POSTED AUG 24, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #215 – Episode Title SYNOPSIS: Local Hive Report, Melting Crystallized honey, Bottle Neck Finishes, Formic – follow the label, Government Conservation Bill, Forager Competition for resources, Filtering honey, Low Treatment, Local Hive Report The Practice of Melting Honey in your Car and…
This one is in support of the presentation at EAS 2022 On August 4th, 2022 I presented this presentation on Riggs and Jiggs The goal of the presentation is: Show creative ideas and equipment in support of beekeeping. To access the downloadable PDF of the slides, click the link below.
This one is in support of the presentation at EAS 2022 On August 2nd, 2022 I presented this presentation on the alternative hives to the Langstroth Hive The goal of the presentation is: Show creative ideas from others Talk about the experience of running hives that are not Langstroth Form Factor To access the downloadable…
POSTED JUL 31, 2022LENGTH 1:30:00 EPISODE LINK – CLICK / TAP TO LISTEN Episode #214 – Leap of Faith SYNOPSIS: Beeswax Wreck, Mentor Visits, Plastic Foundation, Almond supply chain issues, Honey filtering tip – dealing with clogged filters, transition to TF beekeeping, the Gainsville Florida Bee Lab, Local Hive Report EPISODE GUIDE Agenda 00:00 –…
Drones, drones, drones. Such and odd thing to see.
This colony got off to a slow start but it is turning the corner. Found the queen and they are building comb. Going to have to feed and add another box soon.
This hive was a bit quiet and I needed to check in on it. I found the newly mated queen, and unfortunately, a poor brood pattern. In the future I will have to figure out what to do with it, but for this inspection I was simply looking to see what was going on.
I took some time to move some frames around in hopes that it will entice the bees to build out comb in an empty box. I pulled some frames from the Warre and in the video you get to see what the inside looks like, and the special design of the frames from this company’s…
