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My first hive in a wall cutout #2069517
03/25/17 02:22 PM
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A guy at the shop told me last week there was a beehive in a wall in an old abandoned house at his fiances, grandmothers farm. I talked to the lady and she said I could get the hive. I've never done a wall cutout before because I'm not tearing apart someones house and leaving that mess, or fixing it back. I don't have time and I'm not in the construction business. Anyway I got out there, a buddy went with me, which made it much easier and I tore some rotten boards off the wall and found the hive. I ended giving the guy that went with me all the comb that the hive would normally store honey in and I kept the bees and brood comb. It's hard to see but the center comb the bees are on is about 18" wide and it was about 36" tall from top to bottom. I cut it off in slabs, starting at the bottom and used rubber bands to hold it in empty frames. The bees will have the comb secured to the frames in just a couple days. I didn't take any pictures of the frames with the comb rubber banded into them. I'll try to do that tomorrow. I was lucky and found the queen, so I know I got her in the hive that I put them in.

I honestly don't know how the bees lived through that cold spell we had a week ago. I have never seen a hive before, with live bees in it that had no honey, and nearly no nectar in it. If I squeezed all the nectar that I found out into a bowl I bet there wouldn't be 1/4 cup of it. At any rate, I have them at home on a hive stand now, and put a feeder in the hive with one gallon of sugar syrup, so they'll hopefully be good to go.



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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2069576
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Cool stuff there. Looks like y'all found a well established hive. Hopefully they like the new neighborhood better.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: Wade] #2069605
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That's cool to look at. I enjoy reading yalls bee hive post

Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2069855
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Great save!!!! Hope it works out well for you.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2069972
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Thanks for the replies. I'm sure they'll do fine. I was pretty bummed out until I found the queen on a frame in my box. Once I saw her, I got a little pep in my step. LOL


If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2070239
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Here's a picture of the comb that is held into frames with rubber bands.



If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2070471
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Congrats on getting the queen. Nothing like a free hive. Finished up some swarm traps today. Now I just need to get them up.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2071531
03/27/17 04:13 PM
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Thanks. She's laying a great pattern too. She may be a keeper.

I've still got to get traps up. I should have had them up a month ago.


If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2072539
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That's cool. My dad rents hives to help pollinate his blueberry field every year.

Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2072877
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Cool. Has he been able to tell any increase in his yield since before using the bees? I've read that honeybees are poor pollinators for blueberries because the flower petals are deep enough that honeybees can't reach the stamen and pistil unless the flowers are first torn by a bumblebee. That doesn't mean what I read is true, about half of what is written about honeybees seems to be false.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2072985
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The pollinator guy told me that red clover wasn't good for honeybees because they couldn't reach the bottom, white clover is good.

Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2073399
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That's what I've read. I still don't know why red clover is named red clover since it's lavander colored. Crimson clover is supposed to be good for bees but it isn't used as much as I had read that it was. I planted 2 1/2 acres of it fall of 15 and saw some bees using it last year but nothing like I had hoped.

I just got finished spraying 3 acres of winter grass with Roundup. I'm going to plant it in Hubam White Sweet clover. I have read lots about it. It's interesting to me that the Sweet clovers (yellow and white) don't look anything like what we normally think of as clover. This Hubam is supposed to get 6'-8' tall. It's also supposed to provide several hundred pounds of honey per acre. I guess that will be dependent on rainfall.


If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2073528
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Fur... Try planting buckwheat ... The bees love it


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2073618
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I've planted it several years ago. Before I started beekeepin g. What time of the year does it bloom? I want something that will bloom in June and July, that's the purpose of the Hubam, but Buckwheat would be a WHOLE LOT cheaper to plant, if it blooms during the summer.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2077081
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He has always rented them since he started harvesting and selling. So we don't have any data without the honey bee hives. The field is filled with bumblebees and honey bees during the bloom stage!! The honey bees are cheap to rent so it's good insurance!!!

Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2077822
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Hey Fur. Plant anytime after last frost. It will bloom white flowers. They will dry and turn brown. When the seeds are dry you can cut and disk in and it will grow and bloom again. I got three blooms off mine couple years ago.
I did notice the bees only worked them early in the day.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2078320
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Thanks for the info on the blueberries Dog and thanks for the info on the Buckwheat Shed. I'll definitely try the Buckwheat.

Where did you get your seed?


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2078960
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Calhoun Co. CO-OP. Seems like it was bout $50.00 a bag.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2079417
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10-4 thanks.


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Re: My first hive in a wall cutout [Re: FurFlyin] #2080735
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on our blueberries her at the house we only see bumblebees pollinating them in February and early March...never any honeybees.

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