The Honey Factory

[duluthralphie]

I never heard of them before.

 

[R2elk]

I saw a post about robber fly or was it fly robber yesterday . They eat mosquitoes and bees . Another beekeeper wanted a ID and this is what it was . I have them hanging around my bee yard .

Robber Fly

 

[duluthralphie]

I looked them up. It appeared to me they attract other insects too. And May not attract bees. I hope.

I have not seen any here. Yet

 

[R2elk]

I looked them up. It appeared to me they attract other insects too. And May not attract bees. I hope.

I have not seen any here. Yet

I have always had robber flies here but have never seen one with a honeybee.

 

[jerryse]

I bought a box joint router jig for making bee boxes . Tried it out on some scrap . Got it dialed in so to speak .

 

[R2elk]

I bought a box joint router jig for making bee boxes . Tried it out on some scrap . Got it dialed in so to speak .

Can you provide a link to it?

 

[jerryse]

https://www.rockler.com/leigh-b975-box-joint-and-beehive-jig It comes with a bit for a 1/2 inch collet . However I had a router with a 1/4 inch collet . I bought a half inch bit with a 1/4 inch shaft . FYI you can get a whole set of bits for about the same price on eBay as 1 bit at Lowe's . You also need a woodworkers vice to hold the board and 2 quick clamps . Watch their videos on setup . The smaller router has enough power for this even in the oak scrap I used . About 6 amp router .

 

[duluthralphie]

I had a queenless hive last Monday. I moved eggs across from the other hive.

The queenless hive has laid away a ton of honey.

Hopefully they will be strong enough for winter.

The swarm trap hive is empty again.

The other hive seems to be going strong.

I am not going to get as much honey as I did last year.

That was on June 26th I was queenless and had no eggs.

Today I have a queen and lots of brood. I moved across three frames of brood. I did not move a queen cell, or think I did.

I have tons of bees and all ages of broods. As strange as it sounds I am wondering if the new queen was on her maiden flight when I went into the hive.

In addition to the new bees I took 8 medium frames full of honey out.


The other hive is going good also lots of bees I had to give 2 frames of young broods and eggs to a friend that was queenless and broodless. Hopefully she will have a queen in a couple weeks.


Here is what I saw today, can anyone see a queen?

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

That was on June 26th I was queenless and had no eggs.

Today I have a queen and lots of brood. I moved across three frames of brood. I did not move a queen cell, or think I did.

I have tons of bees and all ages of broods. As strange as it sounds I am wondering if the new queen was on her maiden flight when I went into the hive.

In addition to the new bees I took 8 medium frames full of honey out.


The other hive is going good also lots of bees I had to give 2 frames of young broods and eggs to a friend that was queenless and broodless. Hopefully she will have a queen in a couple weeks.


Here is what I saw today, can anyone see a queen?

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She's a beauty!

 

[itsasmallfarm]

My bees are doing really well. Got honey supers on 4 out of 5 hives. Hoping to get the last super on that hive this weekend. Might even add more to the other hives.

Honey production is going well.