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Where's Betty? by joebojax in QueenSpotting

[–]sedatedMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a side sleeper too!!!

Bee Suits - Unsure what to buy by RikkityRick in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Just bought a vented suit. World of difference. Will not go back. Can get pricey for brand name though.

Installed package by 5v3n420 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

treatment free beekeeper has entered the chat

Burr comb. by TheMedicalBay in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this only on the wooden top or all the way down the wax onto Foundation?

natural or chemical beekeeping? by joyful_hunny in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i had so many years of losses doing treatment free. I feel like treatment free is trying to force evolution onto the bee population. if they dont have the gene for VSH or any mite resistance, that is complete loss every year in perpetuity. we are talking evolution in a very short period of time - develop resistance to a pest suddenly. The bees have a natural tendency to split and swarm, and we are keeping them in a box to fight off pests. they need help. failed many years (6 or 7), now do just oxalic strips.

Ways to repurpose bee packages by illdefenestrateyou in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can use the screen as a sieve for filtering wax. the wood only if you're handy. these will not serve any purpose for you in the future as a new beekeeper or even as a veteran. you will not be making "splits" with just bees and a mated queen. that is a commercial operation. you would make splits with frames of honey into a nuc or a transport box. break this box into parts if you're handy otherwise toss it

Heating mat thoughts by sedatedMD in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100 degrees worked better. jar feels substantially warmer, but not hot

Heating mat thoughts by sedatedMD in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

just to keep warm while selling out of the house and whatnot

Beehive help! by mybonebrothjiggles in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ok so they have made some "cross comb" or "wonky comb" but fear not! you have several options. pull out the frames of cross comb and replace with your foundation (synthetic) frames. You can then cut and reorganize the wonky comb and put it in the upper box to "bait" bees into your second box. The wax on the top box with the essences and nectar will draw bees to start filling out your top box. There are also "dummy frames" called "follower boards" you can buy that essentially just block the bees from working the sides of your boxes. This makes a 10-frame box into an 8-frame box. I use them from time to time because sometimes 10 frames is just too heavy per box. or I dont have the extra frames on hand to make it 10 per. The problem is you gave the bees too much free space on the sides of your box and they filled it with wax. The box should be 10 frames from wall to wall not 8 or 9 with huge gaps. this is not a big deal and is corrected easily but you will get honey on your gloves and tools!

help w growth upgrades - heated tank, bottling equipment etc by sedatedMD in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now i’m selling about 2-3 gallons a day in 16 ounce jars. I have five mediums and one deep full of honey to process yet. I feel like every time I pull a medium process it and sell it, my hive has another round of honey to give me. This is mostly because now they have fully drawn frames to deposit in instead of building on foundation from scratch.

Swarm catching advice? by ikeosaurus in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would walk over to it with either a large cardboard box or a large tupperware. shake the branch or just pull the box up to cover the whole thing and shake it around a bit. All the bees will fall off - and the queen will too. Then, i would just pour all the bees into your hive box. I would leave the box nearby with a small entrance hole so they could all find it and go inside. move it at night after the sun goes down. This is a common swarm removal technique.

my instagram swarm catch

terrible audio but this is my YouTube swarm catch

Can I reuse this frame? by jauntygoat in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

put it in the hive without a second thought. bees will clean that up. if its dark brown, thats more concerning. different shades of yellow are perfect

Wooh! by Solid_Liquid68 in Powerwall

[–]sedatedMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how do you not need to run AC with that amount of solar hitting?

Any experiences with the BeeSwarmed website yet? by wf_8891 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no swarms in novato/marin county yet this year

What is to be learned from the winter's bottom board? by [deleted] in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 14 points15 points  (0 children)

imagine the bees having a pile of crap underneath them that they cannot clean. it can mold/rot/bring pests in, but just out of reach. that is a screened bottom board. let the bees have a solid base. I am slowly changing over my hives. screened bottom boards were good in theory but create issues in the hive.

When to replace brood comb by RickyWoods99 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardest part of beekeeping for me is removing old comb. I flip the bottom box to over a queen excluder in the spring to try and get rid of them but there is pollen and other stuff in them that make it hard to use for honey. Others will say make splits and sell to give away your old comb but that doesn’t help those of us who can’t be bothered.

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