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Any Bee keepers in here?

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by mattjm1017, Oct 4, 2013.

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  1. coal reaper

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    Silly guy...you cant fix bees! We can do little more than offer them assistance, but bees gonna what bees do.
     
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    Amen. Im finally realizing it lol ! I use to take it personal. My Dad helps me with them sometimes. He says that he thinks its funny that i think i have any control over those bees :) lol !
     
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    Not to mention the part about them being females!
     
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    :rofl: :lol:
     
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    Gotta poop! Mid-30's today. Suprised to see them flying. Lost a nuc. Down to two hives and one nuc. The one hive has an eight frame cluster right now! Hope they dont eat all thier stores in the next two weeks.
     

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    Lol ! Thats a beautiful site right there :)
     
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    I haven't seen a bee in two weeks! I hope things are OK in there....:confused:
     
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    TRUTH brutha! We are very "hands off" keepers. Some people call it "lazy." We call it "organic.":D
     
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    You could try putting your ear right next to the box and listen for any sounds of life if they are in there you should here something.
     
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    But... be careful LOL !
     
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    Yea, Last time I was even close, I had a beer in my hand and they lit me up!!!o_O:(
     
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    About a week or so ago the weather was a bit warmer than usual, so I went back to see what the girls were up to and didn't see anything. I saw a few dead ones outside and began to think the worst, so I put my ear up to the opening about midway and heard them buzzing like crazy. That was a pretty awesome feeling. I was almost convinced we would lose them since this is my first year and we had some crazy cold weather in Nov.
     
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    I put my ear up to my hive the other day, Nothing…:(…. I'm hoping there just quiet….:confused:
     
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    I got my fingers crossed for ya.
     
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    I guess you prolly don't just step back and give it a good kick, to see if they're in there? :whistle:o_O ... ;)
     
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    That usually doesn't end well:faint:
     
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    s'what I was thinkin'... :whistle:
     
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    One thing about doing it that way, you will definitely know if they are alive or not. You may not be, but you will definitely know if they are. :faint:
     
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    Still buzzin.
    Dave, hopefully yours are flying a bit today?
     

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    That elec fence keep em in there? :whistle::D
     
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