Category Archives: HowTo

Escape boards revisited and video editing

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Jason

Several days ago I discussed the use of Escape Boards for clearing bees from honey supers.  At the time there were several unedited video files on the computer that I just didn’t have time to fool with.  Things haven’t slowed … Continue reading →

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It is DRY – Part 1

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jason

This summer has been making me think of my grandpa over and over. When I was a kid he had a saying that I can hear in my mind as if he was still with us. When we were in … Continue reading →

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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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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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Records in beekeeping

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jason

Since I began beekeeping I have taken records in several different ways.  Initially I used a form downloaded from the internet that was like performing a physical every time I opened the hive.  I gathered a lot of information as … Continue reading →

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Another observation on swarming behavior

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jason

I am becoming more and more convinced about another observation in swarm trapping.  Last year (2011) I began the spring with only three hives.  They were all relocated to Hive Site 01 (HS01).  I had just began trapping and did … Continue reading →

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New observation on swarming behavior

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Jason

Recently I have become aware of a behavior that bees are displaying around my swarm traps.  I missed it before because I had been putting traps inside woods or along wood-lines never knowing exactly when they were occupied.  Due to … Continue reading →

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Hiving a Trapped Swarm

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Jason

You made it to the point of  pollen coming into your trap.  You have moved it to its final location and now it is time to transfer the frames from the trap into a hive body.  This should be done … Continue reading →

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What to do when your trap gets a HIT (a potential catch)?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Jason

I have been conversing back and forth with someone on YouTube about swarm trapping.  Recently they had a trap that was occupied.  They immediately attempted to hive the bees, and they fear that something may have gone very wrong.  This is a … Continue reading →

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Trap-out update

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jason

It has been a while since I posted on the progress of the trap-out.  On 5/4 a single frame of open brood was placed in the TOB.  This was done in hopes of enticing the queen out of the block … Continue reading →

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