Monthly Archives: June 2012

Easy Peasy Queen Rearing

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Jason

If you recall earlier this summer there was a group of bees at a local firehouse I had been contacted about removing. (See Firehouse Bees). As time went on it became apparent that getting queen out of that wall was … Continue reading →

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Trap #25 becomes 1211

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jason

Previously I had written about Trap #25 having no eggs or larvae in it (see Queenless Trap).  I had close to a 100 mile round trip in trap retrieval, that queen needed to be there. Anita from Beverly Bees optimistically left … Continue reading →

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Back to square 1

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Jason

This is not really a bee matter.  Just wanted to keep you posted as to why more material is not being generated. After having the new CPU and motherboard for a week, many hours on the phone with tech support, … Continue reading →

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Queenless Trap

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Jason

Last week was set to be the beginning of a new experiment.  (see Latest Experiment – Attempting to use NO wire in deep foundation-less frames)  That will need postponing.  It appeared at hiving that Trap25 had no queen in it. … Continue reading →

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1103 is Queenless

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Jason

Had a call from one of the hive sites last week.  They had been observing and noticed that things just weren’t as active as they had been several weeks ago in 1103.  They were afraid that the bees were dead. … Continue reading →

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New Beekeeping Friend

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Jason

Last weekend I had the opportunity to add another name to the list of interesting people I have met since becoming a beekeeper. His name is Gordon and just like most beeks he is ate up with love for bees. … Continue reading →

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Status update on the computer

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Jason

I know I had mentioned a post about top bar hives for this Friday, but it’s only about 60% done. The new hardware for the computer arrived and was installed. Unfortunately something is wrong because it will not boot. Far … Continue reading →

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Latest Experiment – Attempting to use NO wire in deep foundation-less frames.

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Jason

Earlier in the week I had a post on experimentation.  This is the one I will be working on next. Problem: For two years, I have been stringing hundreds of foundationless frames with wire to give the wax extra support. … Continue reading →

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Maybe facebook does have some value

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Jason

Last weekend was filled by getting some used hive equipment as well as attempting to repair the main computer here at the LetMBee homestead.  Come to find out, I was also catching bees, and didn’t need to leave the house … Continue reading →

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The Need for Experimentation

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Jason

Even after growing up on a farm having experience with rabbits, cattle and hogs I was intimidated by the concept of keeping bees. I began by reading a couple of books and ordering some hive equipment. The books were from … Continue reading →

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