Worldwide Beekeeping
General Discussion => Any and Every Thing => Topic started by: Perry on January 22, 2017, 08:56:24 am
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I was going through a bunch of my pics and found a few that I don't know if I ever shared because the topics never cam up. At this time of year, especially up north, we get a little shack wacky, so I thought I'd post a few. They are about nothing and have no meaning to them other than some might find them interesting.
Mouldy frame. Not the end of the world folks, just hose off with a garden hose with a bit of pressure and pop back in a strong hive. Try and find it after a week.
(https://s27.postimg.cc/q37n74gtb/Moldy_frames_002.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/q37n74gtb/)
What I wish I found in every hive. :D
(https://s27.postimg.cc/5ust7nyvj/Capped_brood_003.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5ust7nyvj/)
Low tide.
(https://s23.postimg.cc/pi7fwn08n/Port_Williams_tide_002.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/pi7fwn08n/)
High tide, 6 hours later!
(https://s24.postimg.cc/8o9l5xq41/Port_Williams_tide_006.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/8o9l5xq41/)
My dream, only bigger. ;D
(https://s27.postimg.cc/4zhlhto27/truck_005.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4zhlhto27/)
Filling my first drum of honey.
(https://s24.postimg.cc/fdxq0ut69/Drum_honey_010.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/fdxq0ut69/)
My first full drum. Felt pretty good about it till it granulated. ;D A little tough to get it out after that happens.
(https://s28.postimg.cc/w8k226ve1/Drum_honey_002.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/w8k226ve1/)
Tired of not being able to cut queen cells out of plastic foundation frames (about the only downside to plastic) :D Figured a way around it though, just make some of these...
(https://s27.postimg.cc/b6lhx5u3z/Virgin_queen_experiment_003.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/b6lhx5u3z/)
Find a frame with cells on it ...
(https://s27.postimg.cc/il6eybez3/Virgin_queen_experiment_009.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/il6eybez3/)
Cover each cell with a small cage allowing room at the bottom for the queens to emerge, easy peasy.
(https://s30.postimg.cc/4yqmjc1kd/Virgin_queen_experiment_010.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4yqmjc1kd/)
When I first got back into beekeeping here in Nova Scotia, one of the larger beekeepers in the Valley was Foote Family Farm. I bought my first 3 nucs from George. They have been instrumental in getting a lot of keeps started. I did 2 trap-outs at George's daughters house this past summer, and for the second one I needed a frame of brood to hold them. George's daughter called him and withing 15 minutes George drove over, got out of his truck, walked right past me, climbed up the ladder I had ready for me to go up, and popped the frame in the catch box. George's daughter took a picture of he and I when he came down, and it is one of my most favourite photos.
I call it "The Legend and I". George is 82 years old. :)
(https://s29.postimg.cc/3mh8tkklv/George_and_I.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/3mh8tkklv/)
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Thanks for the pics!