Not So Pro 3

[Wonkydonkey]

I went sailing this late afternoon, the wind was lighter than ideal but as it was the first time out this yr, others were happy with the weather.
We got some lovely pictures

 

[Wonkydonkey]

The level of decoration?

Coffin made of wood, & casket made of other materials

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Sadly.....I'm using my spinny thing again today.

I used a saw that had had quality spinny thing work recently.
Lifted my spirits it did.

 

[Mastermind]

Coffin shaped like Count Dracula's ? Casket one width ?

Correct.

Coffin made of wood, & casket made of other materials

Incorrect.

 

[Bilge Rat]

Correct.

Incorrect.

OK do you know something we don't ?
Somebody piss off the wrong person?
Or you just using that brain of yours.

 

[Mastermind]

OK do you know something we don't ?
Somebody piss off the wrong person?
Or you just using that brain of yours.

Someone asked me.....so I dug for it. Figured I'd ask yinz.

 

[nbbt]

Good evening folks. looking to have a nice sunset for a change. Got a small part of the garden stuffs in, mainly some onions, still more onions to get tomorrow.

 

[3browns]

I might be able to get along with those bees ….

Dude...

 

[3browns]

Well, the bees are in the hive, and no one died...



















Yet

 

[3browns]

Sadly.....I'm using my spinny thing again today.

I used a saw that had had quality spinny thing work recently.
Lifted my spirits it did.

I have to use the rakey thing before I can use the fertilizer spinny thing and eventually the loud spinny things

The circle of life

Cumbayah

 

[3browns]

I split my hive this morning, because 3 wks ago I put on another brood box.

I fed them 2kg of thin syrup as the weather was wet and was worried about starvation ( we had a starvation email alert) also I wanted Them to draw out some of the new wax.

All went well (so far) as there are a lot of bees.

We started with 1 brood box and were instructed to add a second when the first is 70% full

We are starting with a 1:1 syrup mix as well as a "pollen patty" in each level

The weather is crap and it may be a while before there is anything out there to go for

 

[Mastermind]

We started with 1 brood box and were instructed to add a second when the first is 70% full

We are starting with a 1:1 syrup mix as well as a "pollen patty" in each level

The weather is crap and it may be a while before there is anything out there to go for

The sugar water will help with wax production.

 

[Firewood Hoarder]

We started with 1 brood box and were instructed to add a second when the first is 70% full

We are starting with a 1:1 syrup mix as well as a "pollen patty" in each level

The weather is crap and it may be a while before there is anything out there to go for

They call that the 7/10 rule. If 7 of the 10 frames are full of nectar, honey, pollen, or brood, it's time to give them more space.

I checked mine yesterday to see if they had accepted and freed the queen, and they already had 2 frames full of eggs and 3 of fresh nectar, as well as lots of workers bringing in pollen. The amount of comb they drew out in 5 days was impressive. I'm happy with this Carniolan/Italian hybrid bee so far.

I bought a 3lb package, and a 5 frame Nuc. Wanted to compare one hive to the other and compare growth and production.

 

[full chizel]

I might be able to get along with those bees ….

Nope, fug them stingy little bastard. All of em.

 

[footstep]

Good evening folks, one hell of a day, kids were up early so we left the wife sleeping & went for breakfast, then went to see grandma, then stopped to see uncle, then went for lunch, ran into their friends from school, so we all went to one of them indoor play deals, finally home, dang I'm wore out.

 

[3browns]

Make sure you pull out the correct cork on the queen box when you put the queen in the hive!

I pulled the wrong one last weekend, because I was distracted (dog was rolling around at my feet, because he got stung), and the workers immediately balled her and tried to kill the queen. I managed to pick her up and get her back in the box, and all is well now a week later...

The queen comes in this, and it has a plastic cap as you can see and a plug of sugar candy in the tube



We were instructed to pull the cap, push the gizmo down between 2 frames, and cover the hive

Supposedly the queen will eat through the candy in 2-3 days which allows them all time to sniff and growl and figure out the pecking order

We are supposed to make sure she is out by the 3rd day or we are supposed to break out any remaining candy to make a hole just smaller than the queen and she will finish the job ASAP

 

[3browns]

They call that the 7/10 rule. If 7 of the 10 frames are full of nectar, honey, pollen, or brood, it's time to give them more space.

I checked mine yesterday to see if they had accepted and freed the queen, and they already had 2 frames full of eggs and 3 of fresh nectar, as well as lots of workers bringing in pollen. The amount of comb they drew out in 5 days was impressive. I'm happy with this Carniolan/Italian hybrid bee so far.

I bought a 3lb package, and a 5 frame Nuc. Wanted to compare one hive to the other and compare growth and production.

Our bees are straight Carniolan, it is what the experts up here recommend for beginners

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Our bees are straight Carniolan

As opposed to gay Carniolan?

 

[3browns]

As opposed to gay Carniolan?

Did you just assume my bee's gender?

Manager, manager...

 

[Mastermind]

Got the ol ferd out for a stoll....