Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

I have them too but know what they look like.
I was just curious about the honey bees - I wade through the mint to put out the trash and recycling, as well as to harvest it for making mint water. As long as I move slowly they don’t seem too bothered by me. Sometimes they brush me on my hand but honestly that feels like a bit of an honor.

I put out some sushi to attract the Japanese beetles that fly around here. It doesn’t work!

 

[notabitail]

Sorry about Abigail, I know you loved her.

Thank you.

 

[featherhead007]

Bees are generally very docile (other than Africanized bees), unless the queen or the hive is threatened.

Hornets also are generally fairly docile.

Wasps are extremely aggressive, and very easily provoked - something as simple and running a lawnmower overtop of their home will send them into a frenzy!!

Roosters are usually idiots when they are under 2 yrs of age - like wasps…

Penne
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If someone ran a lawnmower over my house I would be somewhat upset about it myself!

 

[notabitail]

A real tragedy Sorry for Abigail

Thank you.

 

[RoyalChick]

I put out some sushi to attract the Japanese beetles that fly around here. It doesn’t work!

Glad to have you back!

 

[notabitail]

I put out some sushi to attract the Japanese beetles that fly around here. It doesn’t work!

Try rice then!

 

[ChicoryBlue]

Found this poop today in the poop tray, assume it's Butters. See the grit pieces in there? Normally I don't notice this. Due to the coconut oil moving things along faster? She was hitting on the grit a lot a few days ago.

Another spot in the poop tray, don't see grit here...

 

[RoyalChick]

Found this poop today in the poop tray, assume it's Butters. See the grit pieces in there? Normally I don't notice this. Due to the coconut oil moving things along faster? She was hitting on the grit a lot a few days ago.
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Another spot in the poop tray, don't see grit here...
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How is she feeling?

 

[BY Bob]

Why can't you keep bees?

This is our first year, so we have very little experience. I've been posting about what experiences we do have on my Sally's GF3 Thread.

We have treated for varroa mites (a very bad bee pest; they changed American beekeeping when they showed up from Asia in 1987), and put on a honey super. A "super" is another box, put on the top.

You don't plan to get honey the first year. You need to leave 60-70 pounds for the bees to eat over the winter. We might get a taste...

Where I live does not permit keeping them.

 

[BY Bob]

Monday Mugs

The Queen

Imagine you are a bug and you see her coming......

Happy Monday