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  • From: Rich Snover <risnover AT aol.com>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ocba] When on vacation
  • Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 18:33:20 -0500

Guys
Having a great spring no winter kill no mites no chemicals only powder sugar
But I went on vacation for 3 weeks came home and my strongest hive has 5
queen cells one alway hatched

Should I wait to do a split?
Or split know with other queen cells

Rich

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> 1. Re: Missing queen (Chris and Lisa Laudeman)
> 2. Re: Help with move and split (Lori Kroothoep)
> 3. Poster (CynthiaSpeed)
> 4. Fwd: [ccbanc] Fwd: 2016 Mason Pharr Seminar: The HSGSA & EGSA
> Proudly Present - Propolis and Pollen: Two Keys to Honeybee
> Health (Walter Starks)
> 5. Yikes! (Randall Austin)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:13:38 -0500
> From: Chris and Lisa Laudeman <chrisandlisa AT laudeman.com>
> To: kirsten.bothwell AT gmail.com
> Cc: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>, OCBA
> <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>, thrhodes AT hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [ocba] Missing queen
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> Hi Kristen,
>
> Regarding drone availability, I've seen many drones coming and going, and
> other beekeepers have been reporting the same observation. I don't have any
> sage advice for you other than things might still work out. Since you saw
> supercedure cells, my hope is that a viable queen emerged from one of those.
>
> Laying workers usually don't start up that quickly (it sounds like 3-4
> weeks based on your timeline?) especially if you now have a viable queen
> back in the hive. However, as Randall likes to point out, many of our bees
> haven't read the beekeeping books.
>
> I would take a peak again looking for eggs/larvae/queen. Thinking of the
> previous advice on this thread, do you have another hive to combine with if
> you do have a laying worker develop? If you have enough workers to support
> the brood and *no* laying worker, a frame with eggs wouldn't hurt.
>
> Take care,
>
> Chris
>
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 9:44 AM, <kirsten.bothwell AT gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> We have a similar situation with one of our hives. On Sun Feb 21 we opened
>> the hive and found several supersedure cells and a scattering of capped
>> brood.
>>
>> The next Sunday, we went in and found no queen cells, no capped brood and
>> lots of hot bees.
>>
>> This past Sunday, we didn't see any signs of eggs or larvae although we
>> only looked in the top deep.
>>
>> Given the off/on weather and probable shortage of drones, I'm wondering
>> how long we should wait before acting on this situation. I'm also wondering
>> if it's too late to place a frame of brood and eggs from another hive. How
>> long do we have before the dread laying workers show up?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Kirsten
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> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:57:32 -0500
> From: Lori Kroothoep <zoeteke AT me.com>
> To: Orange County NC Beekeepers <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [ocba] Help with move and split
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> Thank you to Brad and Dorothy for coming over this morning to go in the
> hive. They were very helpful to me and the hive is thriving.
>
> THANK YOU WONDERFUL COMMUNITY!!!
>
> Lori
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>> On Mar 10, 2016, at 2:08 PM, Lori Kroothoep <zoeteke AT me.com> wrote:
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>> Is there anyone available to help evaluate hives tomorrow morning before I
>> need to move them to blueberry farm? I?m too new and nervous to do it
>> right. Anyone???
>>
>> Lori
>> 919-360-2232
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:44:06 -0500
> From: CynthiaSpeed <katrina501 AT aol.com>
> To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org, chrisapple1231 AT gmail.com
> Subject: [ocba] Poster
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> Does anyone have OCBA's laminated poster depicting the Lifecycle of the
> Honeybee? It would be in a cardboard tube. Chris and I will be fulfilling a
> request by a student body of 70 children next week to talk about the
> lifecycle of the honeybee and it sure would come in handy. Please email me
> or her at
> chrisapple1231 AT gmail.com if you have it. Thanks.
>
> Cyn
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> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:16:48 -0500
> From: Walter Starks <walterstarks AT icloud.com>
> To: Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [ocba] Fwd: [ccbanc] Fwd: 2016 Mason Pharr Seminar: The HSGSA
> & EGSA Proudly Present - Propolis and Pollen: Two Keys to Honeybee
> Health
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> I'm forwarding this to the listserv in case anyone is interested in seeing
> Dr. Spivak's presentation. I wish I could go myself.
>
> ______
>
> Walter
>
>
> You never can tell with bees. ~ Winnie-the-Pooh
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Lori Hawkins <lorithawkins AT gmail.com>
>> Date: March 11, 2016 at 10:54:32 PM EST
>> To: CCBANC AT googlegroups.com
