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Date: | Thu, 6 Jun 1996 09:16:13 -0400 |
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Hi group,
I have gotten some great answers from my last question. Let me try one more:
As I said, many of us have lost all of our hives to varroa or whatever. I
am getting hives out of an old tree by putting a brood chamber next to the
door and nailing a funnel to the hole. I have been putting some old frames
out for them to clean off and am seeing some almost black bees coming from a
different direction. Since I am out in the sticks, I know the bees are not
coming from someones box. My question is:
Do you all have any tips on finding the other hive?
I am having a bear of a time getting a package of bees to start like that.
Also, it is getting late to start a package of bees anyway. I am wanting to
get a wild hive, box it and feed it lavishly, so they can make it through
the winter. An existing hive will have more workers and I can treat them for
these bee scourges to try to save them.
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