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Reddit » Beekeeping
2h ago
I'm worried that I'll lose my hive
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Reddit » Beekeeping
5h ago
I caught a swarm the other week and I currently have them in a nuc. I am wanting to add them to a queenless hive to get it back on its feet quicker than letting them do it themselves. But what is the best way to do this?
I’ve seen people place one colony on top of the other separated by newspaper soaked in sugar water. Is this the best way to introduce a queenless colony to a queen right colony? And if so, what is the best way to go about executing this?
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Reddit » Beekeeping
8h ago
Getting a new Nucleus hive of Saskatraz bees, in the Puget Sound area of Washington tomorrow. How long, realistically, do I have before having to be realistically worried about them swarming? Forecast for next week + is upper 50s and rain/drizzle.
Going out of town for about 2 weeks in a week, about 3 weeks total time from installation. Can go back in them the day before my night flight.
Do I need to worry here? Thank you in advance
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Reddit » Beekeeping
10h ago
After posting many times here I finally came to conclusion that I need to re-queen my aggressive hive. However it has been difficult for me to find her.
My question is, when the hive swarms does the old queen leave as well? If that is the case then maybe I just have to wait a little bit for the Queen to leave with the swarm and then it will be better tempered and easier to manage.
What do you guys think of this?
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Reddit » Beekeeping
10h ago
Super pumped to have caught two swarms this season and bumped up my apiary numbers a bit. Funny part is neither of them were in my swarm traps ?. One was on a damn 4-wheeler and the other was right outside the sliding glass door from my son’s townhouse. Take them as they come I guess!!
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Reddit » Beekeeping
10h ago
Haven't been able to find the queen of one of my new packages that I installed a few weeks back. Have found queen cells but was surprised to find larva today. Hadn't seen laid eggs anywhere from last inspection.
I have reused frames from a dead out due to varroa, is it possible that they used eggs that were left from the previous hives? I'm trying to understand what might be going wrong.
I have 3 other hives that are healthy and have laying Queens, and I've found capped brood in all of them. We've had a pretty cold and late spring in northern Illinois though, so wondering if there is mor ..read more