The Wally-Gee Bee Journey 🐝

[WallyG74]

@Apis mellifera
How do you get the excess wax cappings out of your strainers? All those little bits that stick in there after the bees have cleaned up all the honey.

 

[Apis mellifera]

@Apis mellifera
How do you get the excess wax cappings out of your strainers? All those little bits that stick in there after the bees have cleaned up all the honey.

Usually what I do is when I'm done straining, I take the strainer outside and flip it over and hit it with cold water from the hose. That will get almost all of it. If there's a little left, you can put it in the oven on aluminum foil and melt it off on the lowest temperature.

 

[WallyG74]

Here’s a bottle of our honey.

 

[tripletfeb]

Here’s a bottle of our honey.View attachment 3896014

How much to buy some?

 

[WallyG74]

Between rain showers, I got my 2 colonies semi inspected and set up for the Fall flow. It’s gonna be a while here in MS, but I’m bad about procrastinating and letting premium time get by me. I’m ready this time. The bees in the long hive are starting to draw comb on those new deep foundations. I can’t give them any drawn comb because it’s all medium frames. The other colony got those frames. I saw some really good brood patterns, so I’m feeling good about a strong queen in both colonies.

 

[Apis mellifera]

I saw some really good brood patterns, so I’m feeling good about a strong queen in both colonies.

Nice! Now is a good time to do a mite wash.

 

[WallyG74]

My dancing bees!

 

[WallyG74]

Well, dang… it didn’t work. I know there’s a way to make “Live Photos” play on here, but it doesn’t want to cooperate.

 

[WallyG74]

I’ll do it the YT way.

 

[WallyG74]

The last of the Spring honey. I checked hives Saturday and there’s not much to talk about. Very little nectar in the supers so I’m splitting the 2 supers on my Langstroth between the 2 hives. I’m putting the long hive colony back in a traditional Langstroth. They are letting small hive beetles take over while the other hive has got those little turds all in check! They have the beetle barns packed full of beetles and glued shut with propolis. The long hive had zero beetles in the traps. Very disturbing. I’ll get everyone situated and do mite treatments and settled in for the winter.