Okay, I started with the long hive. And, when I say 'started' I mean just that. working from the back I got bout 5 frames in. 1 - nothing 2. small piece of comb 3. small piece of comb with bees all over it. 4 & 5 - comb, lots, capped honey, capped brood lots of bees. ALLSTUCKTOGETHER just like that. So out comes the long serrated bread knife. I gingerly cut through the two frames and very easily got through.
THUNK!
Yes it happened again. a big piece of comb fell to the bottom of the hive. Without thinking I stuck my hand in there and carefully picked it up. Rubber banded it back onto the frame and replaced it into the hive. Right about this time a BUZZZZZZER went off in Bee Land~ Time's Up - Get out! I took them at their warning. Closed up the hive and will see if the situation improves.
1/2 a hive down nd 1 and 1/2 hives to go.
The Lang hive is not doing well. I sometimes think "Lang" stands for 'languish'.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Mind your own Bee's Wax!
Once you start keeping bees, the old saying "Mind your own bee's wax!" takes on a whole new meaning.
The bees are making their hives into ONE block of wax - with tiny passageways for them to move around in I have to go into that hive and figure out how to remedy this situations. It seems that unless I look in their every day the bees think it is party - wax party - time.
I am going to research and ask questions to find out how and where to cut into this wax. I keep having little mini visions of murdered bees. I will try to take pics and post.
Wish me luck.
The bees are making their hives into ONE block of wax - with tiny passageways for them to move around in I have to go into that hive and figure out how to remedy this situations. It seems that unless I look in their every day the bees think it is party - wax party - time.
I am going to research and ask questions to find out how and where to cut into this wax. I keep having little mini visions of murdered bees. I will try to take pics and post.
Wish me luck.
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