TBH Bee Keepers

[johnpaul]

Here is our queen yard set up. We are currently grafting around 1000 queens a day.

[MASTERS]

Making splits this week, lambs queens come in Friday....

[lovemylegacy]

loemylegacy....would you recommend getting started with a flow hive? I'm thinking I want to try my hand at this in the backyard this year. Flow hive seems like the most fool proof way to start (although expensive, but its a hobby, theyre all expensive!)

A Flow Hive was my first hive. A lot of first time beekeepers use them. It worked for me and really it lit my fire in wanting to be a beekeeper. I do not recommend a Flow Hive to be the only hive you have. They are pricey, but worth it, however, you cant go wrong with a straight Langstroth hive. If I can recommend one thing, go with an 8 frame sized hive. They are a little easier to manage.

[lovemylegacy]

Inspected my hives last week, everything looks great right now. One hive that I had transferred from a Barbq pit, looks awfully small, not sure they gonna make it. I expanded all of them with a brood box or a Super. When I put an extra Brood Box on one of my Flow Hives, a lot of the bees abandoned it, but I figured that could happen. Im trying to increase my hive size, so it will be worth it.

[lovemylegacy]

Here is our queen yard set up. We are currently grafting around 1000 queens a day.

How do you do that?!! A 1000? That's incredible.

[AntlersBoy]

Looks like you guys need to spray some pyrethrum


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[IkemanTX]

No formal beekeeping here on my part, but I’m kind of hoping the hard freeze killed a feral hive I’ve been having problems with on my family place. They are hot as all get-out, and in the hollow of an old tree. They came after me 3 separate times last year... all 3 times I was 8-10 yards away, and they chased me over 60 yards. If they happen to still be alive I’ll let anyone who wants them take them.. hahahaha


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[sharkhunter]

Making splits this week, lambs queens come in Friday....

She’s really laying solid wow !!

[Ferg]

very nice pics, 1000 a day impressive, but what I noticed in the pic was black gloves, what's up with that? We did our 1st grafts Sunday afternoon, but only 20

[ShoootLow]

It’s difficult for the bees to get a grip on the latex gloves to sting you. It provides more feel and touch so you can grab frames easier.

[DRT]

Happening now.

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[DRT]

Older part with plenty of honey. Newer part they were adding on. Freeze obviously took down the numbers though.

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[lovemylegacy]

DRT, Im jealous

[DRT]

He's only been in Abilene a few months and just getting hives established. I'm hoping in the future he wouldn't mind having hives on our place. The flowers out here feed them well.

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[k-k]

Im in Houston
For the last 3 springs I have had a swarm attack my house(large covered back porch).
What would be the best way to catch them?
A guy on craigslist has used 10 frame boxes for $60 asking price.
Could I use one of these without the frames as a trap box and put the frames in later?