hoping to get them to draw some comb before August so I can get supers on for our small fall flow in August/September. Thanks for your helpful comments!
alpfaabe The idea is to draw the new comb to replace the really old comb in the bottom brood box that came with the Nuc - so no old comb will be harvested lol ;)
Yeah checkerboarding to speed the drawing of comb in the frames seems to work very well. Bees might feel there should have been a comb between the comb and it might have been there but fallen of so it needs fixing. If you look at wild hives they sometimes get huge in a huge empty space and there is no frame or wire supporting them and sometimes disturbances like storms shake some heavy middle comb loose in a hollow tree. Bees usually fix that quite fast and harvest the fallen comb back.
Hi Jim, brand new beek from Toronto here; I have one cut-down hive made from medium boxes and things are really booming in the 4 stacked boxes. I wonder in Russian Hive Left whether you shouldn't take switch the middle honey box with the upper box so that the bees don't have to travel so far to do a day's work building out the comb on the frames. And like you, I fed my bees until 2 weeks ago and man did they ever respond by building comb quickly and efficiently, ready for laying or honey stores.
My husband and I have really enjoyed watching your journey last year and this year; started as a Flow Hive band-wagoner-watcher but have come to believe in the old-fashioned system. Enjoy your bees!
Thanks, yes this was suggested by a couple people. I'm going to have a look at their progress and maybe try this approach if the comb building has slowed down. Thanks for watching!
It's all good learning. I only started a few months ago and learnt so much already. thanks for the videos mate. always fun to watch.
Heck yeah! I wish I could play around with some bee's and some hive boxes.. Unfortunately i'm that low on income.. But watching and reading positive comment's and knowing other people are starting to bee keep makes me happy enough! I wish you best of luck! :)
I totally agree with the feeding to get them filling the frames with comb. Love the videos watched them all. And great job on the editing and camera work. It's not easy I am sure but you do a great job. Keep up the work can't wait to see more videos.
1TexasSon All the hives are pretty filled up with stores at the moment and the wild flowers are popping up. They should be fine foraging over the next few weeks. I hope to add supers and get a small harvest this fall in August/September. Thanks for watching!
Looking real good. If you're looking to make new frames you should get a nuc established. Just a small 5 frame nuc. If you can spare 3 full frames of brood you can pyramid the new frames in between them. The bees in the nuc will raise a new queen but you don't need a queen in that nuc if you're just making frames. When all the frames are empty of brood just swap them out with 2 frames of brood and then 3 blank frames. I average about 5 new drawn out frames a month.
If that makes sense you should give it a shot. I call it the frame factory
Hi. I'm first year keeper and your videos give me a good vibes, living in similar climat like you I "eat" every world you say. You are a natural in front of the camera. The series on bread are super too, many thumbs up!!!
Jaro Fejfar Thanks for the nice words. Best of luck with your bees!
Love your videos! I'm no beekeeper but I love learning new things and your videos make me wonder if I could be a beekeeper. Keep up the good work!
doing a great job, look forward to your next video update. best of luck x
So glad to see you updated a bit ago - husband & I are officially fans and have enjoyed your videos. We were wondering what the status on the Russians would be. Things look great - don't worry about the negative comments and keep learning (and posting)! :)
Congrats on right doing better. super happy for ya. Keep up the great vids. Love them.
Hi, I just discovered your channel and I love it! Great videos
Welcome!
Like your videos. One little tip. why don't you run your hold down strap the other way around the hive? I know the way you have them they take in the hive stand, Your hives are heavy enough to stay in place in a very stiff wind. all you need the strap for is to secure the outer cover. Your strap is in the middle of the entrance and is an obstruction to the flight path. If you insist on incorporating the stand in the strap you could screw a two by two under the stand in the middle of the hive.
