What's happing in my hive today

[Dishmop]

now to today 's


its 11c here 23.03.2014

no activity in hive again - did add more food yesterday 1 kilo

I think they're selling it..

 

[coventry bee boy]

well its not for sale

 

[Nige.Coll]

have you put the divider in the beehaus so it's split into 2 hives ?

not seen a beehaus but it says they come with a divider to make it into 2 hives .

 

[Erichalfbee]

have you put the divider in the beehaus so it's split into 2 hives ?

not seen a beehaus but it says they come with a divider to make it into 2 hives .

Even so, it should still be dummied down.

 

[coventry bee boy]

yes divider is in new frames at front and the old ones at back. Q has a red spot on her. three empty suppers on bit bees can not get into them , and one with contact feeder in.

thanks every one

 

[Davelin]

YOU STILL HAVE TOO BIG A SPACE WITH 6 FRAMES OF FOUNDATION!!!

Sorry to shout but you don't seem to be listening.

With a newly installed nuc you need to add frames gradually and let them draw them out before giving them more to do. If you have an empty super with a contact feeder in it you also presumably have a big empty space above the brood.

As I said earlier it is going to be cold tonight and your poor bees will die of exhaustion if you leave them with all that space to keep warm.

Take out all but 2 frames of foundation, move divider board right up to the frames and make sure they have a cover directly over the brood nest.

You would be better with a frame feeder than a contact one.

If it were me I would get out there now while it is still light, take the feeder off and put a crown board and some insulation over them.

 

[Dishmop]

yes divider is in new frames at front and the old ones at back. Q has a red spot on her. three empty suppers on bit bees can not get into them , and one with contact feeder in.

thanks every one

I think a few photos might be an idea.


Are you saying you have three boxes on top of the brood box but the bees dont have access to them?

 

[coventry bee boy]

yes

 

[coventry bee boy]

wow loads and loads of bee's about today. 13.18 24.03.2014

 

[coventry bee boy]

its 25/03/2014 12.3c here

raining and there is no activity outside the hive there all so busey inside lol

 

[Davelin]

They won't fly in the rain.

Glad someone has been over to look at your bees.

I apologise if I have been a bit harsh on you; I was concerned that your bees would die out before you had chance to enjoy them.

 

[coventry bee boy]

thank you no problem - there fine - and we have ordered a rapid feeder and the conact feeder is going n the trash.

where getting there.

life would be so much easier if there was only one right answer too each question - but there is so many and so many work.

 

[Tom Bick]

Ooops wrong hobby if you only wanted one answer. No point throwing the contact feeder away as it may be useful one day I have a few around the place keeping lots of useful things in one place.

Good luck, its not rocket science and the bees know what they are doing even if we don’t at times. If you have a practical mind, then you won’t go far wrong.

 

[coventry bee boy]

thank you for your coments

 

[Erichalfbee]

Ooops wrong hobby if you only wanted one answer. No point throwing the contact feeder away as it may be useful one day

They are great for sprouting seeds.....alfalfa,mung beans etc

 

[pargyle]

They are great for sprouting seeds.....alfalfa,mung beans etc

I reckon a rapid feeder would be even better ... indeed, my son's mung beans are grown in what looks like a tower of rapid feeders !

 

[coventry bee boy]

today its 7=55 9c and 66 humidity - of cource there is no acrion at the hive

 

[Dishmop]

today its 7=55 9c and 66 humidity - of cource there is no acrion at the hive

I'm not going out either then.

I just look out tof the window to guess what the temperature is.. or isnt.

 

[coventry bee boy]

we have a thermometer on the wall not 5 feet from hive and also it give humidity

 

[coventry bee boy]

hi guys its 08.39 4.32c no action 27 - 03 - 2014

yesterday it was very wet

and nothing was happening got some hivealive on its way - so will let you know when we add it