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May 20th 2013, 06:46 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread And then there were sixteen! in General Beekeeping

Indeed. I'm going to mark her when I release her and follow her progress. Now I need to find another bee yard.

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May 19th 2013, 07:22 PM

afterburn001 started a thread And then there were sixteen! in General Beekeeping

Our set up as of this morning... Our house: 3 hives The farm: 9 hives Friends house: 1 hive For a total of 13 hive... Today my wife and I...

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May 16th 2013, 06:49 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread wont this work for a veil? in Beekeeping 101

I would wear nothing before I wore something that bees could easily get in to. There is nothing like the feeling of a pissed off bee in your veil...

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May 11th 2013, 02:54 PM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

When the Sun is out and it's warm there's no better place on the planet. Unfortunately most the time the sun is not out and warm.

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May 10th 2013, 07:22 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

*Update: I did an inspection on this nuc the other day and it is full of brood! The queen was no longer lethargic and was as busy as can be. I did...

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May 1st 2013, 06:49 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

Well, I popped the top yesterday to remove the queen cage and see if they accepted her. I found her waking around unmolested. I did a quick release...

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Apr 29th 2013, 07:13 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread whoo hoo! bought an extractor in General Beekeeping

Bummer :( I was going to say that you should go get it as soon as possible. People on Craigslist will give it to the first person who shows up with...

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Apr 28th 2013, 05:29 PM

afterburn001 replied to a thread whoo hoo! bought an extractor in General Beekeeping

$40.00?! Wow the stainless steel is worth more than that! Nice score!

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Apr 28th 2013, 04:08 PM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

Well, the weather got good enough (barley) to take the homeless queen and give her a home. I did a small split and set her and a few frames of bees...

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Apr 27th 2013, 04:51 PM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

They gave her to him. I was reasonably confident that the queen simply flew up then dropped back down in to the pile of freshly shaken bees without...

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Apr 27th 2013, 09:41 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread What is Your Favorite Screened Bottom Board in Beekeeping 101

Our first year we went solid. Our second year we did four screened bottom boards. Three of the four screened bottom boards were dead outs. I know a...

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Apr 27th 2013, 09:14 AM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

Yes, I am going to do that today if it gets warm enough. I was worried when I first took her off his hands because I was out of empty frames (I only...

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Apr 26th 2013, 04:39 PM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

The Queen's in these packages came with no candy and no attendants so some of the bees must have been feeding her. I'll do a split in the morning and...

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Apr 26th 2013, 02:30 PM

afterburn001 replied to a thread queen says "see ya!" in General Beekeeping

***Update*** OK, So my friend who has this hive went down to our local bee store where we picked up the packages and told them that the queen had...

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