If there is a capped queen cell and she hatches, the girls will destroy the opened cell. If there was no queen, after the virgin queen returns from her mating flight she will begin laying within a few days. If a queen already existed they will usually cast a swarm shortly before the new queen emerges, new queen mates and begins laying in the old queens place. Rick
Thanks
Ive become insanely invested in your videos, I have no bee affiliation what so ever
Enjoyed your video was partner in bee business 2004. Went to shift hives approx 40. We had both given up smoking that week and had no lighter went to the back up and the matches had got wet and wouldn't work. So we being 2 hrs from civilization continued on total count of stings for the night was 17 just thought you would like to know. P.s personally try something a little more finer in your smoker. Still do the pine needles but maybe a little more straw. Thanks keep up the good work. J
Considering how poorly that hive was doing, I don't think I would have used that queen cell for a split.
I can't imagine you having ventilation problems where you are at. It gets over 100F here regularly in the summer. My hives are in full sun and solid bottom boards. They get hot, they beard on the outside. I don't prop the cover or anything. Just notched inner cover and telescoping cover. Most of my entrances are not fully open either.
The queen cell could of gone either way. Luckily they decided they didn't need it. I just requeened 3 of my hives and don't know what the outcome is yet. I haven't checked to see if they accepted or decided to make another. I'm trying the wait 10 days method before i open and look. It's hard not to peek.
We've had maybe 3 days hit 90F this year. It's been a cool summer so far. I don't expect that little crack to do much, other than to appease the ventilation evangelists. I have not seen bearding this year. I waited a full 7 days on the recommendation of the supplier with my re-queen. All seems to be great so far! Thanks for watching.
This is extremely interesting I’m curious how long does the queen live before she’s replaced or do they make a queen out of a baby. ?
Just curious I have zero knowledge about bees and love watching since a day ago.
I would like to know the answer to that question as well
Queen can live up to five years and if she does they will take a substance they make in their heads that produces “the super bee queen” they will emit that substance into larva and if a queen is born first she kills the other and if they are born at the same time they fight it out til there’s only one
Dang, you just cant catch a break with these bees xD Oh well, you're figuring it out, and its awesome to watch these videos, I watch them with my 3 year old niece, we were outside one time following a bumble bee and she says "Just like the farm!" it was to cute xD
also cull out the old frames next spring.
vents? do bees have vents in trees? please take all advice with a grain of salt and use your best judgement these are your bees you know them better than anyone and your doing great!
Hey Jim, the new Queen would likely take longer than that to become mated. She would need to emerge, then dry her wings etc. Then mate on a good day, then 48 hours to pump the sperm to the right place before she can even lay an egg. Your usually looking at two to three weeks from emerging queen to laying.
Bzzzant Honey I realize that. The queen I put in two weeks ago was a mated, laying queen. From the time I put in her cage to the time I checked on her, the bees had capped a new queen cell. She got out of her cage and either the bees or the newly introduced queen had removed the capped cell. All those eggs are from the new queen I put in there. She's rocking it. The worry was that the capped queen would emerge and and there would be a queen battle. That didn't happen. Or maybe it did and the marked queen won!
Vino Farm your right to worry, that could have happened for sure. I was simply stating that the time period was probably too short for a new emerged queen to be laying. Once you saw eggs I figured you were golden. They likely tore down that cell once she was established.
I just checked my little swarm cell split from my swarm queen, we have a successful daughter laying... Good genetics, I'm very happy.
There was actually about 10 days from the time I saw the capped cell to the time I went back and shot this video... (I'm slow with editing and posting this summer!) So there could have been time for a queen to emerge, mate and start laying. Either way, the marked queen is there and the capped cell is not, so the capped cell queen did not survive. Congrats on your swarm queen! That swarm has been amazing. I'm still waiting for a swarm.
Vino Farm I know how you feel being busy, I have not been able to keep up with the job, bees, 3 year old, newborn and making videos. I need to edit some video myself.
you are doing awesome !!
Doing 👍🏽 great, feeding 1:1 to get build up of comb makes perfect sense. I can't see why people have gotten so verbal about it.
