tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post2462501868258366911..comments2024-02-23T05:26:35.037-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Stonehurst Place SagaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-32102817382794186592012-03-22T05:48:16.943-04:002012-03-22T05:48:16.943-04:00So sorry you lost some bees. I am an urban beekeep...So sorry you lost some bees. I am an urban beekeeper in London (UK) and lost mine to starvation a couple of years ago. It was soul destroying to open the hive and find them like that. Fortunately mine have survived again this year and the weather is now warm enough to check them. The extremely mild winter here has meant that the varroa population is far greater than usual at this time of year, but thankfully we dont (yet) have small hive beetle here in England. Really hope we manage to keep them out too.<br />Good luck for the rest of the season, Linda and Caroline, I really love your blog!<br />Nikki, LondonNikkivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-53291262716032482582012-03-21T10:27:09.283-04:002012-03-21T10:27:09.283-04:00we are so fortunate to have Linda as our master be...we are so fortunate to have Linda as our master bee keeper and I learn so much from her. During the busy bee (no pun intended) season it would be impossible for me to devote the time required to maintian the hives without Linda. Our guests love the honey and are always so curious about the entire process. We only have a few that seem to be concerend about "all those bees flying around". We really need more people like Barb Shadomy the owner and Linda to help make our environment a healthier and more enjoyable place to live. Keeping the bees brings back fond memories for me as my grandfather keep hives under a large stand of crabapple trees in Chattanooga Tennessee....I can close my eys and feel the sun, hear the bees, and oh the honey and honey comb....too bad every kid in the world cannot experience that!Carolinehttp://stonehurstplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-11045809519930137882012-03-21T08:16:31.298-04:002012-03-21T08:16:31.298-04:00I am sorry you lost your hive. That same bout of ...I am sorry you lost your hive. That same bout of cold days in NC dropped our numbers, but we got lucky and it has bounced back. Regarding drones, my frames look the same, as well as other members of our club remarked about the large numbers of drones in their colonies. Weird year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-54159143072619333612012-03-20T22:31:18.664-04:002012-03-20T22:31:18.664-04:00Oh, I see.
We don't have SHB up here in New En...Oh, I see.<br />We don't have SHB up here in New England - too cold. Thank goodness - one fewer pest to deal with...Steven Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417662224567167466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-48569893700429283082012-03-20T22:15:19.591-04:002012-03-20T22:15:19.591-04:00that is actually small hive beetle slime, but seve...that is actually small hive beetle slime, but several of the frames had the beginning of wax moth damage so I took the hive cover and inner cover inside and left the boxes open stacked catty corner on each other, exposing each box to light, air and sun which will diminish the wax moth damage until I get back over there.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-21775333331248144042012-03-20T22:09:50.193-04:002012-03-20T22:09:50.193-04:00Sorry for your lost hive. In that last picture, in...Sorry for your lost hive. In that last picture, in the upper right is that wax moth webbing?Steven Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417662224567167466noreply@blogger.com