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- From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
- To: Michael Morrissey <mmorrissey AT fastmail.fm>, Joan Kalnitsky <jkalnits AT embarqmail.com>, Orange Co Beekeepers <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] help with feeding
- Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 20:10:09 -0400
Michael,
Re: "The question is when--how late can we delay the decision?": That's a great question, and one that I don't have a textbook answer to. I think you can do a newspaper combine just about any time of year, although it seems logical to do it when the bees aren't in winter cluster (so when the temps are above, say, the mid 40's). But when SHOULD you? If you have a dwindling hive that isn't going to make it on its own, then do the combine as soon as you can so the receiving hive can get some benefit from the donor hive in the form of extra bees and brood. So then the next question is, how do we correctly assess whether a hive can make it on its own? We get sentimental about our bees and typically carry the losers along far longer than is sensible. Maybe we should ask ourselves, "would I buy this hive at this time of year, the way it is?" or "is this a hive that I am proud of?" I fully realize this tough love is easier for somebody who has a dozen hives than for somebody who only has 2. However it is better to get something out of a loser than to have it die off completely and get nothing. That's just my opinion... and not necessarily something I faithfully practice! Randall On 10/11/2015 4:49 PM, Michael Morrissey wrote: 1444596588.328376.407302433.6BD89E24 AT webmail.messagingengine.com" type="cite"> |
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[ocba] help with feeding,
Joan Kalnitsky, 10/11/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
Randall Austin, 10/11/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
Michael Morrissey, 10/11/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
Randall Austin, 10/11/2015
- Re: [ocba] help with feeding, Michael Morrissey, 10/11/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
Randall Austin, 10/11/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
rjarnts, 10/12/2015
- Re: [ocba] help with feeding, Randall Austin, 10/12/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
Michael Morrissey, 10/11/2015
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Re: [ocba] help with feeding,
Randall Austin, 10/11/2015
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