@jayowens7357 even locals don't realize how bad they are. My home is 12 miles from this yard and I've had them for going into the 7th week. They have literally stripped everything. I have trees without a leaf left and they are now eating the bark. Just crazy!
They have a red color to their body. I find them very beautiful. The offspring have a distinct redish color, much like carni queens have darker offspring. Easy to distinguish.
📃 And your Lord revealed to the bees , Take houses in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect, then eat of all the fruits and follow the paths of your Lord humbly.” From their bellies emerges a drink of various colors, in which there is a cure for people. Indeed, in that is a sign for a people who reflect 📃
How long have you been using the product? How has your oldest treated equipment held up? What area are you in as far as seasons and climate? I hear mixed reviews from people because of warping but I believe that’s more from them building boxes with heart pine and not knowing better.
I'm in Northern California in a very dry climate. I have some 5 years old and the wood is in good shape. But I agree about it warping wood. It dries it out, and the natural tendency of the wood is to warp when really dry. That's my take on it...
Great question Tony! I personally have banked them for a month like this when things went bad with planning. They did fine, but I'm not a fan of banking, tho we do what we have to do, right? I know of some that bank extra queens over the winter and claim they do fine.
Beewagyu These are Carnolian crosses, not Caucasian. This line originates from Sue Colby out of Washington state. But they have been open mated the last few years, so they are mutts now. They still have carnolian traits but also italian traits. I pollinate almonds so need the italian traits to help build up early.
Hey Thanks for the reply. How many hives do you send to pollination if you don't mind me asking. Also where are you located? I have thought of sending some myself but don't have a broker. Don't know what the minimum is. There are a bunch down here that do send a lot. I think I could go with them
Me too! But... I think in a wet environment, paint might be better, I'm not sure. I'm in Northern California, and we have a very dry climate. Works great here.
@@thebeesmith9746possibly but here in Michigan I have no issue with it. Easier then paint, works just as well and I groove the darker color helps with my over wintering success
DC it really is, the blackberries are really thick after the fire. It's an ugly scar, but it will return. Not in my lifetime, but they are doing a lot of work to repair the forested areas.
I'm brand new to beekeeping. I wish you had expanded upon your point a bit. "Sheets of brood" means one kind of larva is growing, or many kinds? I'm assuming those closed cells and the word brood means larva?
Memdass these are queen right colonies. I'm setting up the two top boxes for splitting. That means I will take each box off queen free and move to another location and add a queen to start a new colony. The bottom box still has a queen and will be ready for honey production. Make sense?
Benny, yes, bears are in the area. In this case, the property is high fenced and has LGD's patroling the property so I don't put up electric fencing. I've been putting bees here 3 years , and so far, no problem. If not for the high fencing and LGD, I'm sure electric fencing would be a requirement. It is in all my other yards up there...