I have one swarm in a nuc which is being fed 1:1 and the moment I stopped they slowed down comb building. So I put back on after advice from master bee keeper, to make sure they fill frames.
I am surprised you went for a third brood box and not supers? Is that common practice... regards Justin
lotsofbumper76 It's not a permanent brood box. It's a strong hive and I'm trying to get them to build up some comb that I can use to replace some bad comb that came in my nucs. If they draw it out for me, I'll distribute it between that hive and the other Russian hive. Hoping to add supers for a small fall flow we get in September.
Vino Farm that makes perfect sense 😎 I have my flow frames on for them to play with but so far nothing 😱
So cool what you are doing! I honestly know nothing about beekeeping so keep it up!
You should introduce african bee too..
Once you start your first harvest, You will have all the "Sugar water" supplements for all your bee's!! And bee's wax! I'm starting to get a lil jelly!! haha Keep up the good work, Congrats on 11k btw! I watch this fella his channel is called something like, "Walls Bee Man", And he's been doing bee keeping for decades, And I have to say from watching you from fighting those mite beetles and everything you have done from the start.. You keep at this.. You will be an amazing bee keeper. (Not that you aren't already lol). I'm rootin for you! It's work that's for sure! I loved watching because I learned with you... From the last winter losses etc, Now you know bee's are actually better/best off in the winter time as in summer they are building up resources for winter and moisture is never good! You simply just over thought and were a little too caring about the bee's, But it really shows just how dedicated you are. I look up to you and will be a loyal subscriber forever. :) PS.. Your hives are really looking nice!!! You should bee bee getting lots of good honey soon enough! I have a good feeling that you will be a very good teacher as well.
-Allen
alpfaable Thanks for your continued support, Allen! I look forward to tasting some real honey this fall!
I'd keep feeding them whilst their drawing comb. Wouldn't create nuc until hive is stronger either. Beekeepers Never short of opinions. Good luck mate.
Oh how I've been waiting for this video update !! The stress of not knowing !! By the way...can you take a frame of brood from Russian hive left and put it in the Italian hive to help them out? Like you did for Russian hive right ? Or does that not work mixing types of bees ?
MrBaltdave It could work, theoretically, but the Russians are on deep frames and the Italian boxes are mediums. So, not totally practical in this situation.
Thanks...I was wondering about that...it all makes sense now...keep up the good work !!
What are swarm cells? How do they differ from the other cells?
Question. Why is it that some beekeepers wear bee suits and some don't? Are some bees more aggressive than others? Is it just personal preference?
Bee suits prevent stings but they are hot and a bit in the way when inspecting hives. I don't mind wearing a veil and jacket so I can concentrate on what I'm doing without worrying about getting stung on the head. Gloves also prevent stings, but I really don't like gloves. I feel very clumsy in gloves and would rather take a sting or two (or three) and feel like I have a better hold on the frames. If I'm doing a deep inspection on a booming, feisty hive, I'll put the gloves on, but for general handling and light inspections, I'm usually barehanded. Some bees are more aggressive than others and some hives are more aggressive at certain times of the year and especially during a dearth. I've been at this for a little over a year and I've only been stung maybe 6 times, all on the hands.
I put a flat stone on top of the inner cover.
i believe the foundation frames are color coded. black plastic for brood, and white plastic for supers. the difference is slight, but noticeable. brood cells are a smidgen larger. so not sure how that would effect them overall.
also, we dont really have venting for the boxes here. the front entrance is typically enough. havnt had problems yet... and thats 60+ years of beekeeping.
