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  • From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
  • To: Mary Lawrence <marydlaw55 AT icloud.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Miller Feeders
  • Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2016 12:32:13 -0400

IMO, any feeder you use should be washed or at least rinsed about once a week. You should also scrape off any propolis/burr comb.

______

Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Jul 10, 2016, at 11:14 AM, Mary Lawrence <marydlaw55 AT icloud.com> wrote:

Sara, how are the Miller feeders doing in the warm weather.  I would like to give them a try, but am concerned about mold/fungal growth in the sugar water in the heat?  We are feeding via 1 gallon containers, and usually need to wash them with bleach between fills to keep the mold growth down.  We have a rural water well, so no chlorine in the water supply to suppress anything.

Barry
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  1. Re: To Super or Not to Super for New Hives? (Walter Starks)
  2. Re: To Super or Not to Super for New Hives? (Sara Brewer)
  3. Free Queen* (Marty Hanks)
  4. Monma spoken for (Marty Hanks)
  5. Bee nightclub? (Rachel Watersong)
  6. Re: Bee nightclub? (Randall Austin)

From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [ocba] To Super or Not to Super for New Hives?
Date: July 2, 2016 at 10:13:25 AM EDT
To: Sara Brewer <sara.brewer23 AT gmail.com>


Randall has written a very good article regarding when to feed, when to stop and why.
My guess is that if your using double deeps you probably don't need a super.

______

Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Sara Brewer <sara.brewer23 AT gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone - OCBA Class of 2016 newbies here with a question.  


Everything seems to be going great - after 80% or so drawn out on the bottom deep, we added the second deep to both of our hives on June 8th.  We've been feeding like crazy in Miller Feeders and just letting them be.

Today we suited up and inspected the top deep.  On both hives, they are certainly 80% if not almost completely drawn out and full  Mainly honey (well, sugar water honey)  but some capped brood also in top deep.

Do we add a super at this point (for their winter stores) or just leave them alone?  We haven't even purchased a queen excluder or any supers yet for the first year, so don't know if we need to go ahead and purchase these for the first year.

If the answer is no super, do we stop feeding or can it hurt to continue to feed them this first year?

Thanks everyone,

Sara & Rick
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From: Sara Brewer <sara.brewer23 AT gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ocba] To Super or Not to Super for New Hives?
Date: July 2, 2016 at 10:36:52 AM EDT
To: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>


Great article - thank you for pointing it out.  I believe it's not only time to take off the feeders, but to also freeze a few frames of capped honey/sugar water from each and replace with empty ones.

On Sat, Jul 2, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com> wrote:
Randall has written a very good article regarding when to feed, when to stop and why.
My guess is that if your using double deeps you probably don't need a super.

______

Walter


You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh

On Jul 2, 2016, at 9:49 AM, Sara Brewer <sara.brewer23 AT gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone - OCBA Class of 2016 newbies here with a question.  


Everything seems to be going great - after 80% or so drawn out on the bottom deep, we added the second deep to both of our hives on June 8th.  We've been feeding like crazy in Miller Feeders and just letting them be.

Today we suited up and inspected the top deep.  On both hives, they are certainly 80% if not almost completely drawn out and full  Mainly honey (well, sugar water honey)  but some capped brood also in top deep.

Do we add a super at this point (for their winter stores) or just leave them alone?  We haven't even purchased a queen excluder or any supers yet for the first year, so don't know if we need to go ahead and purchase these for the first year.

If the answer is no super, do we stop feeding or can it hurt to continue to feed them this first year?

Thanks everyone,

Sara & Rick
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From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
Subject: [ocba] Free Queen*
Date: July 6, 2016 at 5:23:28 PM EDT
To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>


I just found a new nuc under stress from robbing. Found the queen inside being harassed. She is marked & from a Brushy Mtn Nuc this spring.

Free cause she is stressed, free cause im about to leave on vaca. But i thought id at least try to save her!

In southern chapel thrill

Marty


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From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
Subject: [ocba] Monma spoken for
Date: July 6, 2016 at 6:06:14 PM EDT
To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>


Thanks gang. Queen spoken for

Lil momma is getting a new home tonight

Mh

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From: Rachel Watersong <rachelwatersong AT fastmail.com>
Subject: [ocba] Bee nightclub?
Date: July 9, 2016 at 7:49:47 PM EDT


Hi bee friends and mentors,

First year beekeeper here with a mystery.  I have two hives, both
started as nucs in May.  They're both low in stores and I didn't feed
them last week because I ran out of sugar.  Yesterday and today I've
noticed that several bees (like 5 at a time) are going up to a plastic
flowerpot in the backyard, poking their heads into the little holes in
the bottom of the flowerpot, and busying themselves in some way.  The
flowerpot is full of ordinary potting soil.  

What might they be doing? Are they getting some nutrition from the
potting soil?  They have a watering bowl right near the flowerpots, so I
don't think they're getting moisture.

Any ideas?

Rachel Watersong

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From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ocba] Bee nightclub?
Date: July 9, 2016 at 9:23:10 PM EDT


Hey Rachel,

The article <here> talks a little about bees and water. They typically prefer water with a bit of a kick to it. For example, clogged gutters with rotten leaves and rain-filled sunken cowpies are well known as bee favorites. I often see large hordes of bees working over the surface of my gravel driveway after a rain, obviously getting whatever it is that they want from the damp ground.

The article <here> by CG Butler details research into the bees' water preferences. Just a little bit of gunk in the water is ideal; too much is repellent. FYI, Dr Butler died recently at 100 and some years old; he was a tremendously prolific and groundbreaking apiculture researcher, well known for his work regarding queen pheromones.

Now, your bees may be getting into your flower pots for some completely different reason, but this answer is consistent with what you say is happening.

Randall Austin

On 7/9/2016 7:49 PM, Rachel Watersong wrote:
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Hi bee friends and mentors,

First year beekeeper here with a mystery.  I have two hives, both
started as nucs in May.  They're both low in stores and I didn't feed
them last week because I ran out of sugar.  Yesterday and today I've
noticed that several bees (like 5 at a time) are going up to a plastic
flowerpot in the backyard, poking their heads into the little holes in
the bottom of the flowerpot, and busying themselves in some way.  The
flowerpot is full of ordinary potting soil.  

What might they be doing? Are they getting some nutrition from the
potting soil?  They have a watering bowl right near the flowerpots, so I
don't think they're getting moisture.

Any ideas?

Rachel Watersong




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