Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: LazyBkpr on February 20, 2023, 10:50:29 pm
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Anyone else have time to check their hives yet? I lost one hive. The rest are doing well so far. Hoping to add a few new hives this spring. But the price of packages HURTS! I might be splitting instead.
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I lost one of six due to being queenless. The other five are doing well. I'm in the same boat with splitting. I figure I'll end up with 7 or 8 hives by early spring. I am ready for spring to get here.
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I am also looking to split for increase this spring. I've got 5 hives at the moment and would like to get to 8, maybe 10. I have never purchased packages for increase, just could never justify the money when they'll make more hives by themselves if I let them. I actually haven't purchased any bees since buying my first 2 packages. The only time I might would be to try out some good varroa-resistant genetic lines.
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Sounds like you both have plans. I am going to contact Tim Willbanks, and see if I can get queens for the first part of May, get food on the hives early to get them built up. Fortunately I have comb to start the new hives with so it should go pretty fast. Yeah Ten hives, I have found is a decent number. Manageable even during harvest. More than ten, I find myself struggling. If we have a good year I am also going to try to overwinter some nuc's. Wife has decided she wants in, so I might have some help!!!!
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I lost one out of 11 which is surprising due my neglect due to my surgery.