Beekeeping: The Demise of My Hive

My hive is dead. It is no longer. Ding Dong the queen is dead. But I did get some sweet honey. I think what I have learned the most is leave the bees be. They know what they are doing. Watch them from a distance and let them do their thing. I think one should only be in a hive if there is a specific need to be. Otherwise hands off. At least that is what I am telling myself now.

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Education

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• Beekeeping
• Bee Hive
• Off the grid
• Gardening
• Raising Bees

[tappakeggaday1]

does the 2/thirds rule apply to both sides of the honey frame?

[LDSPrepper]

@tappakeggaday1 Yes

[permaculture7]

may i suggest you research Warre' Hives, its a top bar system which mimics the natural dimensions/volume of a wild hive, as opposed to Langstroth hive. It allows the bees to draw virgin comb each and every time which eliminates toxic build up in comb, which greatly contributes to the queen and bees rejecting the comb, resulting in loss of hive.

[LDSPrepper]

@permaculture7 Thank you for the recommendation. I have considered that but didn't want to have the bees have to pull comb all the time. I would prefer they use their energy and resources in storing honey.

[magprob]

You should have just pulled a frame of eggs and brood, once a week, from that strong hive, and put it in the laying worker hive. They would have pulled out of it and made a new queen. Laying workes need the brood pheremone to snap out of it. 3 weeks would have done it.

[LDSPrepper]

@magprob We think alike. That is exactly what I did. I may not have done it right. But I did give it a try. Thanks for your comment.

[splintercellz88]

Your hive died probably from comepetition from the other hive, or they united with Hive B to make a stronger better home.

[RTFMAce]

@PreacherPrepper It's been some time since your question was posted and, you may have already found your answer but: Workers can only create a queen from a fertilized egg. LDS had a worker that is laying but, the eggs are infertile and therefore can only be drones. By adding a brood frame with (hopefully 3 day old) fertile eggs from the queen-right hive, the hope is that the nurse bees will draw a queen cell and create a new queen. So sad it didn't work this time.

[Primex007]

let us know how the new starter nuc fares next spring

[Primex007]

Hey LDS here is a thought use that other deep body and give it to your surviving hive that will give them room to grow get a queen excluder as well to prevent the queen from laying eggs in the honey supers. Might I also suggest using a stain/ sealing type stain like thompson water seal 

[Theiyidogan]

that girls are so agressive. they must be genetically mixed alot. i'd suggest you to obtain caucasian honey bees because they are one of the coolest/calm bees of the world (like an italian golden bees), also they has outstanding productivity (70-90 kilos per/hive "at least"), but probably you wouldnt be able to protect their bloodline eighter. I guess you are happy with what you got there, as i see.

Thanks alot for sharing video, and take care please.