Re: [madbees] Digest for madbees@googlegroups.com - 7 Messages in 4 Topics

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Marty VanHaren

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Aug 4, 2013, 7:06:12 PM8/4/13
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I have two Ross Round supers with frames and some supplies to offer to anyone wanting to try them. 

The supers and frames are free, and my thanks to the madbees fellow who gave them to me, sorry I forgot to note your name, but I would like something for the supplies I ordered from Dadant. There should be enough for one super of round comb, 32 rounds.

My phone number is 608-692-7376. 

They are fairly easy to use. I can give a lesson when you pick them up.
Marty

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On Aug 4, 2013, at 5:22 PM, mad...@googlegroups.com wrote:

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    alexinmadison <alexin...@gmail.com> Aug 04 10:41AM -0700  

    I was so freaked out last week when I couldn't find my queen - especially
    in light of the fact that my workers were building queen cups. But I found
    her this week. She looks okay - seemed spry and functional.
     
    I'm am slightly concerned (what else is new??) about the fact that, this
    week, I found FIVE queen cups and I seem to have a lot of drone cells. Is
    this an indication of them thinking about swarming? Their work seems right.
    They're making honey, still making more babies, collecting tons of
    pollen... However, they have STILL not moved up into the second brood box.
    After 8 weeks, they're all crammed into the bottom (original) box. They are
    exploring the top box but haven't started building any comb. Should I be
    worried? Is there anything I can do to encourage them to start working up
    top?
     
    Below is my picture of the week - orange pollen! At least I THINK that's
    what it is. LOL Please let me know if I'm totally off base here.
     
    Thanks, as always, for your help, feedback, support. I love being part of
    this community. :)
     
    Alex

     

    Marty VanHaren <martys...@gmail.com> Aug 03 06:17PM -0500  

    Where did I get the idea that drones stay in the hive? Either my drones are stretching their wings or some very large bees are stealing from my hives. They cone and go with no pollen, the other bees seem to ignore them.
     
    I have not ever examined the drones up close. These have long back legs an are almost twice the size of the workers. Who I might add are bringing in loads of light yellow and bright orange pollen.
     
    Hope you can see the video.
     
    Thought they might bee not bees. But, they have a fuzzy thorax. So they must be drones right?
     
     
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    "Luke N." <the.chicken...@gmail.com> Aug 03 07:33PM -0500  

    Drones are male bees. They don't do any work. Their only job is to
    mate with a queen that is not from the same hive. They leave the hive
    and go to places commonly referred to as drone congregation areas for a
    chance to mate with a queen. It's good to be a drone....until fall or
    winter when the worker bees kick the drones out of the hive as if they
    haven't done their job by then, they aren't going to. And bees don't
    waste food and energy on them.
     
    When you said they had long back legs I was thinking you might have
    wasp as that is an easy way to make a distinction between wasps and
    bees. Wasps back legs dangle in flight while bees don't.
     
    On 8/3/2013 6:17 PM, Marty VanHaren wrote:

     

    Marty VanHaren <martys...@gmail.com> Aug 03 08:33PM -0700  

    Ya Luke, I thought they might be a wasp I was not aware of the dangling back legs drew my attention. But they for sure have fuzzy thorax and fly more like bees than wasps. Very direct? It was probably just that I noticed them more cuz I spent 10-15 minutes just watching the entrances.

     

    iND <ind...@gmail.com> Aug 03 06:23PM -0700  

    My price for honey is $62.50 per pint. :)
     
     
    On Friday, August 2, 2013 12:42:41 PM UTC-5, Bob wrote:

     

    Karl Haro von Mogel <ka...@inoculatedmind.com> Aug 03 06:18PM -0500  

    Hi beeks, here's another swarm, this time in Fennimore, which is an hour
    and 20 minutes west of Madison. As usual, please let everyone know if
    you have arranged with the caller to pick them up!
     
    Karl
     
    -------- Original Message --------
    Subject: Bees Everywhere
    Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 15:15:52 -0500
    From: Steve Lendosky <stevel...@gmail.com>
    To:
     
     
     
    My name is Steve Lendosky and I live at 1075 Grant St in Fennimore, Wi.
    My contact number is 608-988-6222. In the last two hours thousands of
    honey bees have shown up at my home and taken residence on my basketball
    pole. Help!!!

     

    Karl Haro von Mogel <ka...@inoculatedmind.com> Aug 03 08:01PM -0500  

    Steve has informed me that the bees have been removed.
     
     
    On 8/3/2013 6:18 PM, Karl Haro von Mogel wrote:

     

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