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[drumstick diva]

When does Felix show up?

I've been surfing the Rottentomatoes.com site and discovered a Finnish movie coming out June 26, It's called" BIG GAME" and starring Samuel Jackson as the US president. His plane gets shot down over Finland. A young boy witnesses the crash and helps him evade pursuers . From the trailers I'm not sure if it's a comedy or not. Who can tell, when Sam is being his usual self (like Nick Fury)

 

[dsqard]

Diva those are actually aspens. Very similar to birch but not the same. I don't get to see that scenery up close every day. Just the days I decide to pound the miles out in the mountains.
BTW thank you (and SCG) for the reviews on the Jurassic movie. I am hoping to go see it next weekend.

 

[Alaskan]

@drumstick diva

I like Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury (is that the way it is spelled? Well, whatever)

My current favorite ice cream flavor is ben and jerries greek yogurt with raspberries... I can eat it as "a healthful snack"

OK... Don't bust my bubble!

 

[Cynthia12]

I prefer to make it a fresh visit without "expectations". The most I will do is view the trailers If I have to ...

deb

Yes, a swarm is a very bad thing for the bee keeper... It means the queen (who lays all the eggs) is leaving, along with about 1/2 to 2/3rds of the existing bees to create/establish a new hive somewhere else. So for me as the bee keeper, I lose over 1/2 my hive, have to wait almost a month for the remaining bees to (hopefully) make a new queen and re-start laying eggs, and my chances of any honey harvest have vastly decreased.

My sit isn't one of a potential swarm, but a case of loose frames giving them room to go astray with the comb building... and they just go along merrily making honey comb of all sorts of odd shapes and attached to bad places which means I have to rip apart the comb when removing frames, losing honey and damaging the hive...

This may be a dumb question..but I don't keep bees, although, if I were younger, and knew the importance of them as I do now I would so do this..anyway, don't bee keepers keep an extra hive in case the Bee Queen decides to make a move to a new house?

Would she possibly go to another hive if one was brought out..that hadn't been used? Or would you have to worry about another bunch coming in...I don't know.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

You can use a swarm trap. It's basically a deep hive box with drawn comb and a lure. There is also equipment made specifically as a swarm trap.
When a hive gets overcrowded, the queen and about half the hive bees leave after they have started to make new queens. That's done by drawing out larger cells and feeding the larvae royal jelly for the entire brooding period. That turns a regular larvae into a queen rather than a worker. (both are girls)
Once they leave to find a new home they just hang out on a branch, tree trunk or post till the scouts find a new suitable home. Once they do, they lead the swarm to it and they set up housekeeping.
The first queen that emerges from the supercedure cells will go around to sting and kill all the other queens. The new queen will then go on breeding flights to find drones. That may happen in a day or up to 3 or more days. She then comes back to start laying eggs.
You don't necessarily catch your swarm in a swarm trap. It could be wild bees or someone else's swarm.
There is swarm bait or you can use lemongrass oil to lure the scouts.

 

[Latestarter]

There ya go Cynthia

CC explained it perfectly. Many people take a smaller box, what's called a "nuc box" which is only 5 frames wide as opposed to a "deep" box which is 10 frames wide and place it about 10' high and strap it to a tree to lure a swarm into inhabiting it. Lots of bee keeps have their cell numbers listed with the state or local authorities to be called when someone reports a swarm so they can go collect it and have a new hive essentially for free. They simply place a container of some sort under the swarm, and shake/cut the branch so the swarm drops in. The queen will always be at the center of the ball of bees (swarm), so you really try to get the entire swarm if you can to be sure you also get the queen. I will be doing that next year, once I'm more knowledgeable and available. This is my 1st year.

Don't let age stop you! Most of the bee club members here are in their 70s! It's not that "hard" and you'd probably enjoy it... I do

 

[Cynthia12]

There ya go Cynthia

CC explained it perfectly. Many people take a smaller box, what's called a "nuc box" which is only 5 frames wide as opposed to a "deep" box which is 10 frames wide and place it about 10' high and strap it to a tree to lure a swarm into inhabiting it. Lots of bee keeps have their cell numbers listed with the state or local authorities to be called when someone reports a swarm so they can go collect it and have a new hive essentially for free. They simply place a container of some sort under the swarm, and shake/cut the branch so the swarm drops in. The queen will always be at the center of the ball of bees (swarm), so you really try to get the entire swarm if you can to be sure you also get the queen. I will be doing that next year, once I'm more knowledgeable and available. This is my 1st year.

Don't let age stop you! Most of the bee club members here are in their 70s! It's not that "hard" and you'd probably enjoy it... I do

Thanks CC and Late...I had a swarm come to our home once. Called the police to let them know, because we didn't know who to call..she did. That guy came out with a smoker??? and..got them into a hive, one of many in the back of his truck. He explained how they were all around the queen. Pretty interesting.

 

[drumstick diva]

Think I will just enjoy bees vicariously through the many keepers on this thread and others.

 

[Alaskan]

diva... you forgot to comment on my current favorite flavor of ice cream... Ben & Jerry's Greek Frozen Jogurt Raspberry Fudge Chunk. See... it has jogurt and fruit... so it is a health food.

Don't worry, I am not mad.

 

[Alaskan]

I just HAD to use that photo... because it is wild, and terrifying and I keep thinking about it...

for copyright purposes, here ya go:

http://www.adn.com/article/20150615/what-you-need-know-about-sockeye-fire