Honey Bees

[TreeDaddy]

I do not

That is a beautiful brood pattern^^^^^

bill

 

[fishin coyote]

KY wild, Thanks when everything was all processed and weighed I ended up with 138lbs.

Mozart, Years ago I bought some of those and they really put out the population and did decent on the honey production. Unfortunately they didn’t make it through the winter and they ended up being the last bees I ever bought.
I have strictly feral mutts nowadays some do so-so and others do this. This was a swarm I picked up at the end of June


Although I like yours better as they have resources right there for the brood.

 

[fishin coyote]

The goldenrod flow is on and staining the box

 

[KY wild]

I am going to check my bees this weekend, I have not peeked in for a while. We harvested the middle of July and had a good crop we averaged about 40 pounds a hive. Pretty good year for us in Western Kentucky

 

[SwampCat]

Late Summer in the south is the stress period for our wildlife. My foodplots are burned to a crisp. Absolutely nothing blooming. Have lost two hives past month. They are out of food. Did not rob this year because so cloudy and wet bees didnt put up much honey. Now they are running out. I dont lose hives in winter - I lose them in summer

 

[fishin coyote]

This weather hasn’t been the greatest for the bees or for me getting any of my more important projects done. Got rained out again over the weekend so I grabbed some lumber and threw together a half dozen medium boxes to replace some old boxes and for the upcoming goldenrod flow. With 10 hives this summer I’m kinda short on boxes. Will probably make another dozen over the next couple of weeks.

 

[Turkey Creek]

It has been a strong honey season here/ I am out of clean frames. I don't have time to build anymore or monkey with them. It has been unbearably humid for the last couple of weeks so I am sure the honey is too high in moisture content to pull and spin out without closing it up in a room and dehumidifying it for awhile.

 

[KY wild]

I hope to harvest in a couple of weeks but they are a little behind in capping as of yesterday. I think the yield is average but we will see