tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post6162601383076391136..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Survival Bee Keeping - Ups and DownsPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-84510436144361728522013-05-30T21:42:47.773-04:002013-05-30T21:42:47.773-04:00I can't remember if I mentioned this. I do ha...I can't remember if I mentioned this. I do have some volunteers that seem to have moved into one of my birdhouses. Must be tiny because I never see them go. But if you press on the (movable for cleaning) lower panel so it gives a little the go BZZZ BZZZ BZZZ.<br /><br />They aren't very aggressive. One eventually showed up at the little entrance whole to complain (it looked like a russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-11912109807411588252013-05-27T03:52:21.638-04:002013-05-27T03:52:21.638-04:00Hey there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have a...Hey there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any <br />issues with hackers? My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I <br />ended up losing a few months of hard work due to no data backup.<br />Do you have any methods to protect against hackers?<br /><br /><br />My website - <a href="http://voiceofthecenter.org/wordpress/groups/average-weight-for-children-by-age/" rel="nofollow">perfect waistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-16490412137980516842013-05-25T20:55:44.481-04:002013-05-25T20:55:44.481-04:00We have cool temps here today around 60. I think t...We have cool temps here today around 60. I think the weather here is at lest a month behind. Not sure how cool temps affect local bees.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-70407264109849893572013-05-25T20:49:50.866-04:002013-05-25T20:49:50.866-04:00XL - I think the swarm gene is in all bees, it may...XL - I think the swarm gene is in all bees, it maybe more dominant in some breeds but I think it is their natural inclination to swarm. Interestingly enough the hives I had that survived this Winter with such terrible losses have not as yet even made any attempt at swarming and they are now bulging at the seems (all but one of them).<br /><br />As for excluders I NEVER use them, at least not for PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-20670765147521136982013-05-25T20:45:22.954-04:002013-05-25T20:45:22.954-04:00Kymber - You make me blush :)
Kymber - You make me blush :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-48526521531007729642013-05-25T20:11:23.293-04:002013-05-25T20:11:23.293-04:00I am starting to wonder if my using swarm captures...I am starting to wonder if my using swarm captures isn't resulting in genetics that promote more swarming behavior, and that it is the result of selection for that trait because the swarming cuts the mite load. I managed to catch a swarm today, from the hive that I caught as a feral swarm the end of last May. They built up really fast, and I slapped a super on, but I used an excluder, so Xa Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10542611446828065852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-29412414591085877442013-05-25T08:04:53.421-04:002013-05-25T08:04:53.421-04:00and i am just thankful that before i get into beek...and i am just thankful that before i get into beekeeping, i have the good fortune to have access to all of your experience (i print off all of your beekeeping posts!). thanks buddy!<br /><br />your friend,<br />kymberkymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.com