I thought the black was intended for brood because it's easier to see eggs against the black background. I didn't think there were different sizes for cells. Hmm. You need to have a talk to a couple of my regular commenters who don't let up about ventilation. It actually makes sense to me, but I always thought the top entrance was enough. Oh well.
ya, some people have been using ventilation for years, and they think it is required. they never tried without. speaking from canadian summer experience... where we keep our hives in direct sun as much as possible, and behind wind breaks... the bees have no vent issues. in fact, vino, you have seen video showing our boxes. tin top, wood side. only vent is the entrance, and it has always been enough.
consider also that bees in the wild will actually close all the openings when they find a home
I don't know why for the past two days I have found myself watching nothing but bees beehives wasps yellow jackets it's fascinating
What would happen if he would not remove that queen cell?
I would imagine the mated queen tore down the queen cell. The worst that would have happened is they put off a swarm, which isn't good but not the end of the world. Hives eject virgin queens also, I've never seen it but I've known people that witnessed it.
As far as feeding goes, people will bitch about anything. I think all I said was that you could take it off if you wanted as long as they had enough nectar flow and if they were getting honey bound where the queen had no room to lay, which was the mentioned concern at the time. You can definitely feed if they are taking it, not getting honey bound and you want to keep building frames and brood. Definitely if nectar flow is coming to an end you can simulate a nectar flow. People screaming at you to stop feeding syrup are ignorant or anti syrup (or both), it wasn't that big a deal. Especially now that the queen has plenty of room to lay.
With all the brood and eggs she had, looks like you're in good shape, they'll be booming soon enough.
Thanks. I get comments from all the extreme fringes of the beekeeping world. I understand that. I actually like to hear all the opinions and I have a pretty good handle on where the middle ground is. I also know that my hives and my climate and my property are COMPLETELY different than someone's beekeeping situation in Texas, yet people comment from all over the world with opinions. It's been a slow build, but the bees finally feel like they have their hives sorted and should be exploding for the fall. Thanks, again.
New Subscriber, like your videos and all the comments. I currently not a beekeeper, but I'm interested; also have some concerns.
I'm 70, is it too late to start this as hobby?
I only have 1/3 acres with House, Garage, and pool taking up a lot of space; but a large backyard that I could dedicate to flowers, any comments?
Also worried about bee's getting pollen from azeala(s) planted around the neighborhood, think the plants are supposed to be poison. Wouldn't this screw up any honey they make for feeding themselves or harvesting (if it got that far)?
And finally, I'm very urban located (nice neighborhood) but very deed restricted, don't know if I'd be affected by that.
On the bright side, my backyard boarders on a community running path with running water are (for flood control are) and at times it's allowed to grow wild flowers before it's mowed. Lots of wildlife (water fowl, other birds, squirrels' and occasional opossums. While retired and disabled I can get around in my own yard with some hard work, manual work might have to handled by my local handyman. Is it doable?
job well done
i would use a frame feeder
Will you've putting the flow hive on soon?
Julee James I'm hoping hive left pulls some new comb in that third box over the next couple weeks. If they do, I'm thinking about trying the flow frames over there for August and September.
Ask 10 beekeepers and you'll get 20 opinions. Beekeeping is so localised, I wouldn't put much weight on comments unless the whole consensus is pointing in one direction. Firstly, supersedure - in that situation I would have done exactly the same. Bees know best. It's quite late here (northern UK) for getting a new queen but bees know what time of year it is - if they want a new queen let them go with it. As it turns out they didn't - well bees change their minds, just like every other living thing on this planet. Secondly syrup - well I wouldn't be feeding them syrup at this time of year either, but it depends what your nectar flow is locally. If it's finished for the year then feed. Locally. here, we start giving them winter feed in the first week of September and don't feed unless it's a newly caught swarm or if there's some type of emergency and stores are low. The rule of thumb here is only (emergency) feed when the colony has one frame of stores left or less. The summer flow here is usually finished by mid-August. If you're still hoping for some type of honey crop I wouldn't be feeding and the danger is if they're still building up bee numbers then that syrup is going to slow them down if there's nowhere to lay eggs. But that's my IMHO. And as for ventilation - you might get more consistent (and therefore helpful) opinion if you ask a question about religion or politics. You're doing great. Don't sweat it.
