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Hello All, On inspection of my only hive 2 weeks ago and again today my hive population seems smaller. There is a lot of honey production, and many vacated (dark cells). I did not find the queen or…Continue
Started by Jeannie Pace. Last reply by Jeannie Pace Jul 16, 2018.
Hello All, Finally living a dream by installing my first package of bees two weeks ago. I gave the gals 9 days to settle in before making an inspection. I limited the hive to 8 bars as a starter. I…Continue
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Started by Jeannie Pace. Last reply by Elizabeth Lake Apr 13, 2018.
Hi All,Here is an awesome site which contains a wealth of information about bees. http://scientificbeekeeping.comContinue
Started by Ivy. Last reply by Rhett Renoud Apr 28, 2016.
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Okay, so you think that condensation could be building up in the hive and causing the bees to die when the temps get too cold, right?
Jefferson, what do you mean when you say that you, "set the first bar back as the entrance"?
All of my queens have originated from local swarms or splits. I lost two of my ten hives in the South Valley. One was a nuc I was trying to overwinter, the other was weak from being a late-season forced split and I didn't really expect them to make it though winter. The other eight look great. I also was surprised to have lost both of my Corrales hives. They looked big and strong with plenty of stores going into winter. When I opened them this spring, there were lots of stores left over, but only a small cluster of dead bees in each hive. Four out of five of my hives at my North Valley locations made it through.
Thanks for the link Jefferson!
Jefferson, have you tried building this design yet?
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