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Offline Yankee11

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How do these look for Jan 17th?
« on: January 17, 2015, 08:00:22 pm »
I like it. I decided not to feed these hives any pollen patties today :). And they have capped brood. These clusters went all the way doen into the lower deeps.





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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2015, 08:52:53 pm »
Hives look all right, but what's up with that green stuff on the ground? 

I looked at my hives today, and they all had more bees that that on top of the frames, but I have a feeling the clusters are jammed against the lid.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2015, 09:03:31 pm »
They were actually bringing in a tan and a red pollen today.

I was surprised at how big these clusters were. I split the deeps and it was like that all the way down onto the bottom deep.

Green stuff, yep, its coming up everywhere along fence rows and ditches.

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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2015, 09:34:14 pm »
GREEN with jealousy! :D
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2015, 10:19:58 pm »
"what's up with that green stuff on the ground? "

............. :D :D :D
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2015, 10:46:28 pm »
We've had a green lawn all winter. Lots of nice rain. Sure looks nicer than this last summer with the drought and smoke in the air.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2015, 04:54:21 pm »
I had to stop while walking by the hives today.  I figured with all this activity, they're still surviving all right.  I put some syrup out, but they're not on it too much today.  The temperature was 56F.  (please pardon the shaky phone photography).

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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2015, 05:16:42 pm »
Nice hive, what I would do with it now, Bridge in an extra hive body. Give the queen more room to lay. I hate to see you loose it. This hive will make a couple nucs in the spring if you can save it. Open the brood nest now.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2015, 05:27:05 pm »
Hmmm, I wonder if I should do this? bridge in another hive body.... I don't know how to determine when to put on another medium, this time of year. I'll start a new topic.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2015, 09:23:07 pm »
I'd say don't do anything at all till you see the first dandelion.  (except maybe feed)
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2015, 09:42:45 pm »
That's actually 2 different hives.  All my out yard hives are like that. Really strong.

My plan is to pull the queen out of each one of these out yard hives and put in nucs. Then let the mother hive raise a new queen. There main flow will not start until soybeans and cotton start blooming, probably July. By then all these hives will be built back up ready to go with new queens. I have around 22 of these in out yards. so if all goes as planned that will be 22 nucs started with overwintered queens.

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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2015, 09:45:16 pm »
""I don't know how to determine when to put on another medium, this time of year. I'll start a new topic.""

This time of year, YOU DON'T.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2015, 10:30:02 pm »
Yankee- "so if all goes as planned that will be 22 nucs started with overwintered queens.-

     So are you gonna sell those nucs?

Iddee- "This time of year, YOU DON'T.

     It's just that this 65 degree weather has got me swarm spooked. Perry says it's the length of the day that will amp up the bees and queen. I'm gonna have to bank on that I guess  :-\

Pete- "I'd say don't do anything at all till you see the first dandelion.  (except maybe feed)

      Thanks Pete, I forgot the first danelion rule, That Helps!
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2015, 11:07:42 pm »
looks like a scary amount of brood to me, winter is NOT over.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2015, 11:17:58 pm »
I will hold the queens in the nucs until the i can verify that the new queens get mated successfully. If not, I can combine nucs back the hives that didn't get a returned mated queen.

And yes, probably sell some.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2015, 11:49:23 pm »
You have drones?
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2015, 10:33:16 am »
So i dont know this rule of dandelion if some one would like to share?  I did see one but it was in that garden yard that is a bit protected by the stock aid fence. The buds on our maple tree is tarting to crack so soon the bees will have maple pollen to store. wensday and thursday temp will be back into 30's  So i am not sure about what to do for spring for these guys.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2015, 10:44:56 am »
Owing to our uncertain weather and expected lower than average temps I am only offering loose pollen in a central feeder, my elm is handling the rest, and I cautiously put 1:1 on Saturday, when I found my broodheavy fall hive had indeed died out

going thru the hives today to see what is left in the other 2.  doing the hot one last.  I have seen them out working dandelions around here.  Dry air cools much colder and much faster and heats much hotter and much faster. The drought is hurting my bees.  Are you getting rain?
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2015, 10:50:18 am »
not much there are wispers of snow for thursday but temps will only hit a low of 34 so should melt and help with the moisture situation. when should i start looking at treating for mites? This my first spring with a winterized hive so asking lots of Q's and a greenhorn should.
Sorry to hear of your lose. It dose tug at your heart when you put so much into them and then enjoy the whole process.
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Re: How do these look for Jan 17th?
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2015, 10:54:30 am »
Yes. Been getting rain. I know we will a few more cold snaps but i think they should be able to handle
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