Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[Western]

Varroa is a large problem and one that begets more troubles, Foul brood can be an issue, American, or European (pick European if yo have the choice). Wax moths are same as always. Hive Beetles can be a real nuisance as well, those may be new to you.

I use 8 frame Langs, figured with a bad back that was best bet for me. Some good beekeepers in and around Washington.

 

[bindian]

Hey Brandi, had 13 before the big chill, down to 7 now.

How many do you normally lose after each winter?
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

2 big contractor bags packed as full as I could get them.

Dang Bird, maybe you shouldn't fertilize anymore. Our grass isn't growing yet.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Western]

How many do you normally lose after each winter?
hugs, Brandi

In 7 years I have never lost a hive over winter. Lost a couple small swarms early on in the 2st summer that never had a chance looking back, I had someone who supposedly knew what we where doing who did not.

 

[bindian]

In 7 years I have never lost a hive over winter. Lost a couple small swarms early on in the 2st summer that never had a chance looking back, I had someone who supposedly knew what we where doing who did not.

OUCH!
hugs, Brandi

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My dad was a bee keeper, and the county bee inspector for many years.

 

[MossRoad]

My dad was a bee keeper, and the county bee inspector for many years.

Images of inspecting each bee popped up in my head. I know that's not what it meant, but still.... hahaha

 

[cqaigy2]

Guss Metts was the bee inspector in Washington state back in the 70's. He's the person that got me started, he used to give free bee keeping lectures at Central Washington College, as it was called at the time, now called University, in Ellensburg. He kinda looked and sounded like a bee. At that time American and European foul broad was the big thing and like Western says, American being the one you didn't want to see in your apiary. AFB spore last at least 50 years, so if you found it, you burned the hive. Fortunately never ran into it. I helped a professional bee keeper friend out when he had bees in the area, moving them around for pollination and honey extraction.

 

[lostcreekranch]

15 days, 14 hours ... until the Vernal Equinox.

 

[bindian]

The road going to the back of my property is starting to flare up dust behind the tractor. Hoping to get a 1/4 inch of rain on Sunday.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Western]

I hope we get an inch or more, we are dry! 70% chance tonight so fingers crossed. Trees are starting to turn, you can see the green hue and my plums are now flowered about 50%

 

[lostcreekranch]

6 days ..16 hours .......

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

We got our electric bill, and it was a little bit high at $295. I told the wife that I was glad the power was off half the time.

 

[lostcreekranch]

We got our electric bill, and it was a little bit high at $295. I told the wife that I was glad the power was off half the time.

The gas heat (propane) side of one of our three units was struggling to keep up even after temps came back up. Our HVAC guy checked it out and said a limit switch had tripped, cutting to "half power".

He told me that if power goes out, when furnace is running, very likely it will trip the limit switch. During the cold weather we had rolling blackouts, 7-8 time a day for three days .. so I'm not surprised. But .. I know how to reset it myself now.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I'm glad to see that the Texas Legislature will, once again, consider abolishing Daylight Savings Time. I do hope they actually get it done this time. The entire country needs to do so.

 

[Hay Dude]

Today .. we celebrate Texas Independence Day.

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During the Texas Revolution, a convention of American Texans meets at Washington-on-the-Brazos and declares the indep...

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If we could all think of our home states the way Texans do......
My state, Pennsylvania, no longer resembles its former self. PA was a very significant state in the formation of our union. So many significant people, inventions and events came from PA, yet there is no state pride so to speak of. We are mostly only led to believe we should be ashamed of what happened here.
We have lost so much in PA in the last 50 years......so many factories, cities, railroads laid to waste..... As a child, I remember so many things that are now just bulldozed over piles of rubble and weeds.
I keep asking myself why we can’t regain out pride, our strength, our industrial might. Our leadership has failed us.
Texas however, is one place where I think there’s a beacon of light. A place where people are somewhat United and have pride in who they are. They are not ashamed of themselves. I applaud you guys in Texas. Sounds like a great way and place to live.

 

[lostcreekranch]

If we could all think of our home states the way Texans do......
My state, Pennsylvania, no longer resembles its former self. PA was a very significant state in the formation of our union. So many significant people, inventions and events came from PA, yet there is no state pride so to speak of. We are mostly only led to believe we should be ashamed of what happened here.
We have lost so much in PA in the last 50 years......so many factories, cities, railroads laid to waste..... As a child, I remember so many things that are now just bulldozed over piles of rubble and weeds.
I keep asking myself why we can’t regain out pride, our strength, our industrial might. Our leadership has failed us.
Texas however, is one place where I think there’s a beacon of light. A place where people are somewhat United and have pride in who they are. They are not ashamed of themselves. I applaud you guys in Texas. Sounds like a great way and place to live.

Careful! The Texas haters will slither out of their holes .. to condemn you.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I'm glad to see that the Texas Legislature will, once again, consider abolishing Daylight Savings Time. I do hope they actually get it done this time. The entire country needs to do so.

So would they keep the time like it was (during the fall/winter), or keep it like it is in the summer?

I like it like it is in the winter, with the sun coming up earlier. That would make our sunsets range from around 5:30 - 8:00pm.

 

[cqaigy2]

So would they keep the time like it was (during the fall/winter), or keep it like it is in the summer?

I like it like it is in the winter, with the sun coming up earlier. That would make our sunsets range from around 5:30 - 8:00pm.

Ditto, i'd like to keep it in daylight saving time, for the same reasons, and not switch back and forth.

 

[cqaigy2]

Is there a spring summer thread for Texas? Spring is pretty amazing, seeing all those blue bonnets spreading out.