CloverKnollFarms
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People call me all the time. I'm in my shop about 8 hours per day now
Beekeeping
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People call me all the time. I'm in my shop about 8 hours per day now
ponytug
Super Member
Before a couple of drought years, here we used to have two or three overflights of swarms every year. I love watching the swarms move and hang out around the house, before finding a how and drifting away. If you are interested or fascinated by swarms, I really recommend this book;
"Honeybee Democracy"
All the best,
Peter
"Honeybee Democracy"
All the best,
Peter
CloverKnollFarms
Super Member
Got these girls moved today, and I will get them in a big box tomorrow. Black locusts are in bloom, so there is plenty of work for them to do
Picked up our two nucs today. Excited to start the journey. Goal #1: get them to survive the first winter.
Kind of sad watching them start dragging out their dead when I first opened the entrances. Hopefully not too many.
Kind of sad watching them start dragging out their dead when I first opened the entrances. Hopefully not too many.
EddieWalker
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Do you have to take any precautions when mowing around them? I'm curious how you maintain the grass, and if you risk getting stung while on a mower or using a weed eater.
From what I've read, folks tend to wear at least a veil when mowing around the hives. It's basically just one width of my mower behind the hives so I can just make a quick circle around them and hopefully be far enough away to not bother them, but we will see
I was out there yesterday with a weedeater getting everything nice and low so I don't have to worry about it for a little while. Of course we got a ton of rain last night and will rain more this week, so I'll have to do something here in a week or so I'd guess.
EddieWalker
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For me, it's something I never thought of. My wife really wants bees, and usually, what she wants, we end up getting.
CloverKnollFarms
Super Member
You will definitely get stung. I got hit about 30' from one of my hives yesterday. I wear a jacket and veil when I mow near them and trim around them.
CloverKnollFarms
Super Member
Just did that task today
ponytug
Super Member
Why are some of your hives strapped down, but not others of a similar size?
All the best, Peter