tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post409160475277057680..comments2024-02-23T05:26:35.037-05:00Comments on Linda's Bees: Now THIS is a BeardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-42673674973126189712015-06-22T22:38:15.538-04:002015-06-22T22:38:15.538-04:00They will not draw out empty frames without a nect...They will not draw out empty frames without a nectar flow, but the frames give them hang out space and provides air flow. I also put beer caps on the corners of the inner cover to lift the top cover up just a bit and increase air flow. The beard has visibly decreased with both of those changes.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-37282589065830398782015-06-22T14:17:13.320-04:002015-06-22T14:17:13.320-04:00will they draw out the two empty boxes even though...will they draw out the two empty boxes even though the flow is over? or is that just to give them space for air flow?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352745895469262644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-20081393766539044712015-06-17T23:32:54.053-04:002015-06-17T23:32:54.053-04:00Exactly - I don't buy bees typically. I thoug...Exactly - I don't buy bees typically. I thought my hives were not going to make it through the winter so I ordered two packages from Jarrett - and we were getting packages for Joe Lamp'l for Growing a Greener World from them. Slade does a good job and I don't know if his nucs are treated but they have come from bees with an oxalic treatment. Most of my hives are splits from survivor hives or swarms. These two are from Slade. We'll see how they do over the winter.<br /><br />I absolutely agree with you but there are no beekeepers of whom I am aware selling bees in Georgia who don't get their nucs from south Georgia where the bees are all treated. If I have start out with zero hives, I have to start somewhere and that's what I thought was going to be my end of winter situation. Turned out I had four hives and a nuc that made it through the winter, so I have split those and made the most of them.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-2522495324848501752015-06-17T15:56:36.886-04:002015-06-17T15:56:36.886-04:00If you are a non-treatment beekeeper why do you bu...If you are a non-treatment beekeeper why do you buy bees from any commercial beekeepers?All commercial beekeepers treat their bees with something. Right or Wrong? If they tell you they don't you are being lied to. You can't take bees from a commercial beekeeper and say I am going to be a natural beekeeper--you know what I mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-64443704202093668412015-06-16T19:13:33.580-04:002015-06-16T19:13:33.580-04:00Thank you for the hug from Spain and for reading m...Thank you for the hug from Spain and for reading my blog posts!<br />Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27329001.post-7815489036449336122015-06-16T09:15:40.889-04:002015-06-16T09:15:40.889-04:00precioso post, me encanta tu blog, espero te pases...precioso post, me encanta tu blog, espero te pases por el mio y te quedes!! un abrazo desde EspañaEl Desván de la Gata Perezosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820433327326726515noreply@blogger.com