I have a friend who has this problem which I am trying to help solve!
He has a NUC and it is slowing dying due to the fact the queen is laying eggs but the bees refuse to cap the eggs and larvae .I did dig out a couple of Larvae and they each had a mite on them.
Could it be not enough bees to do...
Hello!Can you give me a idea as to the cost of a smoker?Reason I as is my neighbor who is from Great Britain and she ask what I would like her to bring me from her country as she is preparing to come for a visit and I told her a smoker.
After thinking about it that might be a costly item.I...
Thanks Jimmy!I have only been beekeeping for 4 years so all is new to me but I am a adventurous guy! I would like to try the 14 inch stuff as I have read that the bees like it as it is some what like they do in the wild.I have read that it is better in the winter and less swarming as the brood...
Hi Folks: Well I would like to know if any of you use the 14 deep frames in a single Brood box?
I have been reading about them and since I am
80 years old tired of lifting the 10 frame deeps!
Someone told me the frames for the Langstrom hives was available in England but I am not sure about...
Just leave them alone for now and when you learn more about the bees you can always get a swarm off them with the Queen!I do Trap outs and cut outs as well and they are some times not a joy to do.Make a swarm trap and get the bees with a queen she will probably be a older queen but still better...
If I have a trap up like that I put a small rope around the box and slowly lower it to the ground.Put the rope over a limb or around the ladder rungs and let it down slowly.
Did you re queen the swarm after capture?Most swarms have a old queen and they play out .I lost one in that manner also as I failed to re queen the hive.
Hi: I use full screened bottom boards with the oil pan under it so if the bees chase the beetles and they fall on the wire they end up in the oil where they drown.The bees will chase them up into a corner and guard them to keep them out of the hive but if to many they will destroy the combs.
I ordered one of the bee gyms and will try it out!Exchange rates are tough but dollar is less now.
The Small hive beetles are a real problem at times!They are worse in the July& August time frame.The strips I mentioned are thin aluminum and they fit on the edge of the bottom board where the box...
Hi Guys: Well I saw the short film on Bee masters international site which I am also a member.It seems the bees like scratching on it !
At the present time I am doing the Mineral oil fogging as well as the sugar shake deal trying to combat the mites.I am not super high count with them but I want...
Hi : I saw a clip on another forum where someone in the UK was selling a device called a "Bee Gym" which is used for helping the bees scrub off the mites.He is selling them for 12.50 each and has a short film showing it in use in a hive.
Are any of you aware of the hive part and whether it...