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  1. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    That's what I get for working and trying to share at the same time...lol
  2. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Thank you. That was very informative. But, I'm curious how the nuc's reduce the risks of robbing. Is it because they are smaller that they would be robbed first? Sorry if I missed it.
  3. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Our honey extraction day keeps evolving. We only had about 3 frames of mixed honey and none without the buckwheat in it. I have a feeling we will just combine it with the buckwheat. We do not like buckwheat...lol Next year, we will pull the supers off before the buckwheat blooms and just let...
  4. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Our bee club president just shared this...lol
  5. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    That's the first I've heard about losing foragers. I was thinking to put them on after dark. I figured they would all be back in the hive. Is the thinking that a lot of them don't make it back before dark and then come back in the morning? If so, that makes a lot of sense. I hope he does...
  6. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Today's honey extraction is going to be selective. I was afraid that we had buckwheat mixed into our summer honey and I was right. We're extracting 4 frames at a time and choosing the ones with the least amount of buckwheat to extract first. Some of the frames are solid buckwheat on one side...
  7. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Thank you! I definitely wore protective gear, no bravado here...lol
  8. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    That's an interesting thought, something I didn't even think about.
  9. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    They've calmed down again. Thank you!
  10. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Just checked again. After flipping the entrance reducers, it's calmed back down. Not sure what that was about.
  11. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    No more than usual on the ground so far, it's not that hot out and they haven't done this since summer. Hopefully that's what's going on.
  12. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Same here, we'll see!
  13. drstratton

    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    We currently have around 10 gallons, I hope that will last...;) It's definitely fall here. We're enjoying the last of our 60° days. Rain and wind yesterday, calling for more of the same later today. Then looks nice the next few days. Sounds like a day to enjoy a nice cup of tea, with a book...
  14. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Well, I think we have some hive robbing going on. I've been wanting to add robbing screens, but we just haven't gotten around to it. Our lives have been so hectic. I flipped the entrance reducers for the time being. Hubs is looking at building the screens. Bees are flying everywhere.
  15. drstratton

    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    We'll take what we can get right! Lol Good so far. Getting ready to extract the last of our honey. So it will soon be very busy. How's your day going?
  16. drstratton

    The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

    Good morning Debby! I'm so proud of you...:D
  17. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Will you have more to extract from the sweet clover?
  18. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Currently 60°F & sunny here. It was rainy and windy yesterday. Calling for more of the same later today. At least mowing is almost done for the season. We'll need to mow at least one more time.
  19. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Checked the hives, I won't need to add syrup today. Just waiting for the extracting room to warm up. Busy girls this morning.
  20. drstratton

    🐝💗Our Backyard Beekeeping Journey!💗🐝

    Thank you. I will definitely watch that.
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