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Martin White Replies: 4 Views: 9191 |
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Thanks Barbara, for the detailed guide, l will let you know how I get on.
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Martin White Replies: 4 Views: 9191 |
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I have a swarm in a Top Bar Swarm Trap for the last 4 days. I intend to transfer it to a TBH in about 4-5 days time. The TBH site will be 100 Meters+ from the site of the swarm trap. Will I need to m ... | |
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Martin White Replies: 9 Views: 24460 |
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Last question, do you take splits, artificially swarm, or just let them swarm, watch for same and collect/swarm traps etc. ?
Thanks for all your help, and not for the first time. Martin |
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Martin White Replies: 9 Views: 24460 |
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Barbara,
Do you leave the same super on each summer / year as part of your extended brood chamber. Do you replace/harvest some of the frames from that super iin spring/early summer ? To have no ... |
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Martin White Replies: 9 Views: 24460 |
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Barbara,
Do you over winter all your Langstroth hives with a super? Do you ever have to feed ? Do you insulate your hive in winter ? Do you add a queen excluder in Spring when you add a 2nd super. ... |
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Martin White Replies: 10 Views: 17801 |
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Thanks Barbera as ever.
I will try to improve ventilation and add en eke.I will also Change my practice next year and leave a super on for the winter, as you do. How do you introduce the queen exc ... |
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Barbera,
I took the honey/supers off 3 weeks ago, only a brood box on all 3 hives.2 off the hives bearded all night last night.Both strong hives. Should I put a super with extracted comb, and feed ... |
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Martin White Replies: 10 Views: 17801 |
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I have persisting significant bearding on the front of my Langstroph Hives in the last 2 weeks at night. I took off the supers 4 weeks ago. The weather has been much warmer than usual for Sept.I know ... | |
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Martin White Replies: 0 Views: 6405 |
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I TRANSFERRED BEES , A SMALL/MODERATE SIZE SWARM,FROM A TB SWARM BOX [A ROOMY KENYA SHAPE, 10 BAR BOX FOR 8 WEEKS.] , TO A NEW TBH. SOME OF THE COMBS [X9 TB's HAD COMB.] HAD TO BE TRIMMED AS THE SWAR ... | |
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Martin White Replies: 3 Views: 7568 |
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Thank you all for your advice and very useful tips. such a great resourse.
Martin |
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Martin White Replies: 3 Views: 7568 |
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I wish to move a TBH to a different site about 70 meters in distance. Do I have to move it > than 3 + Kilometers first, and bring it back later.
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Martin White Replies: 1 Views: 6605 |
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I have probably a virgin swarm in my Bait Hive since yesterday. I have all ready hived swarms x4, all caught, from my original x3 National Hives. I have put x2 into TBHives, all seem settled.
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Martin White Replies: 5 Views: 10040 |
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Many thanks, for all the help, and the joy in sharing knowledge,and experience.
Martin |
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Martin White Replies: 5 Views: 10040 |
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Thanks, J for your help, I have fed them, and removed the Queen excluder, when should I inspect them, to see if the Queen is laying, they are now 10 days in the new hive.
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Martin White Replies: 5 Views: 10040 |
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I HIVED A SWARM LAST YEAR AND IT ABSCONDED AFTER 5 DAYS..
I HAVE CAPTURED A GOOD PROBABLE 1o SWARM THIS WEEK END, FROM ONE OF MY LANGSTROPH HIVES, AND I HIVED IT IN A TBH. I HAVE PLACED A QUEEN EXC ... |
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Martin White Replies: 4 Views: 11383 |
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Fellow Beeks,
What is the preferred insulation for the roof space in a top bar hive, is it necessary and also should I insulate the side spaces, the hive is contained in the mid 1/3 of the Hive Mart ... |
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