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Frame fell off holder with Queen
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also check you pen is working well.... before marking!
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..........................never shake it with the lid off, and never ever keep your Crown of thorns (especially without it's protective foam) in your back pocket then jump into your vehicle/sit down in your beesuit
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1. I did not look for eggs but saw lots of new larvae. I focused on searching for QC's. (LESSON LEARNED: check for eggs on any inspection. Particularly after Queen loss scare.)
2. LESSON LEARNED: I may not know what a QC looks like but now know what it doesn't look like.
3. As you can probably see, I used the "lean frame above lower box" (brood 1 in this case) method. It was pretty obvious and the geometry of fashioning the frame against the inside of the box and the top of the lower frames made for a sturdy enough position to work> LESSON LEARNED.
4. I will avoid the frame holder unless totally necessary. LESSON LEARNED: Not required, entrance to the hive is fine enough.
5. LESSON LEARNED: "Where ever you lay your frame, shake your bees" (the line of a song but that means shake them into the hive.)
6. LESSON LEARNED: Make sure pen is working (or paint is shaken) for marking.
7. A second hive help compensate for issues in the first and vice versa. LESSON LEARNED.
7. REMEMBER: Remove crown of thorns from back pocket before the seated position (similar for those picnic table things in the middle of takeaway pizzas.)
Thank you to everyone on here. Have learned more in this active tutorial than a world of books. Shall go back to bee school soon and keep soaking it up.
1. I did not look for eggs but saw lots of new larvae. I focused on searching for QC's. (LESSON LEARNED: check for eggs on any inspection. Particularly after Queen loss scare.)
2. LESSON LEARNED: I may not know what a QC looks like but now know what it doesn't look like.
3. As you can probably see, I used the "lean frame above lower box" (brood 1 in this case) method. It was pretty obvious and the geometry of fashioning the frame against the inside of the box and the top of the lower frames made for a sturdy enough position to work> LESSON LEARNED.
4. I will avoid the frame holder unless totally necessary. LESSON LEARNED: Not required, entrance to the hive is fine enough.
5. LESSON LEARNED: "Where ever you lay your frame, shake your bees" (the line of a song but that means shake them into the hive.)
6. LESSON LEARNED: Make sure pen is working (or paint is shaken) for marking.
7. A second hive help compensate for issues in the first and vice versa. LESSON LEARNED.
7. REMEMBER: Remove crown of thorns from back pocket before the seated position (similar for those picnic table things in the middle of takeaway pizzas.)
Thank you to everyone on here. Have learned more in this active tutorial than a world of books. Shall go back to bee school soon and keep soaking it up.
