Did the Bees Make New Queens? | Checking the farm splits.

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Did the Bees Make New Queens? | Checking the farm splits.

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Ай бұрын

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About this video: Today we will be checking the splits at the farm bee yard to see if the bees made replacement queens.
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@mjp5318 Ай бұрын

Always a delight to watch your videos ! Keep up the great work

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

Thanks you so much. I really appreciate you.

@McKeesBees Ай бұрын

Buddy it has been hot for sure. I have to check mine as well and boy I'm not looking forward to that heat. My jacket zipper busted so I have to go back to the full suit HOT stuff. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend.

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

Yikes! might as well be beekeeping in a sauna:-)

@heavymechanic2 Ай бұрын

I been combining NUC hives with a failed queen because when its hot the bees lose interest in making cells and ignore the egg frame. Its easier to requeen a split in the fall after it cools off and there is a nectar/pollen flow. Good to know the orchard is doing well.

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

Great to hear from you.

@russellkoopman3004 Ай бұрын

Those new queens are so beautiful to see. Good luck with the three remaining ones. My guess is two will have a laying queen next week??

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

I hope so. I have checked the hives again since this video and have seen queen cells in the hives I added eggs too. The new queens are cooking :-)

@Farlomous Ай бұрын

didn't hear any wind, but sure heard what sounded like an F-16. that is lot of honey on those queenless hives

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

I am in the flight path of the Atlanta Airport and the jets always drop their flaps over my area. :-(

@KajunHomestead Ай бұрын

ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

Thank you. Much appreciated.

@tomcrynock37 Ай бұрын

I like solstice queens I’ve noticed they kick butt in the spring.

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

I never thought about that. I guess I do have solstice queens :-)

@Tinycreekbeecompany Ай бұрын

Just wondering in your area when would be the latest you would do splits and let them make their own queens?

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

I guess the latest I might do splits and allow them to make their own queen would be September as long as there were resources in the hives and there are still drones flying around.

@GASTONEDUARDOFAJARDOCARR-qx1rt Ай бұрын

Hello again. How can I copy that metal structure to leave the frames or racks? The one that you assemble on the sides on one side of the hives and allows you to organize the frames while they are checked in an orderly manner. I think it could be a very useful tool to review and reinforce hives among themselves. A very affectionate greeting to you and your team, I try to watch all your videos.

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

Is this what you are referring to? a.co/d/0bi9UFKp

@GASTONEDUARDOFAJARDOCARR-qx1rt Ай бұрын

Hello, thank you very much for responding. No, I'm referring to the iron that he places on the side of the boxes while he checks the paintings. This structure supports the frames already reviewed, which allows you to have them closer to you when you incorporate them back into the hive. I would send you the photos I captured from my , but KZfaq won't allow me. Do you have any email or Wattsapp?

@BlanchardsBees Ай бұрын

Do you have enough pollen coming in to harvest? Mine pack in a lot during the spring almost filling the brood areas 😮the little buggers. Almost bought one of those push in queen cages the other day but talked myself out of it idk why. 🐝🐝

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

I could scrape it up aff the ground. Actually, the farm is a huge pollen producer. Maybe next spring I'll add some pollen traps to the hives and start to gather some to sell.

@salembeeman370 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure about the sugar water spray. I sounds good in theory but I would imagine it would attract other bees.

@karenpruitt6833 Ай бұрын

Back in the 70's I read all the beekeeping books in our library. Published in the 40's & 50's. Sugar water spray was common, especially on swarms. I bought a beginner's kit from AI Root. They came with a spray bottle for syrup.

@salembeeman370 Ай бұрын

@@karenpruitt6833 wow, didn't know that. Thanks

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

I haven't had any trouble as of yet and it seems to give the bees something to do while I am in their hive. Generally this time of year in my area the bees are a bit more aggressive than normal as they are protecting their resources. light syrup spay seems to keep them happy :-).

@BugFarmerBees Ай бұрын

It is also my understanding that if you. are planning to enter your honey in a competition using sugar water as opposed to smoke is the way to go because the judges can taste the smoke in the honey and will ding you points.