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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: rubeehaven2 on January 26, 2013, 08:19:59 pm
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I just got my computer back, so can finally look at the bee posts again!
It's been pretty darn cold out there, and I've been seeing quite a few dead bees at the entrance area of both the new hives. So, I went out and placed my ear up to the hives and felt some relief when I heard the deep buzzing inside. This is my first winter with bee's, so I keep wondering if I should have done anything else, but so far so good. I feed them quite a bit in the late fall, right up to mid November or so. And, haven't done anything since. They have two full deeps, so should have enough food stored, but if I were to supplement, how would I do it? It's too cold to open the hive even for a short time!
Anyhow, I am also preparing a top bar hive for the spring, so would like to buy a local nuc come early April as well. If there are any Hudson Valley, NY bee keepers out there that can help me just let me know!
It's good to be back!
Thanks, Rich
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Rich down here I can feed sugar syrup any time. I know you can't and this doesn't help but it will put you back to the top of the pile. Blue bee and some others mix up a sugar ball I think and give theirs. maybe some one from your region will give you an answer. good luck I think we all sometimes wonder if we have done enough or the right thing for our bees especially when we can inspect them.
Joe
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Rich,
I have one weak hive I've been feeding plain old sugar ... its called the Mountain Camp method ... just pour a bunch of plain sugar onto the top of the inner cover. You can also make up some fondant and make cakes and place them on top of the frames under the inner cover. But you will need some mild weather for that ... tomorrow its suppose to go up to 10 celius around here (mid way between Ottawa and Kingston) ... I plan on adding some cakes then.
Good luck
Kerry
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I just found out a new bee supply store opened up just a couple of miles away. I was actually planning on opening one, since the nearest was almost 2 hours away! Well, there goes my planning, but the close shop will save me a lot in gas money! (They will be selling packages too.)
Thanks for the advice.
Rich
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Did you insulate your hives? I find screwing 2 inch foam insulation to the outside of the hive relatively easy to do.
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One of the hives is a 10 frame bee-max hive, and the other is 8 frame traditional wood. I did strap 1.5 inch foam insulation around the wood hive, and put foam on top of them both with bricks holding it down. I put some sugar water on the front feeders yesterday. It was in the mid 40's yesterday and got close to 60 out there today, but the bees haven't touched the food at all. I believe tomorrow will be around 50, and then back to the 20's and 30's over the weekend. I didn't get a chance today to check on them. Just too busy!
Looking forward to spring!
Rich
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Bees go up for food in the winter time NOT down.
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
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This may help you
CATSKILL MOUNTAIN BKPRS CLUB
Carol Clement
Heather Ridge Farms
989 Broome Center Rd
Preston Hollow, NY 12469
Phone: 518-239-8319
Email: HeatherRidgeFarm@aol.com
http://www.catskillbees.org/ (http://www.catskillbees.org/)
CENTRAL NY BKPRS GUILD
Hannibal, NY
15479 SR 104
Martville, NY 13111
Jill Rice
Phone: 315-564-3093
Email: jillr0@hotmail.com
CHAUTAUGUA BKPRS ASSOC
Samuel Radicella
9251 Mina Cemetery
Sherman, NY 14838
Phone: 716-761-6394
Email: radicell@cecomet.net
EMPIRE STATE HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOC INC
46527 County Route 1
Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
Hans Junga
Phone: 315-482-6438
Email: hans@castletv.com
http://eshpa.org (http://eshpa.org)
FINGER LAKES BKPRS ASSOC
Mike Griggs
179 Benjamin Hill Rd
Newfield, NY 14867
Phone: 607-564-0656
Email: mhg3@cornell.edu
GOTHAM CITY HONEY CO-OP
Address: www.gothamcitybees.com/learn.html (http://www.gothamcitybees.com/learn.html)
Email: Gotham.Beekeepers@gmail.com
www.gothamcitybees.com (http://www.gothamcitybees.com)
LONG ISLAND BKPRS ASSOC
Joanne Thomas
Email: president@longislandbeekeepers.org
www.longislandbeekeepers.org/ (http://www.longislandbeekeepers.org/)
Schedule: www.longislandbeekeepers.org/schedule/schedule.php (http://www.longislandbeekeepers.org/schedule/schedule.php)
ONTARIO-FINGER LAKES BKPRS ASSOC
Sam Hall
169 East Gibson
Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: 585-394-7279
Email: samhall@Rochester.rr.com
SOUTHERN ADIRONDACK BKPRS ASSOC
David Wood, Pres.
2785 Baptist Rd.
Middle Grove NY 12850
Phone: 518-882-9759
woodmarr@nycap.rr.com
www.adirondackbees.org (http://www.adirondackbees.org)
SOUTHERN TIER BKPRS ASSOC
Broome County
294 Ostrum Rd
Kirkwood, NY 13795
Sue Garing, President
Phone: 607-775-5041
info @southerntierbeekeepers.org
http://www.southerntierbeekeepers.org (http://www.southerntierbeekeepers.org)
WESTERN NEW YORK HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOC
P O Box 873
East Aurora, NY 14052
www.wnyhpa.org (http://www.wnyhpa.org)
BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)