tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post7952086090988756777..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Over Achieving BeesPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-24557512584555655182015-08-13T22:25:36.167-04:002015-08-13T22:25:36.167-04:00Roscoe - Tunneling is when the bees ignore the out...Roscoe - Tunneling is when the bees ignore the outside frames of the boxes and only make use of the middle frames. It happens sometimes when you add boxes too soon or when a larger hive get's reduced for some reason and you (As in I in this case) didn't shrink the boxes to fit the new numbers.<br /><br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-35025366363948698532015-08-13T22:24:05.857-04:002015-08-13T22:24:05.857-04:00MV - I wonder if he could entice some deer into hi...MV - I wonder if he could entice some deer into his orchard?<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-91689080690469941322015-08-13T16:00:50.098-04:002015-08-13T16:00:50.098-04:00What do you mean by "I will need to check for...What do you mean by "I will need to check for tunneling on a couple of the hives" ? I've just started keeping bees and haven't seen that term before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-74914909319964204852015-08-13T11:34:57.957-04:002015-08-13T11:34:57.957-04:00I'll send some elk over to him. They are eveni...I'll send some elk over to him. They are evening out the surplus fruit my bees have created. MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-451477795972343052015-08-13T03:41:08.246-04:002015-08-13T03:41:08.246-04:00were I am its usually late July mid August we star...were I am its usually late July mid August we start to pull honey, I only plan to take a few frames as the hives are new swarms from this year at the moment the bees are just starting to feed on the heather thats on the mountain :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-34172149745785529072015-08-12T23:15:39.461-04:002015-08-12T23:15:39.461-04:00Tewshooz - That guy has been so happy with my bees...Tewshooz - That guy has been so happy with my bees I think he would let me fill a truck bed full. He said his apples hadn't produced in years until I brought the hives over. I have never seen Peach trees so laden they break like that before. Sure a limb here and there but all his trees are breaking.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-6534049114470534742015-08-12T23:12:08.324-04:002015-08-12T23:12:08.324-04:00Peach Mead wine? Oh, I would kill to have tree r...Peach Mead wine? Oh, I would kill to have tree ripened peaches like that. Here in the high desert, there are no peaches and I miss them sorely. You are so lucky!Tewshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564577459982968771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-88508417818458712052015-08-12T22:16:21.512-04:002015-08-12T22:16:21.512-04:00Ody - Now that's a thought. :)Ody - Now that's a thought. :)<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-48519777011270743012015-08-12T22:16:01.984-04:002015-08-12T22:16:01.984-04:00Sf - I think I might go by and get some more and s...Sf - I think I might go by and get some more and see if he wants me to try and unload some for him at the farmer's market. Otherwise they may just go to waste.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-33044196427394068182015-08-12T22:15:14.626-04:002015-08-12T22:15:14.626-04:00Dawn - I am only making a small pull right now to ...Dawn - I am only making a small pull right now to keep people from screaming at me. My last pull should come about mid-September and after that I leave all the rest for the bees for Winter. They seem to get Goldenrod well into October at which point I go through the surplus supers and start downsizing and giving some of the excess to the less industrious hives.<br /><br />I really should be PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-82402500008810088362015-08-12T19:22:57.521-04:002015-08-12T19:22:57.521-04:00Peach wine?Peach wine?Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710666926746925370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-40404124995239917432015-08-12T18:04:19.395-04:002015-08-12T18:04:19.395-04:00Lucky to get those peaches, not many around here b...Lucky to get those peaches, not many around here between cold an stink bugs.<br />You must have peach honey then!Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-71692253413635448632015-08-12T17:26:19.341-04:002015-08-12T17:26:19.341-04:00wow what a haul of peaches, I am hoping to pull so...wow what a haul of peaches, I am hoping to pull some honey in the next week or so Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com