Warre Hive

[Paul Zelenski]

Who was it that needed bees for a warre hive? How long are the bars in a warre hive? I have a couple top bar hives that I am making splits from. The bars are 19" long and taper to I think 10". Or if anyone needs bees for a top bar hive. I could sell nucs of these. If not, since they are 19" bars, I'll just end up putting them in langstroth equipment.

[Michelle Yoo]

That would be me! Let me know what I need to do :)

Michelle Yoo
The Yoo Team Realty Group
(608) 438-4040
mich...@michelleyoo.com
www.teamyoo.com

By the way, I’m never too busy for your questions or referrals!

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[Michelle Yoo]

I just measured, the bars are 12 1/2 inches.

Michelle Yoo
The Yoo Team Realty Group
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Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2016 8:51 AM
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Subject: [madbees] Warre Hive

[Paul Zelenski]

Hmm, that would require some pretty serious trimming. It could be done slightly easier than Lang frames, but still a bit of a hassle. Let me know if you want to take a look or talk it over or if you'd rather wait for a swarm.
Or, I here has to be someone out there with an overwintered warre that could sell you a split, right?

[dua...@chorus.net]

Hello,

My name is Duane Kaufman, and I am a newbie to the bee world, getting my first hive parts and bee package this Spring.

I live on 40 acres just north of Hollandale, cropland/tree mix. Hollandale is about 10 miles South of Barneveld, or 35 miles west and slightly south of Madison.


On April 23, I installed a package of bees from Capitol Supply into a new 10-frame deep broodbox. I immediately started feeding 2:1 (sugar:water). The queen was alive and active in her carrier, and I placed her in the hive as per instructions.

I check them regularly, once a week (opening the hive), and every couple of days from the outside. After a week the queen cage was open and empty. I could not find anything I thought looked like a queen. There was comb being drawn, not yet very deep, no eggs I could see. The next week I saw a lot more drawn comb, and clear liquid in a lot of the cells, and a few cells had yellow goo in them. No eggs, and I could see no queen. They were not building comb except on the frames where they were supposed to. I kept giving them sugar-water.

Around May 8th I started seeing comb with caps on it. They had still only put comb on about 4-5 frames. I continued to feed, as they seemed to be taking feed.

This morning I checked them, and they seemed sluggish, given the temperature (65-70F). They have not built more comb (though they continue to take feed), and the amount 'capped' seems the same as a week ago. I peeled back the tops from some of the cells, and they seem to contain a thick clear liquid.

I have attached some pictures of the comb in my hive. Is my experience normal? From discussions I have been following, I should be needing to put on a second broodbox, but my bees have 4 frames with no comb on them at all...

Sincerely,
Duane

[Paul Zelenski]

That is capped honey. I think you may be queenless

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[Paul Zelenski]

Sorry for the brief answer, sent to quickly.

That is capped honey. You may be queenless. I suppose it is possible they don't like your frames and had already filled the cross they had with honey, but they'd build more come somewhere. You need a new queen, and quickly. If you can get a frame of brood, that would help the hive a ton, too. The hive may be diminishing too fast for a queen to save them at this point. The bees in there are getting old.

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[dua...@chorus.net]

Hello All,

I was contacted by a nice fellow named Larry Lindokken, who inspected my hive with me this morning.

He concurred that it looked like I was queenless. We placed a new queen in the hive, and later today he will drop off some brood frames to help the recovery.

We will hope for the best.

Thanks all,
Duane

[Paul Zelenski]

Thanks Larry, for providing assistance and helping out! You are an asset to the community!