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Checking in hive 1 after a couple of weeks to see if I have a queen, to my surprise see what happens
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Ай бұрынBeekeeping basics with Danny
@nigeltimms3582 Ай бұрын
Once again Danny you have nailed your video diary - your journey is almost a mirror image of mine - I'm guessing you live near a hospital too - nice lot of honey in supers I haven't had that success yet but I think I'm 5 weeks behind you - Very satisfying when you manage to catch a queen and mark her.
@dcleal1 Ай бұрын
@@nigeltimms3582 ahh thank you so much for watching, It’s is very up and down and this is why I done a journey for you and so meany to see how it actually is in reality.. Everything and everyone is different obviously but it’s how you go about things and the advice give.. I’m hoping a lot of different people like myself learn from this and take on board what can happen and what you can do about it.. yes right next door to a hospital lol.. Was so happy for how it turned out in the end with hive 1 and the queen cells I left as I never now where it was actually going to go as like I always say I’m new to this too… Lessons learnt for next year for sure and I will continue with this journey for as long as I keep bees so stay tuned.. Don’t forget there was the June gap so be patient it will come.. Now that hive 1 as swarmed I’m now down by half so it’s a long road to maybe getting a supper filled like that again but up side we are still only in the beginning on July.. Best of luck buddy keep me posted on how you’re getting on.👍
@kh7794 Ай бұрын
In case you haven't seen it, there a few keepers who have a screen that is bent over on all sides so that all they have to do it put it over the queen and push it into the comb a little and mark her from there. Some lift it slightly and let her walk around as the mark dries so they don't clean it off her, some catch her in a clip and let her dry. Haven't done it but the safest, easiest and least risky option seems to be to just lift the mesh cage a bit. No moving her, chances of squishing or just altogether losing her. It takes something like 10 to 30 seconds for her to dry, lift the mesh off as she just Carrie's on her merry way.
@dcleal1 Ай бұрын
@@kh7794 I should had open the cadge bottom down the same way I court her instead of leaving it on its side..🤦♂️
@KajunHomestead Ай бұрын
hey Danny
@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801 Ай бұрын
That was another great professional video, thanks for posting. Glad you got the new queen marked, she may take a while to start laying. My eyesught is not brill but do you th😮ink it might have been capped stores in the brood box 47.30 rather than capped brood? Perhaps the colony didnt actually swarm, but just a supersedure? Good idea with the nucs, they will overwinter well. Look forward to your updates😊
@dcleal1 Ай бұрын
@@eastsussexbeesandwildlife5801 thank you so much glad you enjoyed it. Yes that possible could be capped stores and I was so lucky with the queen lol. Times like then is when I’m glad I recorded it so I could go back and follow her to make sure she went back into the hive
@TheTUPIC Ай бұрын
Hey enjoyed your video Maybe move the camera back a bit, your bee suit gets in the way and the hive and frame go out of focus for a second or two
@dcleal1 Ай бұрын
@@TheTUPIC thank you so much, yeah working on that..😂👍🐝
@robertofkennedy 27 күн бұрын
Watch David Burns master beekeeper. Need to add wax to your foundations they will draw it out faster. It did swarm. Save the queens and make a small resource hive incase you need a queen in one of your main hive
@dcleal1 27 күн бұрын
@@robertofkennedy yeah I do watch him at times he is good…They are already wax but yeah if I add more there build quicker.?
@robertofkennedy 27 күн бұрын
@dcleal1 I'm almost a newbie, haven't caught a swarm, yet. Built my boxes and frames 1 1/2 years ago, I have been studying ever since .
@dcleal1 27 күн бұрын
@@robertofkennedy swarms are pretty easy to catch, iv managed too catch 2 now, 1 mine own and the other not so sure where that came from lol.. Yes indeed there is so much to learn and one of the reasons iv done my journey for every one to see real life beekeeping and how dedicated you must be and what can happen over the summer period.. Ghanks for watching .🐝👍
@stewillo86 Ай бұрын
You should have taken some frames out of the bigger hive to extract. The queen hasn't got enough room, I didn't recall seeing any eggs or brood on any of the frames. Extract half of the frames and return them, create a brood and a half for the queen. No reason why you couldn't remove the top super for extraction and replace it with a new super......
@dcleal1 Ай бұрын
@@stewillo86 yes you iv been contemplating doing that, good advice thanks, when I next go in there I think that’s what I’ll do.👍
@stewillo86 Ай бұрын
@@dcleal1Do it sooner rather than later because they'll swarm due to lack of space for the queen to lay. (Enjoy your first honey crop!) I've enjoyed your channel. You've been really honest and could have edited the mistakes etc out but have been really genuine with your journey. Well done. NOW GO AND GIVE THAT QUEEN SOME BLOODY SPACE! 😂
@dcleal1 Ай бұрын
@@stewillo86 hahaha, thank you very much.. Yes I’m going to do it now.( today) .. thanks once again 👍
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