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Why does everyone paint the hives white? If you used decent wood, would it be acceptable to stain them instead?
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Mar 24, 2009 23:47
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I don't know if there is anyone else from Western Washington interested in bee keeping. The Washington State University is offering an Apprentice Beekeeper course at the Snohomish County extension this winter. Details are here- http://snohomish.wsu.edu/calendar.htm I'm planning on attending and hope to learn a bunch more about the awesomeness that is bee keeping!
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Jul 29, 2010 21:30
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Maximusi posted:I saw that on the news too. I hope they catch the rear end in a top hat. That's loving depressing  What could they charge the perpetrator(s) with? Animal cruelty or just the loss of property?
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Aug 4, 2010 18:30
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Anyone attending the Washington State Beekeeper's Association Apprentice Beekeeping class at the Snohomish Washington State University extension this November? There are ~40 people in the class, I was hoping someone else was a goon.
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Nov 5, 2010 23:01
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:How do yall handle treating for mites in the winter? Powdered sugar, should work quite well. The bees will clean themselves more and the mites will drop, hopefully to a screened bottom board.
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Jan 22, 2011 23:47
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I know it's a bit early to prep for this year. But I bought a house in Sept last year and finally have space to keep bees! I just acquired and constructed the first of hopefully two hives. Anyone else prepping for first time keeping this year?
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Jan 11, 2012 20:03
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ShotgunWillie posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGJ4em8vsKE&feature=youtube_gdata_player Awesome, you don't have any problems with the black paint? (also please tell me it's painted like the ships in WWI were) I always heard bees didn't like black paint for hives
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Mar 16, 2012 18:26
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Dick Trauma posted:I was reading a Smithsonian article about how bees find new hive locations and it said that returning scouts beep when they're sharing info about where they've been, and they headbutt other scouts who found lower quality sites. Back to your SHSC pod! Bees are amazing macro organisms and I can't wait my first hive arrives on April 18th! 
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Mar 31, 2012 03:59
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Awesome, but you don't want to keep your queen caged for a week or two! Replace the stopper with a mini marshmallow and let the workers eat their way to her it should take a couple of days quite enough time for the hive to get used to her pheromones
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Apr 22, 2012 05:24
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So I packaged my first hive ever on Wednesday and just check on them last night. I'm worried I failed at this I shook them out and they went into the hive as planned. I performed a direct release of the queen, as my supplier said they had been together long enough, she came out of the cage dropped in between the frames and promptly flew off! I discovered yesterday night that the hive was empty but there was a nice ball of bees inside the wooden package box huddled together. So even though it was pretty cold (like 45F and raining all yesterday) i rehived them and they went strait down into the hive. Is it possible they will survive? There were a considerable number of dead bees due to the rain and cool weather. I couldn't find the queen but assume since they were bundled together they might have her? I'm kind of scared this is all sorts of hosed up
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Apr 27, 2012 15:16
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Nebulis01 posted:I'm kind of scared this is all sorts of hosed up Success, first inspection and day above 60F here. 2.5 drawn out frames and one queen with lots of bees  I'm a happy camper.
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May 7, 2012 08:55
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Pagan posted:My bees are making good progress, they've filled 6 of the starting frames, and have made progress on two others. When, as a rule of thumb, should I add the second box of frames? I was told no longer than 30 days after hiving to add a second deep, shorter if they are doing very well. As to them all coming up are you smoking them when you return the lid? I find this helps hunch back down into the hive so I don't have to squish so many of them.
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May 18, 2012 18:52
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nesbit37 posted:$30-$40 a pound in NYC? That is like half gallon prices here in Philly. Wholesale 4-5/lb, retaill 8-9/lb in WA. What would make you pay 40 for a pound of honey?
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Aug 23, 2012 21:57
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Yeti Fiasco posted:FINALLY warm enough to have a peek inside, found exactly what I was expecting based on their behaviour, a few eggs, a bit of brood and 0 stores. (well, a quarter frame of honey but no pollen.) They've been on fondant all winter and are still wolfing it down, I'm going to switch over to 2:1 syrup in a few days when the temperature starts sitting at a stable 10*c, going to pick up some pollen patties too, this freezing march/april we've had has pretty much killed the early pollen harvest. Congrats on overwintering! I lost all my girls (we even had a very mild winter). I think the mouse guard might have hindered them from pulling bodies out of the hive successfully, it was very crowded :\
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Apr 7, 2013 02:52
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I had a hive that didn't overwinter, could someone more experienced than myself tell me if the mold/rot is normal? I noticed the honey they managed to keep was very runny and not dried properly http://imgur.com/a/ovqb7
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Apr 24, 2013 16:33
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3:1 vinegar:water is what i use, works quite well.
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