tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post3240090533520435015..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: The Orchard Hives Were DissapointingPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-80604650379293028252015-10-16T15:27:56.645-04:002015-10-16T15:27:56.645-04:00We had been short on bees for nearly a decade. The...We had been short on bees for nearly a decade. Then my lovely wife planted poppies. They bloom all summer and the bees love them. Since we have them all over the property the bees have come back and my garden has been having a significant increase in output.<br /><br />Exile1981Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-60220047583631232032015-10-16T08:27:04.576-04:002015-10-16T08:27:04.576-04:00That is interesting that some of your hives made s...That is interesting that some of your hives made so much honey and some didn't. We certainly did not see the bees here this last spring and summer we should have. When I can get to it hives are on our list, I want to try anyway.Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-84200086486275009972015-10-15T08:28:55.059-04:002015-10-15T08:28:55.059-04:00We are apparently about a mile or more from the ne...We are apparently about a mile or more from the nearest hives unless there is a wild one some where. Some days I see bees working the weeds that I let grow while other days there is not a bee to be found. Could be the weather that keeps them away some days but it doesn't seem to fit any pattern that I can see,. But you have to figure if they fly a mile that it cuts into how many trips in a Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-80807621119508570052015-10-15T06:31:17.677-04:002015-10-15T06:31:17.677-04:00We have not had much luck with keeping bees, and h...We have not had much luck with keeping bees, and have lost both hives to hornet attack this year. We shall try again, especially after reading about how much honey you have harvested from your hives. Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-82551531356467330802015-10-15T03:04:34.987-04:002015-10-15T03:04:34.987-04:00wonder if you have ad some hive robbing going on, ...wonder if you have ad some hive robbing going on, can you move all your hives to were there is supplies so they all have a chance. Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-27056990971512117672015-10-15T01:41:23.503-04:002015-10-15T01:41:23.503-04:00It might have something to do with this. https://y...It might have something to do with this. https://youtu.be/zt_RQ7o7U_s<br />Dane Wiggington's has a lot of facts to back up his claims. 1OftheMmajorityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344850239803594207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-10326142877381272832015-10-14T23:53:53.307-04:002015-10-14T23:53:53.307-04:00I only have 2 hives, one is strong, the other is w...I only have 2 hives, one is strong, the other is weak. I think I might combine them for the winter, then either do a walk away split in the spring, or split & re-queen. Going to put the feeders on and figure it out over the next couple of weeks...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09863918329088067166noreply@blogger.com