Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

The hive has gone crazy.
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We are starting the eduction tonight.
All set up & ready to go.
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Woohoo! Go bees!

 

[BY Bob]

You should be able to see the sugar bags on their legs:
Red for resin
yellow for pollen
&
white for nectar.

That is amazing. Thanks!

 

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[Ribh]

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Thanks, Bob ~ though honestly, anyone who reads here probably knows more about me.

 

[Ribh]

That is amazing. Thanks!

Yeah. They've been super busy lately. We did the eduction last night but it's too early to see how that actually went. I'll get a picture a bit later on but not quite how I was expecting it to go. It is done after dark when all the bees have entered the hive & should be resting but we needed some light so we could see what we were doing & a whole heap of bees came out. We disturbed the girls too & got a running commentary.

 

[Ribh]

This morning.

 

[Shadrach]

I've had the house nest box stripped out for a few days. There were some egg breakages and once I had cleaned all the mess up I left it bare.
I put straw back in it a couple of days ago and they're queuing up to use it.
That's Tap in there with Moon waiting. I've also had Fudge check it out but she has a stash in the tribes coop atm.
That's Hurry in it in the lower picture.

 

[Ribh]

I've had the house nest box stripped out for a few days. There were some egg breakages and once I had cleaned all the mess up I left it bare.
I put straw back in it a couple of days ago and they're queuing up to use it.
That's Tap in there with Moon waiting. I've also had Fudge check it out but she has a stash in the tribes coop atm.
That's Hurry in it in the lower picture.
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When they have so many other places to choose from they must feel really safe nesting in your house.

 

[Ribh]

This is what we had to do last night:​

• Remove the landing platform​
• Remove the built up resin @ the entrance [it's super hard]​
• Attach the pipe between the 2 hives​
• Put some of the old resin around the pipe as the scent should let the bees know they're on home ground.​

When we checked this morning the hive didn't seem active yet but there were a few bees out ~ we assume from last night. John managed to get several to the new entrance. Much excitement so we are hopeful the hive will adjust quickly & the new hive establish.​

 

[Shadrach]

This is what we had to do last night:​

• Remove the landing platform​
• Remove the built up resin @ the entrance [it's super hard]​
• Attach the pipe between the 2 hives​
• Put some of the old resin around the pipe as the scent should let the bees know they're on home ground.​

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When we checked this morning the hive didn't seem active yet but there were a few bees out ~ we assume from last night. John managed to get several to the new entrance. Much excitement so we are hopeful the hive will adjust quickly the new hive establish.​

Don't you have to get a queen in the new hive for the bees to take up residence?