Let's talk Honey Bee?
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No bearding but it's only been a day. Once they found the entrance it seemed like they were going in and out ok.
Checked my box hive today also, nothing going on in my honey super. It's been on for 2 weeks and they haven't even drawn any comb. I ran across the queen in the top box, the hive seems strong, her pattern is still good. Lots of stages of uncapped brood, could she be outlaying the incoming pollen?
Checked my box hive today also, nothing going on in my honey super. It's been on for 2 weeks and they haven't even drawn any comb. I ran across the queen in the top box, the hive seems strong, her pattern is still good. Lots of stages of uncapped brood, could she be outlaying the incoming pollen?
My queen must have been very young when we got the swarm, she is huge now.
https://youtu.be/vQ_JPzT2DAA
I accidentally broke the corner of some capped honey. Tasted great but it was a pain in the ass trying to work, the bees went crazy trying to clean it up!
https://youtu.be/vQ_JPzT2DAA
I accidentally broke the corner of some capped honey. Tasted great but it was a pain in the ass trying to work, the bees went crazy trying to clean it up!
NAC1989
Junior Member
My only guess would be they don't have the resources to fill out the super right now?? only my biggest hive is touching the honey super I put on and it's taken them a month to fill out 2 frames. I think we're in a dearth pretty bad where I'm at, I noticed two of my hives dragging out drone brood today. That's crazy you can film the queen, I'd like to take some pics when I do inspections but I know I'll end up dropping the frame :smiley_boos:
NAC1989
Junior Member
Here is my setup. I meant to post it the other day. The three hives on the stand are all I intended to have this year.
Been busy with work and softball, checked the feral hive and heard this. Not sure if the Drone died or they are starting to get ready for winter. Pretty cool either way.
https://youtu.be/sWZQcZ4ZsxM
https://youtu.be/sWZQcZ4ZsxM
The bees are using both entrances. I decided to leave the back one open and they seem to bee ok with 2 entrances. They have also chewed through a bead of silicone. It's taking everything in me to not look inside to see how much they have drawn out since I put the cover on.
https://youtu.be/xrfm3HCcHu4
https://youtu.be/xrfm3HCcHu4