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Post by its me mag cant loggen on Jul 11, 2004 20:03:03 GMT -7
my queen is filling all most all frams with brood and one with honey there only using the upper deep can i reverce the suppers know?
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Post by HarryVanderpool on Jul 11, 2004 20:35:09 GMT -7
Sounds like you have an Italian queen.
Is that right?
I would be concerned with feed if she is in the top box with wall to wall eggs.
Do you have any honey left?
Colonies like this often are candidates for stress related disorders like Nosema and Chalk brood if they are not given a helping hand. (Feed)
Reversing wouldn't hurt I guess. How about NOT reversing and hammering them with syrup laced with fumigillin.
They will push her down and fill the upper with good clean feed for later on.
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Post by Todd Balsiger on Jul 11, 2004 20:52:04 GMT -7
I very much concur with Harry. Some Italians are just not adapted to our climate. While most of our colonies are winding down and rationing their resources, some Italians are raising brood like mad during the dearth and depleting their resources. For hives like this (and other reasons), I always don't extract a certain number of supers with the darkest comb. I personally don't have a lot of time to do sugar water feeding, although every few years you'll want to feed fumidil B for nosema.
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Post by Thom on Jul 12, 2004 7:57:16 GMT -7
Mag, what message are getting when you can't log in? You are a registered member of the board. Did you retrieve your password from your e-mail? If so log in with that and then once logged in go to "profile" on the bar above and change your password to what ever you want. If you still can't get in e-mail me at ccbee@intergate.com and I will give you a new password.
Thom
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Post by NormCounterman on Jul 12, 2004 17:32:28 GMT -7
All this talk of queens this year... Well I'm the lone ranger out here on the west coast; I use Italian queens. I have to feed'em heavy, but hey, they feed me heavy. (Don't say it, Thom!) Who's going to complain about High populations?!!! You want to make money in bees? 8-)Run Italians!  |
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Post by mag on Jul 20, 2004 12:37:47 GMT -7
this queen is an carnolian queen im feeding that hive. thanks for all the help every one. i do have a italian hive and its doing great for a regular sized swarm. oh yah the carnolian hive is also a this year swarm  . its been kind of nice being a first year beekeeper ;D. michael |
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Post by mag on Jul 20, 2004 12:45:04 GMT -7
i changed my pass word useing the profile icon thank you.
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. its been kind of nice being a first year beekeeper ;D.