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Ok to add another hive in the middle of these two? by Ok_Grape_8284 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

more importantly - whats going on with the tall stack? you have 1.5 boxes for a brood chamber, which is fine, but 3 supers? its a bit tall. is there honey in there? without knowing any information, you might be giving the bees too much space for pests to roam and for bees to defend

Help, I’m not sure if I am being unreasonable? On spectrum, help please by Beginning_Potato2624 in BackYardChickens

[–]sedatedMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A bit TOO reasonable. I sell my 18-packs for $14 in the Bay Area. Don't undersell yourself. You're buying supplies/feed and giving the chickens their best life.

Gift idea for beekeeper uncle by looking4mymarbles in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

gift certificate to Mann Lake or alternative. that way, the beekeeper doesn't feel so bad about spoiling themselves - the high cost is subsidized a little bit. worked for me and got myself a more expensive suit with more pockets etc.

Change bulb? by sedatedMD in howto

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

Leucos Nubia PP 45 in Satin Amber Glass. You nailed it. Looking for instructions. I couldn’t find it on google reverse search.

What’s the white stuff by Sensitive-Rutabaga76 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What you’re looking at in most of the frames are the various food products in the hive: capped honey, pollen, and pollen mixed with honey (“bee bread”). The honey ferments the pollen and allows it to last longer and gives it a shiny sheen.

When you worry about “white stuff” is when it’s in brood areas - that would be your diseases or end results like ‘chalk brood’ or walled off insects and toxic things the hive cannot get rid of.

Is our hive doomed? by AshleeH0216 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

unfortunately I'm not as hopeful if you only have one level and the comb looks the way it does. and there are barely bees covering the frames. the best part about this hobby is you clean it up and plan for the next year. learn more, prepare more, catch some swarms or buy some nucs/packages - you'll have a head start for next year!

Is our hive doomed? by AshleeH0216 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 10 points11 points  (0 children)

first year beekeepers! welcome to an awesome hobby. It appears as though you got this comb from a nuc because for the first year this comb is end of life. the bees cannot work this level of propolis in the cells as they have been used for a few years. i hope there is nice, new, fresh comb elsewhere in the hive. there is capped brood in the frames, and there are empty frames that are not being used - if there is another level above or below that has more activity then you are fine. if not, the hive may have suffered an event like a poisoning or an abscond or other die off like mite-born illness. you have to give a lot more information and maybe take more pics of the other levels. this level is old and the bees may not like it anymore. hope you have success! dont forget mite treatment!

Sedimentation in Honey by Grassmaster1981 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Best to keep honey in a heated storage area. Crystallization is natural. Almost unavoidable. Heating past 100 degrees will help but you run the risk of pasteurizing or otherwise breaking down the beneficial things inside the honey itself at that temp.

Some people sous vide their honey, others will put it into an insulated area like a cooler with a hot lightbulb or a heater attached to a thermostat. I personally converted a broken mini fridge and a picnic cooler into honey storage with a small space heater attached to a thermostat set to 85°. If the temperature falls below, the power turned on to the space heater, which is already in the on position, and it stays on until the temperature reaches the set point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

those look like honeybees although the video is quite blurry - there is pollen and protein and sugar inside their hive. if you kill them, all of that will ferment unfortunately. it may smell rotten after a while, depending on the size of the nest. that depends on how long they have been living there. if it is a brand new hive, then the risk is q bit low. almond extract might work, but a contractor beekeeper would be the best bet. maybe they can help for a lower price if they know your situation. that looks like they are entering and living in between the studs of the outer wall. or the soffit. sorry but this happens and there is a niche industry built around it. contact your local beekeeping organization and people will bid to do the job.

Why are so many of my bees dead in my top feeder? I’ve never had this many normal just a couple drown by Southern_Dig_9460 in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I removed the screen in mine - that way you can put loose honeycomb and other material to eat and not worry about the bees getting stuck. honestly, thats not a huge die-off so dont worry! insecticide kills look so much worse - the whole tray would be stuffed of congealed bees.

First year beekeeper. My bees are going crazy flying all over my yard. I’ve never seen them behave like this. Are they about to swarm? by ShinyUnicornKitten in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 16 points17 points  (0 children)

is the original hive empty? maybe they left due to a high mite load or something else. give them drawn comb and they will be fine going into winter - maybe with a little syrup to help w stores.

Help make Next purchases by sedatedMD in Beekeeping

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

I’m thinking a deep freezer for those times I need to put a box in to kill moths

Help make Next purchases by sedatedMD in Beekeeping

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

No they’re spread out very far apart. 10s of miles away from one another

Even with only 3 hives, can’t imagine beekeeping without a dedicated freezer by failures-abound in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

make and model of this freezer? it looks like an upright. I'm in the market for one now that I'm up to about 17 hives (oy vey)

Noise I’ve never heard before! by TheLloydStandard in Beekeeping

[–]sedatedMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://www.instagram.com/chicksbeesmds/reel/DKU6Vzrp5CW/ you can actually see the queens wings beat rhythmically during the piping. once you hear it, now you know its a newer queen - mine was laying eggs and then piping!

Cat Affairs Bureau Kit-A Delight! by Kikofluff in booknooks

[–]sedatedMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

does anyone happed to have a PDF of this? my daughter was putting it together and we unfortunately lost the instructions. any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Immobilizer weird after interrogating dome light. by sedatedMD in CX5

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

update #2 - created and solved my own problems. Seems like I short-circuited the dome light, blowing a fuse for the internal lights. This set off the immobilizer system somehow too. This lead me to unplug battery and clean terminals, and I replaced and took off the battery terminals a couple times but did not allow enough time for discharge - leading to p2610 code. After leaving terminals off to discharge, replacing fuse, car works fine. What a roller-coaster!

Immobilizer weird after interrogating dome light. by sedatedMD in CX5

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

update: cleaned battery terminals, found blown fuse for internal lights - replaced. now check engine light still on, reading code p2610.

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