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Comment by Paul McCarty on Saturday

OK, try #2 try for getting some queen rearing started up here in the mountains, since the last freeze wiped me out a few weeks back. I MIGHT have a few spare queens available here in a few weeks. Mostly Italian bred with the locals up here at 7000' in the Sacramentos.

Comment by Sam Barden on Friday

Posted the photos that Jane took of Linda and my bee install earlier this week.

https://sites.google.com/site/bardenbees/home/barden-bee-blog/15may...

Comment by James H DAWDY on Friday

Been dealing with swarming issues.  I now realize that my Beeweaver packages installed March 30, both swarmed.  I thought packages wouldn't swarm that quickly, but Rob Shepler mentioned it happening to his Beeweavers.  Mine were installed on drawn comb, so they built up fast and I didn't do any swarm management (hey, it's a package, right?). 

I think my feral cut out that made the nice big new queen also swarmed.  Checked today and saw multiple eggs but no young larvae and no queen, so I'm not sure if there's a baby queen, or if a worker started laying.  Sigh.  At least I got 2 new queens in the mail today.

Comment by Diana Calkins on Friday

Looked at hive #2 this morning and saw lots of coming and going, much more than there was after the split was made.  I guess the brood that was put in there has hatched successfully.  Waiting for the 29th to go inside to see if there is a laying queen.
Hive #1 is teeming with bees.  Robert looked at them yesterday and saw much uncapped honey.  Haven't harvested any yet as we want to be sure they have plenty for themselves.

Comment by Paul McCarty on Friday

By the way - if the bees bring insecticide back to your hives it will contaminate the honey, kill the bees, and totally ruin your woodenware. That's a criminal offense in most places.

Comment by Paul McCarty on Friday

I have been around my bees way too long for that. I might just sting 'em.

Comment by James G. Blackburn II on Friday

Thanks for the suggestions, Ralph.

Paul, did you miss the part about a "peaceful resolution"?! LOL!

Comment by Paul McCarty on Friday

Tell her to quit feeding your bees:) If my neighbor left food on the porch and my dog ate it, how is that my fault?

Comment by Ralph Ketter on Thursday

I've never used the beeless feeders but it is probable worth a try.  We had bees at our feeder one year (before I had bees) and we reduced the hummingbird nectar sugar:water ratio from 1:4 to 1:5 and that seemed to work.  Of course you have to convince the neighbor of that.  I think bees only bother with bird feeders when the foraging is not good.  In the meantime I'd try providing the bees with a higher concentration as an alternate to the neighbors feeder.

Comment by James G. Blackburn II on Thursday

Having some issues with my nearest neighbor re: bees in her hummingbird feeders. Any suggestions for a peaceful resolution? Are "beeless" feeders effective? I offered to replace her feeders with the beeless variety, but her solution is spraying the feeders with insecticide!!? Reminded her that this will not only kill the bees, but not great for the hummingbirds either. Jim

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