Tag Archives: Jason Bruns

Right under my nose.

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jason

Last Friday we got some rain finally.  Not much, but we will take anything we can get at this point.  I was pretty sure it would cause at least a limited amount of swarming activity.  Well, I was right, but … 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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Melting Wax

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Jason

Not much has been happening around here lately at least on MY part. The Bees have been working, but I haven’t had any occupied traps for three or four weeks. Almost all of the hives are currently either building up … 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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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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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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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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