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hurvinek1 Replies: 3 Views: 7408 |
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Thank you. I my have to do that and try again next year earlier in the spring | |
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I split my one colony, gave them a couple of combs with honey and capped brood. Now I am waiting for my queens to arrive. I left very small entrance. The next day they were swarmed by the original col ... | |
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Can I leave the combs in a hive for a split from my remaining hive? The dead colony was strong in the fall, but I saw several bees with deformed wings on the ground. would it be foolish to try to sa ... | |
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My first screen had 6 holes per inch and that was to large, SHB came right through. Next screen has 8 holes per inch and is working great. 9 holes per inch is smaller still and should work fine.
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I used gutter screening, there is 9 holes in an inch, are the holes too big? Would that make it difficult for the bees to defend the hive? ![]() |
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