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  1. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I’m doing 9 frames this year. I think there was talk of it on here last year? But definitely a lot of the You Tubers use this method for honey supers. This reason plus I bought a ton of used equipment that already had 9 frame metal spacers nailed into several of the boxes. I think this year is...
  2. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Are these added supers full of drawn comb?
  3. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    You’re doing the bees a disservice by keeping them in just one hive. Try that one. 😁
  4. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Bang on something metal to get them to come down. A guy did it at our place when I was a kid. Also, I saw a queen get booted out of the hive a couple weeks ago. Good timing, bad timing? I caught her and made a split. The next day she was dead in the cage. I assume I had witnessed the tail end...
  5. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Or… you could have 2 thriving colonies next Spring!
  6. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    But it sounded like such a cool idea! Oh dang… there’s work involved???
  7. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Have you pulled any honey yet?
  8. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Bees will change your opinion of things. I couldn’t stand holly trees until I saw my bees all over it. Those hollies contributed to some very tasty honey!
  9. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I must amend my last post. I saw the first patches of goldenrod on the way to work this morning. By the first of September it should be everywhere.
  10. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I’m not saying we don’t have Joe Pye, but I’ve never heard that name. Our goldenrod comes in late summer.
  11. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I’m excited for the goldenrod flow as well. The bees have been collecting a lot of pollen from crepe myrtles. I hope they are finding at least some nectar until the goldenrod kicks in.
  12. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I have seen my bees do that. I didn’t know it was an unexplained phenomenon though. I just thought it was normal bee-havior. It’s pretty funny to watch them dance around 🤣
  13. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I’m definitely taking some of the Fall flow. I’m ready to try that Goldenrod honey!
  14. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    It’s ridiculously heavy with a bad shoulder or not.
  15. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I see people using them but very limited. Call me crazy, but I think the bees like the wood better.
  16. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I recently did a little research on staghorn sumac. I know, it’s one of the age old debates about planting for the bees, but “you know the bees travel like 3 miles away to get what they need.” Staghorn would be blooming now if we had it. Right now is the Chinese Talo flow for us. I was thinking...
  17. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Only sumac here is poison. Good times!
  18. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    If they don’t like the surface they will build out from the actual foundation. I have been told some of these companies use inferior wax on the foundation therefore creating the opposite effect. Paraffin and other ingredients they use to make the wax go further, make the bees angry. They take it...
  19. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    I know lots of people that have great success with lemongrass oil. I use Swarm Commander just because it’s a little easier.
  20. WallyG74

    The Honey Factory

    Never heard of brome, but it looks to be a handy thing to have if you’re in the hay business.
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