Category Archives: Experiments

What to do?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Jason

This year has been busy thus far.  Things were hot and heavy through May and June, but now there aren’t as many pressing issues until extraction time.  There are some laggard hives, but for the most part all the production … Continue reading →

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Extra entrances

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jason

I had a comment after one of my posts about the holes drilled in some of the deep boxes.  When I initially got into beekeeping I purchased a lot of used equipment from a local guy.  Most of his deep … 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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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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