Winter Losses - Remaining Colony Assessment
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- Опубликовано: 26 фев 2024
- After a freezing winter windstorm blew over several hives and rain got in our horizontal hive, we're thankful to still have 12 strong colonies that are brooding up for spring. This shows some quick footage after assessing the colonies on a warm February day 2024.
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Hey there Johnnie!! Thanks for the update. Sure missed seeing you in January. You guys take care!!
Thank you kindly, Mike! Wish I could have made the conference. Sounds like it was an awesome event. Hope your bees are doing great! God bless you and yours!
Good to see you Johnny, glad your bees are doing good it’s time to get started. God bless
Thank you kindly, Randy! God bless you and you bees, brother!
It's great to see you back! Hate to hear about the loss on your colonies but a few modifications as you say... and back on track. Either condensation, wind driven rain, or flooding gets a lot of folks. Don't fret much it happens!
Oh yes, good advice! So thankful to have 12 good colonies left after the hard winds and sideways rains. Gearing up for swarm season. The freebees God has provided the past two years are our best colonies by far. Have a few extra hardy, productive, yet gentle colonies picked out to split and graft from if everything goes as planned. Looking forward to spring. Thank ya'll so much for watching and commenting! God bless you and yours!
Hi Johnny, glad to see ya buddy.
Thanks so much, DC! God bless you and yours, brother!
Thanks for the update! Hope you have a great spring 😎🐝🐝
Thanks so much, Grayson, for watching and commenting! I hope you and your bees are doing great this year!
Great video thanks for sharing. Your bees are looking good.
Thank you kindly, Mark, for watching and commenting! God bless you and your bees!
Good stuff Johnny.
Thank you kindly!
Here's to a great season. . This year is starting early. .
I agree, red maple coming on strong! Another cold snap or two and it's on! Thanks so much, Brian for watching and commenting.
@TennesseeMountainBees We have 1 more nught below 32 and then 2 weeks of nice Temps. Our maple has started to open, so timing, I think, will be great.
Awesome, yours and my climate are very similar.
Good luck with your bees. Thanks for the update
Thank you kindly for watching and commenting!
Thanks for the update Johnny. I'd check that joint around the top and also add some screened drain holes in the bottom. Are you going to try to catch swarms?
You're right, Philip. Definately some water coming in around top left side. I drilled some holes in the bottom. Will screen them and plan significant modifications on the entrances. Yes, gearing up for swarm season already. The feral colonies around here have been awesome. Darker and hardier than bees I've purchased in the past. Thanks so much for watching and for your great advice!
Great to see you buddy
Thanks, Brad for watching and commenting! I hope your bees are doing awesome!
I thought the long hive holes were drilled on an upward angle to shed water?
You're certainly right, Frank! I plan to remove the original entrance discs, which can't be totally closed in any position. Also will fill all of the original entrance holes, make only two entrance holes at a steep angle as you pointed out. Also, it needs some modification around the top seal. Thank you kindly for watching and commenting!
@TennesseeMountainBees wondering if a 1 1/4" long section of 3/4" pvc pipe could be used In the hole to act as a shield to weather?