The Honey Factory

[R2elk]

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This is one of the bee eating birds. Does anyone know what kind of bird it is?

I would need to see a better pic (closer) but you may want to Google Eastern Kingbird.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I would need to see a better pic (closer) but you may want to Google Eastern Kingbird.

You beat me to it.

 

[karenerwin]

do the holes contain Larvae? all that space = extra comb. as long as the bee eating birds don't eat a thousand or more a day. which is to say yes they can withstand a pair of birds. for in a strong hive about 1000 hatch out dailiy

I'm so new that I forgot to look for larvae.
When I blow the picture up, I am not seeing any larvae, but the angle isn't quite right either.
I also have not found the queen yet but I have not looked at every frame plus I may just be overlooking her.
My plan today was to remove the frame feeder ( I didn't think they needed it anymore, but now I'm not sure. It was completely empty of sugar water when I took it out. I now have 9 frames in the 1st brood box (compared to 7 with the frame feeder in there).

I did drop 2 frames of bees. and I had a bee inside my bee hat twice! but I did not get stung. Oh, and my smoker went out.

I messaged my mentor to see when she can come out and open the hive with me. Hopefully it will be soon!

 

[R2elk]

I'm so new that I forgot to look for larvae.
When I blow the picture up, I am not seeing any larvae, but the angle isn't quite right either.
I also have not found the queen yet but I have not looked at every frame plus I may just be overlooking her.
My plan today was to remove the frame feeder ( I didn't think they needed it anymore, but now I'm not sure. It was completely empty of sugar water when I took it out. I now have 9 frames in the 1st brood box (compared to 7 with the frame feeder in there).

I did drop 2 frames of bees. and I had a bee inside my bee hat twice! but I did not get stung. Oh, and my smoker went out.

I messaged my mentor to see when she can come out and open the hive with me. Hopefully it will be soon!

I haven't used a smoker on my bees in many years.

 

[karenerwin]

I haven't used a smoker on my bees in many years.

You are also much more knowledgeable and comfortable with what you are doing!!

 

[duluthralphie]

I would need to see a better pic (closer) but you may want to Google Eastern Kingbird.

I could see it just fine, I knew right away it’s a kindabrown bird.

 

[drumstick diva]

Ralphie I've really missed you. Have to plan to stop by more often.

 

[Birdielee]

I'm only on page 1 in reading this thread, but COOL!
I have 2 used hives my brother brought home a couple of months ago. They're in great shape. I read how to clean them up, but didn't do it yet. There are a bazillion laws about keeping bees in NJ! Including requiring taking an expensive class.
But! I still need to learn, to be able to get closer to honey!

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

I'm so new that I forgot to look for larvae.
When I blow the picture up, I am not seeing any larvae, but the angle isn't quite right either.
I also have not found the queen yet but I have not looked at every frame plus I may just be overlooking her.
My plan today was to remove the frame feeder ( I didn't think they needed it anymore, but now I'm not sure. It was completely empty of sugar water when I took it out. I now have 9 frames in the 1st brood box (compared to 7 with the frame feeder in there).

I did drop 2 frames of bees. and I had a bee inside my bee hat twice! but I did not get stung. Oh, and my smoker went out.

I messaged my mentor to see when she can come out and open the hive with me. Hopefully it will be soon!

I find the queen easy to find. well maybe not but i can usually find her

I haven't used a smoker on my bees in many years.

How?????

 

[R2elk]

I find the queen easy to find. well maybe not but i can usually find her

How?????

I have gentle bees that are not prone to swarming. Pretty much the only reason I open up a hive is to take the supers off in preparation for stealing honey.

I haven't gone into the body of a live hive in many years.

I take the supers off, set them on a nearby set of saw horses. I leave them until evening when most of the bees have returned to the hive. I do my best to get the few remaining bees out of the supers before moving them to the house for extraction.