>> Subject: [ccbanc] Fwd: 2016 Mason Pharr Seminar: The HSGSA & EGSA Proudly
>> Present - Propolis and Pollen: Two Keys to Honeybee Health
>> Reply-To: CCBANC AT googlegroups.com
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>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: Elizabeth Wilson <bwilson AT ncsu.edu>
>> Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2016, 2:45 PM
>> Subject: Fwd: 2016 Mason Pharr Seminar: The HSGSA & EGSA Proudly Present -
>> Propolis and Pollen: Two Keys to Honeybee Health
>> To: Lori Hawkins <lorithawkins AT gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> fyi
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: <cals-calendar AT ncsu.edu>
>> Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 8:15 AM
>> Subject: 2016 Mason Pharr Seminar: The HSGSA & EGSA Proudly Present -
>> Propolis and Pollen: Two Keys to Honeybee Health
>> To: bwilson AT ncsu.edu
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Event Title:
>> 2016 Mason Pharr Seminar: The HSGSA & EGSA Proudly Present - Propolis and
>> Pollen: Two Keys to Honeybee Health
>>
>> Event Date & Time:
>> Thursday, March 17, 2016
>> 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
>>
>> Event Description:
>> Dr. Marla Spivak is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor in
>> Apiculture/Social Insects at the University of Minnesota. Her research
>> includes the benefits of propolis to honey bee health and immunity,
>> pollinator habitat in urban landscapes, use of native forbs through
>> identification of collected pollen, and decoding bees? dance language. It
>> is well known that honey bee health is in decline. Rather than focusing on
>> all the problems facing bees, in this exciting lecture Dr. Spivak will
>> present research on two vital resources for bees: propolis and pollen.
>> Propolis is composed of plant resins with amazing antimicrobial properties
>> that contribute to honey bee social immunity. Pollen is composed of
>> proteins, lipids and other phytochemicals that support bees' nutrition and
>> colony survivorship. Everyone can help bees by ensuring they have access
>> to sources of resin and good clean flowers!
>>
>>
>>
>> Location:
>> 2215 Williams Hall
>>
>> Contact:
>> Nick Basinger
>> nabasing AT ncsu.edu
>> 515-1189
>>
>> You may also view this event on the calendar.
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> Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 10:02:55 -0500
> From: Randall Austin <ra41717 AT gmail.com>
> To: Orange County Beekeepers <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: [ocba] Yikes!
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> I mentioned a while ago that our mild, short winter should create
> problems with varroa mites this spring since queens have been laying
> straight through, raising both brood and varroa. I'm sorry to say that's
> what I'm seeing! I did a sugar shake on a friend's hive last week and
> found 9 mites in the 300 bee sample; I finally got around to testing my
> own hives yesterday and the very first one had 5 mites in the sample.
> That's WAY too many for this time of year in our area. Normally I find
> no or perhaps one mite in a March sample, two at the most. Left
> unchecked, the number will multiply many times by the time the main
> honey flow is over.
>
> The scary thing is that I successfully treated last fall (late August)
> with ApiGuard and my hives were SQUEAKY CLEAN after treatment (mite
> levels too low to detect). But a quick check of the calendar shows that
> was more than 6 months ago... 6 months of uninterrupted brood/varroa
> rearing.
>
> The good news is that we still have PLENTY of time to treat with
> MiteAway Quick Strips (formic acid) before the main nectar flow starts
> and honey supers go on. The treatment cycle only lasts 7 days, so even
> if the tulip poplar is very early and starts April 1st, that still gives
> us time.
>
> MAQS is on the USDA Organic Approved list and also the CNG Approved
> list. This is a great time to treat with MAQS because of the relatively
> cool temperatures. We are in a rare "sweet spot" for MAQS timing. And
> MAQS has improved -- the strips (more like pads) are now in a paper
> envelope rather than just being wrapped in a strip of paper. And they
> are thinner than they used to be, fitting easily on the top bars without
> needing a spacer. As always, FOLLOW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. Also
> look at miteaway.com for their FAQS. The treatment costs around $5 per
> colony, much cheaper than a replacement package. The local bee supply
> store has it in stock.
>
> Left untreated, colonies with mite numbers I'm seeing will likely
> collapse in July or August. If they survive the summer, they'll die
> early in the winter.
>
> For those that don't take care of their colonies, this year we have the
> chance to use new excuses for our neglect. Mix things up a bit by
> explaining colony deaths by saying, "My bees went to the Summer
> Olympics" or "My bees were scared away by Trump/Bernie (pick one)."
>
> Special message for Molly: your mom says you need to check your hives
> TODAY! See "I Don't See Any Mites" <here
> <http://baileybeesupply.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/I_Dont_See_Any_Mites.pdf>>
>
> for an easy-peasy way to do it.
>
> Randall Austin
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