tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post3609453221828091743..comments2024-03-26T12:17:40.771-04:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Hot town, summer in the city....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-84732994363546346152009-08-19T13:25:55.209-04:002009-08-19T13:25:55.209-04:00Very practical idea....Thank you! :)Very practical idea....Thank you! :)Janehttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-51870767094530367652009-08-19T07:32:22.655-04:002009-08-19T07:32:22.655-04:00Since you never know about the bees, I might still...Since you never know about the bees, I might still put a super on since the last one is almost full. Leave it on for a week and if nothing happens in it, then take it off. The bees tend to corral the SHBs under the inner cover. I have been surprised (in other years, not this year) by the bees filling a super with the late summer nectars from the garden, the goldenrod, etc.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-56130095878963578952009-08-18T21:00:42.113-04:002009-08-18T21:00:42.113-04:00hi Linda.....it's HOT in Richmond too! the gi...hi Linda.....it's HOT in Richmond too! the girls are bearding every night....they have almost completely filled up their top super even though I'm not feeding (they have lots of stored honey) and we're not having a nectar flow....so my question is do I put on another super this late in the season, giving the SHBs lots of places to hide, or, if I don't put another super on now, would the lack of space cause them to abscond? I know you don't have all the answers, but I would like your opinion. Thanks!Janehttp://www.google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-65761664481836615092009-08-11T21:24:52.786-04:002009-08-11T21:24:52.786-04:00I don't know where you are. Here in Atlanta I...I don't know where you are. Here in Atlanta I want the bees to work and spend less time on the porch cooling their heels. Taking some of the ventilation pressure off of them helps with that. It is so hot here that even with the top propped and a SBB and a slatted rack, there is still bearding. All of your questions are somewhat dependent on where you are. If it's exceedingly hot at night, you might consider adding a slatted rack and/or propping the top (by putting a stick under the telescoping cover). Adding a hive body is about giving the bees a place to add more stores. If they are still putting up honey and your super is full, then you might add another super.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-89943410938754279962009-08-11T17:22:07.697-04:002009-08-11T17:22:07.697-04:00I'm a 2nd year beekeeper. Last year, my hive ...I'm a 2nd year beekeeper. Last year, my hive didn't make it past July. This year, I lost 1 of 2. The other is going very well but I DID see bearding - mainly on oppressively hot & humid nights. I didn't realize this was a problem AND I have NOT propped the top up. Should I? Is this a problem? I thought it was just to cool the hive off. Also, I have only one hive body and one super. Should i add another hive body?RAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116429541709326996noreply@blogger.com