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Offline Mosti

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Cut out tomorrow
« on: December 01, 2015, 02:20:37 pm »
Going for an open air hive cut out tomorrow. ..hoping for the best. Watch this space.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2015, 02:26:34 pm »
Here's wishing you an easy and successful event.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2015, 03:02:27 pm »
good luck and post pictures please
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2015, 07:19:11 pm »
 I;m with you, hope all goes well and you get all the bees.

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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2015, 11:31:03 pm »
good luck mosti! hoping for the best for you and the bees!  post us an update when you can!
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2015, 06:39:40 pm »
All hived within a 5 frame nuc. Did not manage to locate the queen though. ...should be in there. Will post a couple of photos tomorrow.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2015, 07:34:02 pm »
 :goodjob: :yah:
Looking forward to the pics.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2015, 11:49:14 am »
It's difficult to keep the bees from a bee removal alive this time of year. I typically wait if the homeowner agrees. Sometime you just don't have any choice.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2015, 06:22:30 pm »
like perry said mosti, looking forward to the pix!
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2015, 02:43:01 pm »
As I understand it, "an open air cutout"  means something like cutting off a hive on a branch.  Those pictures will answer my curiousity. I'm waiting with the rest of the crew to see them.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #10 on: January 02, 2016, 05:03:27 am »
Here are the pics



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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2016, 11:54:48 am »
It looks to me like they were in a nice protected corner.  Considering the climate/temps info I got on the internet, I would have given a family of that size in that location a 50/50 chance of survival.  Inside a nice snug hive those chances should certainly be much higher---especially since you can follow their development and feed them if their supplies run short.
Here's hoping.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2016, 12:17:09 pm »
hi mosti, great photos!

ps, i inserted jpeg images of your photos in your post and rotated your pdf files so the pix are right side up........ 8)
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2016, 05:33:43 pm »
Mosti, are those native bees or feral bees?  I remember something about Brother Adam's visit to Malta and the suitability of your native bees for propagation.  Just curious.  Maybe I can find the passage...

Added:  It was Cyprus, not Malta, my mistake.  What kind of bees do you have there?  I'd guess they are a mixture...What are their characteristics in comparison with European or African honey bees?

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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2016, 07:43:24 am »
@Riverbee...Thanks

@Lburou. ..We have our own native bee, apis mellifera melitensi, it is being threatened by imports though.
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Re: Cut out tomorrow
« Reply #15 on: January 04, 2016, 08:07:35 am »
Nice to see the pics of the fanning after a cut-out, it almost always signifies success. :)
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