tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post8157305855763385196..comments2024-01-27T02:01:24.039-05:00Comments on Happy Hour at the Top Bar: Brood & BeerJulie Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-57836036179959153232015-05-11T07:11:01.121-04:002015-05-11T07:11:01.121-04:00Can't wait to read your notes on Kim Flottum&#...Can't wait to read your notes on Kim Flottum's talk! That must have been fascinating!<br /><br />Good point about them moving the honey. That's certainly a possibility. In any case, it was delicious! (Couldn't help myself. I poked a finger into the comb and took a taste. Mmmm!)<br /><br />An unhappy magnet! Ha! Yes, he is that indeed, but I really do think the beer was the extra push my girls needed to just fly off the handle. I remember Chris Harp mentioning that when he gives demonstrations, he doesn't allow anyone who's recently imbibed to come near the hives. As I recall, it wasn't just that drunk people do dumb things, but that bees are very sensitive to the odor.<br /><br />Hmmmm.... good questions about feeding. I did feed Austeja last year, but she would have been just a package last year, so she had a lot fewer bees than she does now. Also, checking my notes, I installed her toward the end of May when the flow was stronger. Maybe if was a combination of nectar, syrup, and an urgency to build comb that really had them moving last year. Maybe, if my packages come today, I can start an experiment to see who builds faster. IF they come.Julie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965401314478095790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1347024209749983628.post-23527278307381337342015-05-10T22:55:38.815-04:002015-05-10T22:55:38.815-04:00I hope your packages come tomorrow - I can just i...I hope your packages come tomorrow - I can just imagine the stress you are feeling. Kim Flottum said that on a Langstroth hive, you should should have 2 extra supers for the bees to store nectar in. During the day, they fill the supers with nectar to help it evaporate, then they reduce it down to one super of honey. (hopefully I'll get a post of his talk done this week). Maybe that's what you saw.<br /><br />Your DH sounds like my son - an unhappy magnet for bees. Must be doubly troubling since he's allergic. I'll have to see if my sister has seen the Litchfield daffodils - I'd never heard of them before.<br /><br />Did you feed Austeja last year? I wonder if that's the difference in the comb building. I hope your bees come on Monday and that you have a safe and happy install!<br />I'll look forward to hearing all about it!Donhttp://www.buddhaandthebees.netnoreply@blogger.com