CherishedFowlGuardian
Ridin' The Range
Hey guys do you all recommend bee keeping?
🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝
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- #172
Oh no, yes those stingers still work if they feel threatened.
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- #173
Yes I do! I love it. Are you thinking about getting bees?
CherishedFowlGuardian
Ridin' The Range
yes
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I'd be happy to answer any questions. I've shared everything on this thread that we've done since we started this journey. So, if you do have any questions, just ask.
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Just inspected the combined hive. It's completely integrated. The queen is laying a lot of eggs, filling in where the capped brood has hatched. Saw a bunch of bees emerging. So glad we decided to combine.
All 3 hives are feeling quite heavy. We'll continue to feed and add sugar bricks once it gets too cold for the syrup. The bees were very active today, flying in and out, still bringing in pollen. I'm feeling good about how things are looking.
The freezer is full of frames. A good portion are well drawn. The girls can hit the ground running in the spring, if we get them through winter. If not we will be well ahead of how we started this year. Hopefully we won't have to order any bees at the being of the season. If the #2 hive makes it through, I would really like to raise queens from her. She has been strong and consistent all season long. Would be great to raise my own and not have to buy new queens, although I wouldn't mind getting some from Randy Oliver or the Golden West Queens.
So thankful we didn't sell this freezer.
All 3 hives are feeling quite heavy. We'll continue to feed and add sugar bricks once it gets too cold for the syrup. The bees were very active today, flying in and out, still bringing in pollen. I'm feeling good about how things are looking.
The freezer is full of frames. A good portion are well drawn. The girls can hit the ground running in the spring, if we get them through winter. If not we will be well ahead of how we started this year. Hopefully we won't have to order any bees at the being of the season. If the #2 hive makes it through, I would really like to raise queens from her. She has been strong and consistent all season long. Would be great to raise my own and not have to buy new queens, although I wouldn't mind getting some from Randy Oliver or the Golden West Queens.
So thankful we didn't sell this freezer.
Baymule
Herd Master
That’s good news on the combined hives. It sounds good for the bees going through the winter.
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It's definitely made the hive much stronger.
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The bees are still busy harvesting whatever is remaining in our yard.
On the lavender.
On the lavender.
