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Offline jabberwoki

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Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« on: April 04, 2020, 01:06:07 PM »
I didn't do bees last year and I really missed them.
This year changed from Italians to carniolans as they are suppose to do better in the cooler climates.
Interesting each hive has it`s own personality, the first box they were a bit stroppy ,the 2nd box really docile but the 3rd box was the proverbial box o bitches even stung me through my glove!!
 
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Offline slip knot

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2020, 01:22:37 PM »
Cool you got bees. you a man of many talents.... you gonna use that press to sqeeze out the honey?

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2020, 01:24:57 PM »
Seriously one of the most rewarding things I`ve done.
Cannot recommend doing this enough.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2020, 01:59:09 PM »
cool hobby -- and a boon for the environment. Congrats Jabber, very well done!!

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2020, 02:58:38 PM »
You plan taking them to Wyoming in your truck cab???

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2020, 03:27:37 PM »
Sounds like an interesting hobby. Now you need to get the bee keepers hair style - a buzz cut.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2020, 05:13:08 PM »
I always wanted to. But the allergic reactions are a b  itch.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2020, 05:35:15 PM »
My bee chicka that helps me out is allergic but she does it anyway.
Once the hives are in place you can sit right next to them and just watch without getting stung.

And yeah I`ll be doing this in WY prolly just get a new colony though , don`t want em building wax combs in the glove box.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2020, 07:14:51 PM »
Nope, I had a bad experience with bees some years ago and the stings turned into 1 inch red discs and didn't go away for 2 weeks. Guess I'm allergic.

Plus I've watched too many bee vids on youtube. :-\

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2020, 08:54:44 PM »
Come get the hive in the old grader tire, in the shop
  If it wasn't for a colony of lizards attending it regularly I would have soaked them in diesel a week ago.

Big lizards too, they are eating well.



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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2020, 09:19:13 PM »
Nope, I had a bad experience with bees some years ago and the stings turned into 1 inch red discs and didn't go away for 2 weeks. Guess I'm allergic.

Plus I've watched too many bee vids on youtube. :-\

It can go either way. My grandpa was a bee keeper and he always said, that if you receive a lot of bee stings over time you'll either develop an immunity or develop severe allergic reactions. He was one of the lucky ones. He could walk up to his honey bee hives and work on them without any major protection -- no problem. Me on the other hand; just the opposite.

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2020, 09:22:45 PM »
The wife hates the plants in the landscaping that attract hundreds of bees. Never bothered me and they all fly up when the exhaust hits them as I ride past on the mower.

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2020, 10:32:13 PM »
Cool beans!
I have a few blocks of Mason bee's.
They are pretty much maintenance free.

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2020, 10:38:20 AM »
Come get the hive in the old grader tire, in the shop
  If it wasn't for a colony of lizards attending it regularly I would have soaked them in diesel a week ago.

Big lizards too, they are eating well.

Just move them into a hive and you`ve got free honey. Honey out of a hive tastes way different from the watered down stuff you get at the store.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2020, 11:05:56 AM »
Sorry, but bees far away are the only ones I like.  I know nothing of handling them beyond Raid products.

Again, the experience of youth didn't foster any love at all for these creatures.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2020, 11:38:08 AM »
good for you on the bees. they seem interesting and they serve a valuable purpose but i really know little about how to care for them.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2020, 12:29:45 PM »
Nope, I had a bad experience with bees some years ago and the stings turned into 1 inch red discs and didn't go away for 2 weeks. Guess I'm allergic.

Plus I've watched too many bee vids on youtube. :-\

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2020, 02:19:35 PM »
I'm one of the ones who has a epi pen all of the time
Been seconds from being trached a couple of times.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2020, 03:38:17 PM »
You should call a bee person/farmer. They`ll come and collect them.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2020, 04:55:33 PM »
You should call a bee person/farmer. They`ll come and collect them.

It would probably have to be someone who doesn't mind working with Africanized bees. :o

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2020, 10:42:52 PM »
Well these new bees have sure shown what workers they are. Within 2 hrs of being put in the new hive box they`re already brining back pollen.
Today I cut a branch of one on my trees with a swarm on it from one of the hives and put in in another box so another active hive in the mix.
We took the top off the box that was under the swarm to check on it and it was chockers full with about 7 new queen cells. Man these bees are incredible.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2020, 09:41:24 AM »
cull out those queen cells or when the hatch they swarm off with some of your bees.

