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Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions
- From: "Thomas Grizzle" <griz AT mindspring.com>
- To: "'Randall Austin'" <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:51:55 -0400
Thanks, Randall. All good stuff. I am feeding the thin syrup for one or two quarts, then put in a heavy every now and then too because they do not have much in the way of honey stores. I only have foundation, no comb, so I will leave the 10 frames in place. Cheers! Tom From: Randall Austin [mailto:ra41717 AT gmail.com] When SHB first moved into this area about five or six years ago, I studied up on them, attended lots of lectures, and worried about them constantly. I experimented with beetle traps and dreaded the day when my hives would be overrun. But as time went on I found that keeping the 3 "S"es under control (sun/space/strength) is the solution in our area, at least it has been for me. I used to see a fair number of SHB, but by consciously implementing the 3 "S" strategy I rarely see more than a couple in a hive, and often I don't see any. I don't bother playing with SHB traps anymore because I don't think they add any benefit, other than the satisfaction of seeing a few dead bugs. For me, SHB is in the same category as Wax Moths and I apply the same prophylactic measures to both. And I no longer worry about either of them. I'm aware but not worried. Was planning to sugar the hive with a vasiline covered bottom grid, but if the real issue is the larvae then i need to manage space better (top super is now gone). I have a nearly empty brood chamber on top of a nearly full one...should i just give them maybe five frames of new foundation to draw out comb rather than ten? Seems to make sense....less space.
From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com> Hey Tom, Hey y’all, This morning I went into my hive to check on some things and to add a platform under the hive. My current configuration was two brood chambers and a medium super with cut comb foundation. When I opened the top, I found the cut comb foundation had all fallen down from their frames. There were no wires, per design. Why did it all collapse? I removed the medium super and so now the hive has just two brood chambers. I took the super away and left it in a place to allow the bees to escape. Then I went back and took all the frames out. There I found about a dozen small hive beetles, which I and my daughter took great joy in squishing. Do I need to be worried about finding that many in the top super? At least I decreased the population a bit, but how do I know if I have too many? Thanks! Tom _________________________________________ ocba mailing list | North Carolina Beekeeping| http://www.theocba.org/ Manage Your Subscription: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/ocba/ |
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[ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions,
Thomas Grizzle, 06/26/2012
- Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions, annallys Goodwin-Landher, 06/26/2012
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Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions,
Randall Austin, 06/27/2012
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Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions,
Thomas Grizzle, 06/28/2012
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Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions,
Randall Austin, 06/28/2012
- Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions, Thomas Grizzle, 06/28/2012
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Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions,
Randall Austin, 06/28/2012
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Re: [ocba] Cut Comb Foundation and Small Hive Beetle Questions,
Thomas Grizzle, 06/28/2012
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