Not So Pro 3

Mastermind said:

Correct.

Incorrect.

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Bilge Rat said:

OK do you know something we don't ?
Somebody piss off the wrong person?
Or you just using that brain of yours.

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beaglebriar said:

I might be able to get along with those bees ….

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Mastermind said:

Sadly.....I'm using my spinny thing again today.

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Kiwioilboiler said:

I used a saw that had had quality spinny thing work recently.
Lifted my spirits it did.

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Wonkydonkey said:

I split my hive this morning, because 3 wks ago I put on another brood box.

I fed them 2kg of thin syrup as the weather was wet and was worried about starvation ( we had a starvation email alert) also I wanted Them to draw out some of the new wax.

All went well (so far) as there are a lot of bees.

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3browns said:

We started with 1 brood box and were instructed to add a second when the first is 70% full

We are starting with a 1:1 syrup mix as well as a "pollen patty" in each level

The weather is crap and it may be a while before there is anything out there to go for

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3browns said:

We started with 1 brood box and were instructed to add a second when the first is 70% full

We are starting with a 1:1 syrup mix as well as a "pollen patty" in each level

The weather is crap and it may be a while before there is anything out there to go for

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beaglebriar said:

I might be able to get along with those bees ….

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Firewood Hoarder said:

Make sure you pull out the correct cork on the queen box when you put the queen in the hive!

I pulled the wrong one last weekend, because I was distracted (dog was rolling around at my feet, because he got stung), and the workers immediately balled her and tried to kill the queen. I managed to pick her up and get her back in the box, and all is well now a week later...

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Firewood Hoarder said:

They call that the 7/10 rule. If 7 of the 10 frames are full of nectar, honey, pollen, or brood, it's time to give them more space.

I checked mine yesterday to see if they had accepted and freed the queen, and they already had 2 frames full of eggs and 3 of fresh nectar, as well as lots of workers bringing in pollen. The amount of comb they drew out in 5 days was impressive. I'm happy with this Carniolan/Italian hybrid bee so far.

I bought a 3lb package, and a 5 frame Nuc. Wanted to compare one hive to the other and compare growth and production.

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3browns said:

Our bees are straight Carniolan

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Kiwioilboiler said:

As opposed to gay Carniolan?

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3browns said:

The queen comes in this, and it has a plastic cap as you can see and a plug of sugar candy in the tube

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We were instructed to pull the cap, push the gizmo down between 2 frames, and cover the hive

Supposedly the queen will eat through the candy in 2-3 days which allows them all time to sniff and growl and figure out the pecking order

We are supposed to make sure she is out by the 3rd day or we are supposed to break out any remaining candy to make a hole just smaller than the queen and she will finish the job ASAP

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Firewood Hoarder said:

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I didn't get a fancy queen cage....

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Loony661 said:

Do you have any wild horses in the desert down that way?

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