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@chevpowr I could talk all day about that, but it depends on what you are doing. When we say all-natural" we mean no chemicals or foreign substances in our hives. While it's un-natural for a hive to not have a queen, if you are trying to break a mite cycle that is about to decimate your hive, you can remove the queen and put her in a nuc, only to be re-introduced later on. With no eggs and larva in the hive, the mite have nothing to survive on, and you've broken the mite cycle "all-naturally"
@krullion I see what you mean. The bees would probably rather be stressed about the queen than be sprayed with miticides. I am an aspiring beginner, but before I begin the apiaries, I am trying to figure out a game plan for working with the bees as natural as possible. Are you guys feeding your bees sugar water in the winter?
@chevpowr No, we actually use 'candy boards' hardened sugar over the winter. The benefits of this are so numerous and the results are impressive. Search youtube for my video on this using "Make a candy board for overwintering honey bees"
Snacking while you're working! ,,, what a job! .. sign me up...great video. you should have a podcast show about Bees. lol thanks for sharing this video...
how is taking away the queen being an all natural apiary....
chevpowr 7 months ago
@chevpowr I could talk all day about that, but it depends on what you are doing. When we say all-natural" we mean no chemicals or foreign substances in our hives. While it's un-natural for a hive to not have a queen, if you are trying to break a mite cycle that is about to decimate your hive, you can remove the queen and put her in a nuc, only to be re-introduced later on. With no eggs and larva in the hive, the mite have nothing to survive on, and you've broken the mite cycle "all-naturally"
krullion 7 months ago
@krullion I see what you mean. The bees would probably rather be stressed about the queen than be sprayed with miticides. I am an aspiring beginner, but before I begin the apiaries, I am trying to figure out a game plan for working with the bees as natural as possible. Are you guys feeding your bees sugar water in the winter?
chevpowr 7 months ago
@chevpowr No, we actually use 'candy boards' hardened sugar over the winter. The benefits of this are so numerous and the results are impressive. Search youtube for my video on this using "Make a candy board for overwintering honey bees"
krullion 7 months ago