Looking for encouragement or assurance all is ok.
Yes – admittedly on my side I also have a calmer novice beekeeper (i.e. Any advise very welcome. Its purpose it to discuss contemporary issues in beekeeping and bee science. Also, you might consider an extra brood box, just so they can spread out a bit.Once you have done some of those things, I would carefully cut off the combs and tie them onto frames and put then in the hive.
Of course, if you are allergic to bee venom, you should steer clear of any bees, swarming or otherwise. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before, and since I haven’t I’d assumed there was a reason for that (I’m a beekeeping newbie). The conditions in the hive must be precise for the brood and the honey. My hive consists of a solid bottom board, two deeps and one super. Pity that I can’t leave comments, I have a wealth of smarts to share.We are new bee keepers. The bees seem rather happy with it, as they’re not bearding outside in numbers anywhere near what they were previously. Thinking it’s to late to introduce a queen?It’s not too late to introduce a queen, but that is very difficult if you have laying workers.I just tried to re-home a swarm. I’m still a little bit apprehensive about working with bees as I have no prior experience. You don’t need to supervise.The bees have been bearding for a week now and ended up building combs underneath the hive, near the entrance. It’s almost 10:30 here, 81 degrees, and we’re fretting about how to get them out of here. 72 degrees and very muggy. You could have another swarm, but that doesn’t sound like one. My question is, it’s also been really warm at night and I don’t think the hive gets to totally cool off. You can look at the honey next time you inspect.I’m in LA, right next to BH and WEHO. I know that from your point of view it probably seems endless, and I understand that. just got them 2 weeks ago.Bees preparing to swarm don’t build comb. There were very few bees inside, and they hadn’t built any comb in it. Should I try to dump them in a box and put them back in the hive? I was wondering if they could’ve been bearding to cool off or did they actually swarm. I do like the vents, though. Your colony population starts falling after the summer solstice (June 21) and continues to drop until the winter solstice (December 21). A lot of time and energy is required to cool a hot hive—resources that could be put to better use.After you’ve corrected any problems with ventilation, don’t worry about the bees. This spring and summer have been much hotter than usual (mid to high 90’s every day) and I noticed that my bees have been bearding in the evening the last few days. You can put another box on if you are worried, but I think they should be fine as they are. Every hive beards differently so don’t be alarmed if your bees take more time.If your bees are bearding, it may be an indication that the hive structure does not have enough room to accommodate the colony. They seem awfully loud and there are some flying around in the air, but I’m not sure if I’m seeing bearding (assumed) or pre-swarm behavior (as in we are outta here!). They freaked out as the bees were landing on us. I would catch them and put them back in.
We only figured it out when we saw a huge swarm of them in their backyard. I pushed veeeerry gently against the mound of them with the edge of my phone and they didn’t get pissed or anything… none really even tried to fly away.. but they’re all somewhat active in that there’s a little movement.
We are hoping to move them this weekend, so I’ve been watching the last two days to see if they go back inside in the evening so we can do the transport. It’s essential to the bees’ survival.
I find a screened bottom in conjunction with a screened inner cover to be the best.I recently came home to find a small portion of bees hanging from a tree limb maybe 3 feet from the hive. I removed this and left it out for the bees to clean up. If she is in the hive, the bees outside the hive can probably be moved inside, unless they are with a separate queen. It often helps to keep the queen in a cage until the workers start to build comb, just to keep them from absconding.I am new to bee hiving. I am a new keeper w 2 hives in Pemberton BC (hot summer!).
Yes – admittedly on my side I also have a calmer novice beekeeper (i.e. Any advise very welcome. Its purpose it to discuss contemporary issues in beekeeping and bee science. Also, you might consider an extra brood box, just so they can spread out a bit.Once you have done some of those things, I would carefully cut off the combs and tie them onto frames and put then in the hive.
Of course, if you are allergic to bee venom, you should steer clear of any bees, swarming or otherwise. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before, and since I haven’t I’d assumed there was a reason for that (I’m a beekeeping newbie). The conditions in the hive must be precise for the brood and the honey. My hive consists of a solid bottom board, two deeps and one super. Pity that I can’t leave comments, I have a wealth of smarts to share.We are new bee keepers. The bees seem rather happy with it, as they’re not bearding outside in numbers anywhere near what they were previously. Thinking it’s to late to introduce a queen?It’s not too late to introduce a queen, but that is very difficult if you have laying workers.I just tried to re-home a swarm. I’m still a little bit apprehensive about working with bees as I have no prior experience. You don’t need to supervise.The bees have been bearding for a week now and ended up building combs underneath the hive, near the entrance. It’s almost 10:30 here, 81 degrees, and we’re fretting about how to get them out of here. 72 degrees and very muggy. You could have another swarm, but that doesn’t sound like one. My question is, it’s also been really warm at night and I don’t think the hive gets to totally cool off. You can look at the honey next time you inspect.I’m in LA, right next to BH and WEHO. I know that from your point of view it probably seems endless, and I understand that. just got them 2 weeks ago.Bees preparing to swarm don’t build comb. There were very few bees inside, and they hadn’t built any comb in it. Should I try to dump them in a box and put them back in the hive? I was wondering if they could’ve been bearding to cool off or did they actually swarm. I do like the vents, though. Your colony population starts falling after the summer solstice (June 21) and continues to drop until the winter solstice (December 21). A lot of time and energy is required to cool a hot hive—resources that could be put to better use.After you’ve corrected any problems with ventilation, don’t worry about the bees. This spring and summer have been much hotter than usual (mid to high 90’s every day) and I noticed that my bees have been bearding in the evening the last few days. You can put another box on if you are worried, but I think they should be fine as they are. Every hive beards differently so don’t be alarmed if your bees take more time.If your bees are bearding, it may be an indication that the hive structure does not have enough room to accommodate the colony. They seem awfully loud and there are some flying around in the air, but I’m not sure if I’m seeing bearding (assumed) or pre-swarm behavior (as in we are outta here!). They freaked out as the bees were landing on us. I would catch them and put them back in.
We only figured it out when we saw a huge swarm of them in their backyard. I pushed veeeerry gently against the mound of them with the edge of my phone and they didn’t get pissed or anything… none really even tried to fly away.. but they’re all somewhat active in that there’s a little movement.
We are hoping to move them this weekend, so I’ve been watching the last two days to see if they go back inside in the evening so we can do the transport. It’s essential to the bees’ survival.
I find a screened bottom in conjunction with a screened inner cover to be the best.I recently came home to find a small portion of bees hanging from a tree limb maybe 3 feet from the hive. I removed this and left it out for the bees to clean up. If she is in the hive, the bees outside the hive can probably be moved inside, unless they are with a separate queen. It often helps to keep the queen in a cage until the workers start to build comb, just to keep them from absconding.I am new to bee hiving. I am a new keeper w 2 hives in Pemberton BC (hot summer!).