Who said anything about feeding them to chickens?
Uh, you did actually...
I do not plan to over winter my bees. I will use them as protein for the birds when their work is done.
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Who said anything about feeding them to chickens?
I do not plan to over winter my bees. I will use them as protein for the birds when their work is done.
"I do not plan to over winter my bees. I will use them as protein for the birds when their work is done. " I assumed the birds were the chickens. Evidently bees are inexpensive compare to what we pay for three lbs of bees and a sascatraz queen here in Ohio. In Ohio there is a high winter loss rate, like 75% if you don't want to bother with them maybe you could give them back where you got them from before winter?Uh, you did actually...
I train beekeepers, I enjoy long walks on the beach and getting my butt kicked by bees. Like yesterday, about 4 dozen stings from boxing the largest swarm I can remember (yes I do have a bad memory, but it was massive. Swarms normally have no budget for security)
Overwintering bees is not difficult if you treat them well from the start. As individuals they are cold blooded, but the colony is warm blooded. Treat it that way and keep it warm. There are very many ways to do this, MANY. You keep yourself warm in winter, why not work out a way to share the warmth.
Chickens won't eat bees. Unless they're battered and deep-fried. They don't like bees. They remember.
Small entrances are good at any time unless there are a lot of bees or it gets hot, or there is direct sun on the beehive. Beehives are best in shade in hot summers, and in the sun in cold weather. Temperature of the day, plus how much work is going on in the hive, plus predators, plus robber bees all come into account when choosing the size of an entrance. For new hives that are being established during cool weather, an entrance you can hardly stick half a dozen straws in at one time is ok.
Don't kill drones, there's no need. The workers will do that themselves when it needs to be done. Bees are smarter than people and people shouldn't tell them stupid things like that, bees are the experts and they may well decide to re-queen immediately, and they'd need drones for that, the drones help keep the hive warm and improve morale.
should respect the bees, they've been here hundreds of millions of years and haven't destroyed the only planet they have to live on, so they smart.
"I do not plan to over winter my bees. I will use them as protein for the birds when their work is done. " I assumed the birds were the chickens. Evidently bees are inexpensive compare to what we pay for three lbs of bees and a sascatraz queen here in Ohio. In Ohio there is a high winter loss rate, like 75% if you don't want to bother with them maybe you could give them back where you got them from before winter?
Wasps can bite, bees don't bite. At this point, they are not likely to be in a stinging mood yet.I am going to lift the lid today and check the feeder. Hopefully, without getting bitten.
Wasps can bite, bees don't bite. At this point, they are not likely to be in a stinging mood yet.
I really like that feeder you’ve got clipped on the landing board, where did you buy that?