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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: Mikey N.C. on May 11, 2017, 06:37:26 pm

Title: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Mikey N.C. on May 11, 2017, 06:37:26 pm: Out of town and wifey sent this pic of a nuc installed 2nd weekend in April. 2 ten deeps and a medium super. Entrance at 3/8 , are they getting to hot ?
(https://s29.postimg.cc/y8uny9blv/0511171640.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/y8uny9blv/)
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Perry on May 11, 2017, 06:40:40 pm: Mikey, I have had my entrance reducers off for the last week or two. Open that up and let them cool it down.
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Mikey N.C. on May 11, 2017, 06:48:49 pm: I have a 1" hole drilled in supers with a closure that can be turned to open , should I send wifey out to open vent in super?
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Perry on May 11, 2017, 06:54:18 pm: Mikey, in my opinion I would remove the reducer entirely. Way up here we are at temps down to 40 F and only up to 55 F during the days and I have my hives wide open!
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: yes2matt on May 11, 2017, 07:10:14 pm: Quote from: Perry on May 11, 2017, 06:54:18 pm
Mikey, in my opinion I would remove the reducer entirely. Way up here we are at temps down to 40 F and only up to 55 F during the days and I have my hives wide open!
I guess I should take the same advice. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170511/e0405c8c18ac6f62a7159cc02c234e29.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170511/85ef338ba5b469f96f868d8a30780ea1.jpg)
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Perry on May 11, 2017, 10:27:16 pm: yes2matt, what is your location? With that many boxes on your hive (if they are needed) why would you have a reducer on?
If you have that many bees in there the reducer would be impeding them from working.
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: riverbee on May 11, 2017, 11:01:57 pm: mikey,
i'm with perry, get rid of the e/r............that's probably why they are bearding.

yes2matt.........hmmm, i don't know what you have going on there with all the boxes on but again i am thinking the same as perry.....

"what is your location? With that many boxes on your hive (if they are needed) why would you have a reducer on?
If you have that many bees in there the reducer would be impeding them from working"

also a question yes2matt, how are you posting your pix here?
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: yes2matt on May 12, 2017, 07:38:18 am: Quote from: riverbee on May 11, 2017, 11:01:57 pm
mikey,
i'm with perry, get rid of the e/r............that's probably why they are bearding.

yes2matt.........hmmm, i don't know what you have going on there with all the boxes on but again i am thinking the same as perry.....

"what is your location? With that many boxes on your hive (if they are needed) why would you have a reducer on?
If you have that many bees in there the reducer would be impeding them from working"

also a question yes2matt, how are you posting your pix here?
The ER is beeglued in there pretty good, and I don't like to get stung so much as to pry it out. And when I watch them, they seem not to be much impeded. They asked me for a landing board tho, I said maybe for mothers day. I'm in Charlotte NC

I use an app Tapatalk and it's super easy to put in a pic.
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: riverbee on May 12, 2017, 10:33:43 pm: thanks yes2matt for your reply.....

just a comment and only my thought, use a smoker, wear a veil and get after the beeglued e/r and pop it out..... 8)

landing boards.......i like and use them!
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Green bee on May 14, 2017, 05:35:35 pm: What did you decide to do mikey? I am just curious.
Title: Re: Are the bees bearding ?
Post by: Mikey N.C. on May 14, 2017, 07:03:00 pm: Removed er's and all was well.