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2020, 10:11:42 AM »
Well you're helping to pollinate the surrounding crops and getting honey to boot. Could be a valuable resource during the corono shutdown. Good barter material, too.   :great:

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #23 on: April 25, 2020, 11:58:54 AM »
Steve .......... busy as a bee ............... :-\
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #24 on: April 25, 2020, 12:50:58 PM »
cull out those queen cells or when the hatch they swarm off with some of your bees.

I`m going to take those frames out and give them to a mate who`s bees died off.
Was defiantly cool harvesting that swarm though.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #25 on: April 25, 2020, 11:29:03 PM »
So now you're breaking out in hives.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #26 on: April 26, 2020, 09:41:54 AM »
Do y'all have issues with the Africanized bees where you are? They are really prevalent here in south Texas, just about every swarm you find will be bad, several people have been killed by them here. With all the liability lawsuits I decided I didn't want to mess with bees.
one of my buds from the café raised a ton of them but he's slowly getting out, too much work for him now and between the colony collapse, varroa mite and Africanized bees he doesn't have many hives left.

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #27 on: April 26, 2020, 10:22:48 AM »
Bee nice Jaffer.

Not Aware of and African colonies but that bloody mite is a bastard.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #28 on: April 26, 2020, 05:12:48 PM »
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #29 on: April 26, 2020, 05:48:07 PM »
I came in this thread to see what all the buzz was about

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« Reply #30 on: April 26, 2020, 06:53:34 PM »
Joining the hive mind eh Mudds?
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #32 on: April 26, 2020, 09:29:30 PM »
I think you guys are buzzed on too much coffee.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #33 on: April 27, 2020, 08:08:40 AM »
You boys need to play nice or you might get stung!

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« Reply #34 on: April 27, 2020, 08:37:02 PM »
I ve had enough of this nonsense I`m of to attend to my honey do list.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #35 on: April 27, 2020, 09:25:12 PM »
Before you go out make sure to look presentable. Since we can't get haircuts make sure to comb your hair.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #36 on: April 28, 2020, 06:01:44 PM »
I can see my post is going to bee the nucleus of some blossoming puns. A veritable hive of jolly crap.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #37 on: April 28, 2020, 06:21:29 PM »
Makes me wonder how long we can drone on.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #38 on: April 28, 2020, 06:46:46 PM »
Don`t brood Jaffaroonie.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #39 on: April 28, 2020, 11:22:05 PM »
I get such a swarm reception around here.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #40 on: April 28, 2020, 11:36:24 PM »
I love the idea and applaud you for doing this. I routinely buy our honey from local guys. As far as trying that myself, OH HELL NO! Like as not it would kill me. I am not just a little sensitive to bee sting but highly allergic. I was stung on the foot by a honey bee as a kid and could not wear a shoe for a month.

I do appreciate the importance of bees though.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #41 on: April 29, 2020, 08:11:35 AM »
Since we can't get haircuts make sure to comb your hair.

No need for a barber, a buzz cut is easy to DIY.

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« Reply #42 on: April 29, 2020, 08:33:11 PM »
Oh Jaff why you gotta be so black and yellow about things.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #43 on: April 29, 2020, 09:25:44 PM »
You say that with so much venom...
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« Reply #44 on: April 29, 2020, 09:40:44 PM »
Ouch that statement stings.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #45 on: April 29, 2020, 09:59:33 PM »
At least you'll be able to spend some time with your honey.
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« Reply #46 on: April 30, 2020, 06:54:24 PM »
Wait I didn`t here that, lemme clean the wax outta my ears.
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« Reply #47 on: April 30, 2020, 07:29:31 PM »
Come on and try - win one for the dipper.
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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #48 on: May 06, 2020, 07:05:21 PM »
I hope you don't encounter any of the Asian Giant "Murder Hornets" now found in WA and BC. They can decapitate an entire hive of bees in a few hours.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/asian-giant-“murder-hornets”-have-been-spotted-in-the-us—and-they-have-a-powerful-sting/ar-BB13AdAl?ocid=spartandhp

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Re: Just put 3 new bee hives in today
« Reply #49 on: May 07, 2020, 08:05:47 PM »
Yellow jackets will kill off a hive as well as bald faced hornets. It`s tough being a bee.
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