Hello,
 
Hello,
 
I am a new beekeeper in Lindon Utah, just south of Salt Lake City.  I
have one hive and I am getting another nuc this weekend.  I find them
fascinating.
 
I have two questions I was hoping to have answered.
 
1.  When will all the ladies get rid of all the drones?  I see them
throughout the day but not so  much in the late evenings.
 
2.   I have a small orchard with many squash plants under those trees.
Wild bees love to collect the pollen from the flowers.  I am assuming
that my honey bees will do the same.  The fruit trees will need to be
sprayed throughout the season.  The hive is about 50 feet from the
trees.   Will the over spray onto the squash plants affect the bees only
when it is wet. Are there certain kinds of pesticides that are less
lethal to the bees.   I usually use diazinon and malathion for my apples
and cherries.
 
Any advice is greatly appreciated,   Rich