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- From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
- To: Blair Christian <blair.christian AT gmail.com>, Orange County Bees <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Swarm catching gear...
- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:57:02 -0400
As usual Blair... excellent info!
I just want to know how you get all those girls to tell you their weight? Mine tend to be like the women in my life and silent on the issue!
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marty
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Blair Christian <blair.christian AT gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
It's swarm catching time so I thought I'd share my gear to help out anybody new
https://plus.google.com/photos/106022773068627809372/albums/5860766260679003249?authkey=CKfjnfSQ7Ii6YA
Not pictured: a little bow saw sometimes comes in handy.
Some stats from last year:
Swarm calls I answered: ~10
Actual swarms retrieved: ~5
Number that made it to last summer: 3
Number that overwintered: 0
Weights (lbs): 2.5, 2.5, 2.3, 4.3, 5
Number of times I used a ladder: 7
I had a number of "mini-swarms"-- less than 1 lb of bees + 1 queen,
which were not big enough to hive and I did various things with those
queens, mostly gave them away.
https://plus.google.com/photos/106022773068627809372/albums/5795590192521436657
I think they came from Dave (?) Frupnicht? He has maybe 20 hives
about a mile from me, and might have some Russian bees.
My hiving plans: I put them in an appropriate sized space (2.5 lbs or
less bees into a 5 frame nuc; 2.5+ lbs of bees into a deep). I try to
put a frame of mixed brood in, and at least a frame of drawn comb for
the queen to lay, and plenty of undrawn comb. I put on a full top
feeder and don't go near them for a week. I didn't have any abscond
with that strategy last year. Some will go into supersedure almost
immediately though.
Game on,
Blair
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[ocba] Swarm catching gear...,
Blair Christian, 03/29/2013
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Re: [ocba] Swarm catching gear...,
Marty Hanks, 03/29/2013
- Re: [ocba] Swarm catching gear..., Blair Christian, 03/29/2013
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Re: [ocba] Swarm catching gear...,
Marty Hanks, 03/29/2013
- Re: [ocba] Swarm catching gear..., Blair Christian, 03/29/2013
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Re: [ocba] Swarm catching gear...,
Marty Hanks, 03/29/2013
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