Hiving our bees
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aren't you suppost to remove some frames and put the whole box inside?
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Hi there, that was April 07, how are the bees now? You must have learnt a lot since then. I hope it went well for you. cheers from Jeff, downunder.
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bzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
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i.wuv bees!!!!!
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I went to my first bee-keeping 'lesson' and they had me trying a few things, not long into it I removed the gloves to make things easier but you're totally correct, in the beginning gloves are very useful as little mistakes are bound to happen!
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It may seem counter-intuitive, but, you get stung a lot less with latex gloves on.
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Great video.....All I can say would be maybe stay a little calmer and don't think the bees are out to get you. I think you were probably killing bees as you went and that is what really got the girls wound up. It probably has to do with the clothing...I know how hard it is to work a group of bees in gloves. Also where did you get your bees and of what strain are they?
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I noticed that your hive-top feeder looked like it was just slats and that when you poured the sugar water in it went down thru the hive. Is this what happened? I did not think pouring sugar water down iside the hive would be a good idea. Thanks
davis1way1 2 years ago
Pouring sugar water down inside the hive is definitely not a good idea! The hive-top feeder has two reservoirs to hold the sugar water and the slit in the middle is where the bees come up from inside the hive. The slats are just sitting inside the reservoirs. They float on top of the sugar water so the bees have a platform to land on. Prevents a lot of drowning of bees.
ZuniBee 2 years ago
Yes, that was my very first experience with bees and I was extremely nervous. I was killing tons of bees and making the others madder! Working with gloves is very difficult! I got my first two packages from Dadant then ordered two packages from GA. This year I caught 6 more swarms and now have 10 hives. Got about 600 1 pound jars of delicious honey this year!
ZuniBee 3 years ago
having trouble text posting? Wondering if you tried my method of install as you mentioned in the video? I've never been stung yet doing it and you see I dress down in shorts.
NJBeemaster 3 years ago
Yes, I tried your method and that is the only one I will use from now on. It is so much easier and less traumatic for the bees!
ZuniBee 3 years ago
What was the water being poured into the shallow super? Was it water? Never seen that.
heyjuju 3 years ago
The liquid is a water sugar syrup to feed the bees. This helps them build comb and grow the hive faster.
ZuniBee 3 years ago