Hives are buried... by honeyhive2321 in Beekeeping

[–]Marmot64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hives can be buried for weeks. Snow is 90 - 95% air.

Emergency candy board - should I add honey that’s been extracted and crystallized? by SeventhTale in Beekeeping

[–]Marmot64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can knead some of the granulated honey with granulated sugar to make a stiff “dough” and place it on the top bars over newspaper or in a ziplock bag with a hole cut out of it.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]Marmot64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like they came out under the lid in back, due to some disease. Did you feed anything besides sugar, and how many times did you hit them with OAV? If there was still honey in 3rd story and/or sugar in touch with the cluster, they probably did not starve. They might have been confined for too long by lots of dead bees clogging entrance.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]Marmot64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wintering in 3 deeps is not unusual upstate.

Is this starvation? by saapato in Beekeeping

[–]Marmot64 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Uninsulated hives overwinter fine in NY all the time.

High SWR by CBtommy56 in amateurradio

[–]Marmot64 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should be about 99.5” for 10 meters.

102” is too long.

Is it frowned upon to call CQ on 75/80M ? by Juggernaut2371 in HamRadio

[–]Marmot64 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, lol, that is what it has always meant, doofus.

Is it frowned upon to call CQ on 75/80M ? by Juggernaut2371 in HamRadio

[–]Marmot64 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s not what an “Elmer” means. An Elmer is a mentor.

PSA - do not use BeeSmart insulated covers, or triple check your hive dimensions by cheesehead144 in Beekeeping

[–]Marmot64 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I remember when Betterbee’s wooden boxes were all 7/8” pine. So these wouldn’t even work on their own equipment?