Poly Hive
Queen Bee
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- Scottish Borders
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- Number of Hives
- 12 and 18 Nucs
dano41.
When I started with bees in year three I think it was we had one hive of yellow bees though tawny might be the better colour to use and they hoitered on the doorstop unwilling to go and work when the black bees were busy. We very rapidly changed them out.
I did not run Amm and Carnies in tandem but at different times.
The good Amm didn't offer to swarm, were reasonably productive, made beautiful cappings with the proverbial air gap, and the really good ones could give three supers on the heather making for 6 supers over the season so aye not too dusty. They superceeded on the heather often, and the "quiet" ones were not too bad to work. The down side were the poor ones which were prone to chalk brood and Nosema, not to mention dying out.
The Carnies bred up in NZ are I believe from an Alpine strain and they are very quiet, very productive, my record is 230lbs of comb honey from one hive but they do love to swarm. Some may see that as a bonus especially if increase is wanted.
I hope that is what you wanted to know.
PH
When I started with bees in year three I think it was we had one hive of yellow bees though tawny might be the better colour to use and they hoitered on the doorstop unwilling to go and work when the black bees were busy. We very rapidly changed them out.
I did not run Amm and Carnies in tandem but at different times.
The good Amm didn't offer to swarm, were reasonably productive, made beautiful cappings with the proverbial air gap, and the really good ones could give three supers on the heather making for 6 supers over the season so aye not too dusty. They superceeded on the heather often, and the "quiet" ones were not too bad to work. The down side were the poor ones which were prone to chalk brood and Nosema, not to mention dying out.
The Carnies bred up in NZ are I believe from an Alpine strain and they are very quiet, very productive, my record is 230lbs of comb honey from one hive but they do love to swarm. Some may see that as a bonus especially if increase is wanted.
I hope that is what you wanted to know.
PH