All that wasted honey... I wonder how you get the bees elsewhere. So, did they all die, those bees? Sorry if it's a stupid question, I know little about bee keeping. When I was a kid we would get wild honey with smoke out of trees and stuff, we would always get stung, but would enjoy some fine honey and leave the beehive alone after we had our little share.
@MSfeller I actually found the queen. She was with them when I put them in a regular hive body, with some honey comb. The thing is, I realized that there were more bees than I had first thought, so finding the queen means it's a medium sized, strong hive. I fed them syrup and gave them a full box of full comb. They are wintering quite well, from what I can see, so far.
@magprob That's pretty damn impressive. You found the queen and rescue all those bees out of poisoned ruins! Say, what about all that stuff of bees mysteriously dying out, huh? Pretty scary stuff, considering that bees are essential for our own existence. Well, keep breedin' them!
@MSfeller Colony Collapse Disorder, is what they are calling it. I call it too much poison in our environment. I take my bees up into the mountains, 4 or 6 hives spread out a mile or two apart, in nothing but wild mountain flowers. No pesticides. I've had piles of dead bees before...it ain't pretty. My honey is the best, probably what you had as a kid, robbing out tree hives. I'm sure you haven't tasted honey that good, from the store!
They are still alive. I will be combining them tomorrow, as it has been raining for two days. I guesstimate we still have about 3 thousand bees. It will boost a week hive I have.
That is just too bad. I have had people call me for removal jobs post several cans of poison. Sadly, those removals have never taken. Ends up being a lot of work for nothing.
@letmbee I agree, I usually never take them either, however, I knew that when the guys that are moving the sheds on monday, get there, they would spray the rest as soon as they fork lifted it. I'm just trying to save the rest. They just didn't know any better, now they do. I found some brood that didn't appear too badly poisoned, and put it in the nuc. They seem to be moving in, so I will newspaper combine them with a weak hive I have nearby. May Be 3 or 4 thousand bees left.
@magprob Are you going to combine them right away or wait a while to see if you have any delayed toxicity? Please let me know how it turns out for you. I have always claimed the sprayed bees and made them try to make it on their own. I may just try your method next time I get a similar call. I always have several hives that could use the shot in the arm a couple thousand extra workers could provide.
@letmbee I want to let them get a bit relaxed, and if there positivly is no queen, I will combine them. Don't want to wait too long and create a laying worker situation. I think after a few days, the ones that will die from the poison will be gone. I'm feeding syrup now.
All that wasted honey... I wonder how you get the bees elsewhere. So, did they all die, those bees? Sorry if it's a stupid question, I know little about bee keeping. When I was a kid we would get wild honey with smoke out of trees and stuff, we would always get stung, but would enjoy some fine honey and leave the beehive alone after we had our little share.
MSfeller 3 months ago
@MSfeller I actually found the queen. She was with them when I put them in a regular hive body, with some honey comb. The thing is, I realized that there were more bees than I had first thought, so finding the queen means it's a medium sized, strong hive. I fed them syrup and gave them a full box of full comb. They are wintering quite well, from what I can see, so far.
magprob 3 months ago
@magprob That's pretty damn impressive. You found the queen and rescue all those bees out of poisoned ruins! Say, what about all that stuff of bees mysteriously dying out, huh? Pretty scary stuff, considering that bees are essential for our own existence. Well, keep breedin' them!
MSfeller 3 months ago
@MSfeller Colony Collapse Disorder, is what they are calling it. I call it too much poison in our environment. I take my bees up into the mountains, 4 or 6 hives spread out a mile or two apart, in nothing but wild mountain flowers. No pesticides. I've had piles of dead bees before...it ain't pretty. My honey is the best, probably what you had as a kid, robbing out tree hives. I'm sure you haven't tasted honey that good, from the store!
I'm trying to keep them healthy.
magprob 3 months ago
They are still alive. I will be combining them tomorrow, as it has been raining for two days. I guesstimate we still have about 3 thousand bees. It will boost a week hive I have.
magprob 4 months ago
That would scare me to lift that up and find thousands of bees!!! Did they live?
MultiHangfire 4 months ago
That is just too bad. I have had people call me for removal jobs post several cans of poison. Sadly, those removals have never taken. Ends up being a lot of work for nothing.
letmbee 4 months ago
@letmbee I agree, I usually never take them either, however, I knew that when the guys that are moving the sheds on monday, get there, they would spray the rest as soon as they fork lifted it. I'm just trying to save the rest. They just didn't know any better, now they do. I found some brood that didn't appear too badly poisoned, and put it in the nuc. They seem to be moving in, so I will newspaper combine them with a weak hive I have nearby. May Be 3 or 4 thousand bees left.
magprob 4 months ago
@magprob Are you going to combine them right away or wait a while to see if you have any delayed toxicity? Please let me know how it turns out for you. I have always claimed the sprayed bees and made them try to make it on their own. I may just try your method next time I get a similar call. I always have several hives that could use the shot in the arm a couple thousand extra workers could provide.
letmbee 4 months ago
@letmbee I want to let them get a bit relaxed, and if there positivly is no queen, I will combine them. Don't want to wait too long and create a laying worker situation. I think after a few days, the ones that will die from the poison will be gone. I'm feeding syrup now.
magprob 4 months ago