Beekeeping

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Just went and checked on them at lunch. They have moved into their new home. Towards the end of the week I'll do an inspection to see if there is a queen. I do not expect the queen to come out but it could be possible. Especially since they seem to have calmed down and there are literally none trying to get back into the tree.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

That is wild. I wonder if the brood and nurse bees helped? Most trap outs takes a month or more.

If there were eggs in the frames you provided they could make a queen if she is absent.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

It is crazy. The frames of brood I put in it had all stages. I did that on purpose so they would have the option to make a queen. I even got one with an empty queen cup for them. I thought I was going to have to get a new queen to help bait them in but they do not seem to care about the tree at all right now. I bet hand scooping a bunch of them into the new hive really helped out a lot.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

That is so amazing and such a blessing

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Got the new buckwheat crop in.

 

[ponytug]

Do you like your PackerMaxx?

All the best, Peter

 

[masseyrider]

Got the new buckwheat crop in.

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I've checked all over and I can't find buckwheat seed anywhere.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Do you like your PackerMaxx?

All the best, Peter

Yessir

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

I have to go check on my little VSH colony today to see if the queen is laying and refresh their syrup

 

[lsgreg]

Just went and checked on them at lunch. They have moved into their new home. Towards the end of the week I'll do an inspection to see if there is a queen. I do not expect the queen to come out but it could be possible. Especially since they seem to have calmed down and there are literally none trying to get back into the tree.

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Wow, I thought you had a hopeless case there!

It would be unusual for the queen to leave the hive, but if you forced an abscond with the all the annoyances you did, she just might be in there! Good thinking with the brood frame.