IcemanMobile Thank you for the support!
I am not happy, he didn't get stung
Ur videos are really interesting
Thank you.
Can you do this in ILLINOIS too? I live two hours south west of Chicago. Country area.
Yes!
0:44 I think a bee hit the mic, ahaha.
We use nickels... but I would feed them 1:1 .
It's your personal bee philosophy....
@Vino farm, I'm a newer beekeeper than you, this is my first year, tons of activity, I have 2 deeps completely drawn out and they're working on a third. The middle box is packed with bee bread and pollen and the bottom box may have some sugar syrup in it because of a reverse split I did because the queen was laying in the middle so I moved it to the bottom. Anyways, no honey and its worrying me because it's like they just want the syrup and that's it, any input or thoughts would be appreciated... Tons of pollen, queen has slowed laying, I think we are in a derth, but shouldn't they have stores, I did get my bees at the end of april and most of the trees were done flowering, did I miss the nectar flow???? But I'm 100 percent sure it was a queen and her bees because my feral honey bees are a lot more black.
Cory Summers Where are you? I would pretty much not expect a harvest in your first year. Unless you're in a very warm location with a mild winter. Up here, we're getting ready for a 6 month winter in about 2 months. I missed the spring flow and I'm hoping to build these hives to try for a small harvest during our fall flow.
I don't want honey, I can buy that!!! They should have honey though.
Cory Summers Where are you located?
I'm sorry, I don't wanna bother u with my inexperience. just keep the vids coming. I think I'm freaking out as a newbee...
Cory Summers I or someone else would offer advice, but we need to know what climate you are living in.
so they or the queen killed the queen that was going to be born?
Please protect your hands!!! :(
I vote to feed them..... :)
What do you use for smoker fuel?
Dry pine needles.
Why are you feeding sugar syrup in the middle of honey flow, now all your honey will have syrup in it
We're not in a nectar flow and I'm not going to harvest that honey. Thanks for watching.
Noo, you should keep feeding them and plug up all ventilation holes, I am an unhappy commenter! (kidding)
LOL, no matter what you do, you can never make everybody happy. There will always be someone to complain.
"You're feeding too much."
"You're not feeding enough."
"You don't have any ventilation."
"You have too much ventilation."
etc. etc. etc.
Continue feeding them if you want to succeed
What is with the bee swarm trap?
Kai02 Still waiting for a swarm. I will certainly update you guys if it works.
Its good to have a baited swarm trap near your apiary, so if some hive swarms while you're sleeping, you can recover it. Its a great safety net to have. That's how I caught one this year.
Lucky they didn't swarm
I use 4 nickels on top the inner cover.
I did that last year. I didn't have any nickels on me that day!
Spoiler alert in the title. You kill the excitement
I know nothing about bee’s, but I would like to know why you don’t wear gloves 🧤. You must get stung a lot
Gloves get in the way and can actually harm bees because they make you clumsy. I prefer to take a sting now and then and be more in touch and gentle with the bees.
Vino Farm I understand now, thanks Vino for takin your time to reply
No plastic!
U mess with em waaayyy to much and your honey will taste like suger
Maidenlord 666 I don’t harvest frames after feeding syrup. I am not stupid.
Why am i here
Abdulhadi .Ali same 😂
leah beeching lol who knew beekeeping is so interesting
Too many brood boxes.
You should have 1 brood box on each hive, and 1 super. As they fill the super, add a new one right above the brood box, and move the older capped honey super up.
Build from the bottom. Older at the top. One brood box is plenty!
You're building too fast.
You're confusing the bees....
They should be making honey. When egg cells hatch the queen will refill them. Shell only lay about 3 thousand at a time. There's plenty of room in one brood box for hatching eggs. The adult workers will be filling your supers with honey in the meantime.
Quit trying to force the breeding. You're confusing the hive!