tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post6375370893236806217..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Tales of the Top Bar HivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-65624248391366829472011-02-27T16:16:28.012-05:002011-02-27T16:16:28.012-05:00Fabulous, Noah - I'm glad it has paid off and ...Fabulous, Noah - I'm glad it has paid off and the start of spring is evident in your top bar hive. Can't wait to join you for another inspection and see for myself! Thanks for posting - I'm sure others were wondering.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-81232147725460559732011-02-27T16:02:32.447-05:002011-02-27T16:02:32.447-05:00We just went in the above top bar hive today... Th...We just went in the above top bar hive today... They had not eaten any of the honey. There was young and capped brood, and we saw the queen, along with some nectar. Looks hopeful!Noahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-23114089708221524282011-02-22T12:01:31.099-05:002011-02-22T12:01:31.099-05:00We didn't go into the front bars of the hive w...We didn't go into the front bars of the hive where the hive has been living. We probably pulled up the 10th or 11th comb from the entry of the hive as the last comb we pulled up. That's where we saw the queen. We didn't look for brood. Sure, the hive may be dead, but there were lots of bees flying in and out so I'm in a wait and see mode. We had an extremely hard winter and the hive may not be OK, but we didn't look deep enough to know yet. You very well may be right that the unattended queen is pointing to failure, but I've opened many hives first thing in the spring and found the whole hive to be more confused by my intrusion after such a long time than anything else. But who knows, maybe I'm just an optimist at heart!Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-57994408212585879642011-02-22T10:52:58.462-05:002011-02-22T10:52:58.462-05:00I'm really confused. Your pictures of the top-...I'm really confused. Your pictures of the top-bar hive show a dead-out. A few scattered bees, an unattended queen, some isolated brood cells that may have come from a laying worker. There are not enough bees to keep anything warm.<br /><br />But your text indicates some degree of hope. "Seeing the beginning of brood is reassuring." I would say that nothing there looks like the beginning of brood.I'd say the queen failed a long time ago and you are seeing a few bees hanging on. I'd like to know what you see as hopeful. I'm interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-84576284670487098152011-02-21T16:39:02.537-05:002011-02-21T16:39:02.537-05:00I found out last week my bees did not make it thro...I found out last week my bees did not make it through the winter. It was very sad. The hive was full of honey, about 40 lbs but it looked like the bees did not move much. A little puzzled because there wasn't a huge amount of dead bees in the hive, about 2 cups. <br /><br />Very glad to see your TBH survived.<br /><br />MBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-33993772945785272262011-02-21T16:25:17.045-05:002011-02-21T16:25:17.045-05:00I have a Langs (foundationless) and a TBH...hope t...I have a Langs (foundationless) and a TBH...hope to catch a couple swarms this year. I'm a newbee.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774903259772280962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-7695405867998759582011-02-21T05:20:35.426-05:002011-02-21T05:20:35.426-05:00linda,senin blog güzellinda,senin blog güzelmurat (erkan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02852041737098185959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-55267355578224873972011-02-20T23:50:54.595-05:002011-02-20T23:50:54.595-05:00just found you via twitter. Looking forward to rea...just found you via twitter. Looking forward to reading this blog. I am starting some bees this coming april. My first 3 hives. 2 langs and a top barnick ladieuhttp://www.saveourskills.comnoreply@blogger.com