Bees

[TexasFreedom]

AD,

Yup, definitely check the same area. Just like one colony of bees will move into a vacated old empty hive, YJ could do the same.

And try just plain water as a bait. See which direction the YJ are coming/going to.

AND, if it's that dry, you should have a water source near your hives. In fact you might consider using a frame feeder, and just fill I with water instead. The issue being that an exterior water source would attract YJ, and near the hive that might attract YJ to attack the hive.

 

[Robinjopo1]

Hey TF, my mentor said that since we are now having really dry weather that I may need to supplement the bees feeding with some Sugar water.

Question: I there is honey on each frame of the super and I can't remove any to make room for the jar feeder,,,,,,

1. Do I put an empty deep on top of the super and put the feed in it? Or

2. Do I use it as an external feeder since it is temporary? I'm worried about ants.

3. Is it possible to put the the feeder jar in it's little plastic external holder and just let it sit on top of hive for a few days?

Thanks.

 

[Arcticdude]

We haven't had a single drop of rain for 2 months now, and none expected until probably September. Most all of the wild flowers are pretty much dried out around here now. The bees still seem to be coming back loaded with pollin though. Maybe they're getting it from the pine and fir trees? I'm wondering if we should start feeding them too.

 

[Robinjopo1]

We haven't had a single drop of rain for 2 months now, and none expected until probably September. Most all of the wild flowers are pretty much dried out around here now. The bees still seem to be coming back loaded with pollin though. Maybe they're getting it from the pine and fir trees? I'm wondering if we should start feeding them too.

Arctic. My mentor says that the pollen doesn't have enough nectar in it and they are going hungry. I have lots of flowers too.

 

[Robinjopo1]

I opened both hives. The hive that had the swarm has zero honey on the supers, but the deeps are heavy.

The other hive has a small about of honey on 4 frames. I pulled 3 frames from each and put in sugar water.

The bees were not as nice as usual. I may have had my smoke too warm or something. A bee got under my veil and stung me under my eye near my cheek. Tender meet. Then one stung me on my finger.

It's a good thing I don't have neighbors, because I was scantily clad by the time I stopped stripping off clothes.

My son got stung too. We are not bee virgins anymore.

 

[Proud Prepper]

I opened both hives. The hive that had the swarm has zero honey on the supers, but the deeps are heavy.

The other hive has a small about of honey on 4 frames. I pulled 3 frames from each and put in sugar water.

The bees were not as nice as usual. I may have had my smoke too warm or something. A bee got under my veil and stung me under my eye near my cheek. Tender meet. Then one stung me on my finger.

It's a good thing I don't have neighbors, because I was scantily clad by the time I stopped stripping off clothes.

My son got stung too. We are not bee virgins anymore.

The bee hive strip tease, lol

 

[Robinjopo1]

Got stung 4 times and the side of my face is swollen and red. Not pretty

 

[Arcticdude]

Got stung 4 times and the side of my face is swollen and red. Not pretty

My wife got stung twice today. First by a yellow jacket and then by some kind of angry orange wasp about 3 inches long. She wasn't too happy today.

 

[Robinjopo1]

My wife got stung twice today. First by a yellow jacket and then by some kind of angry orange wasp about 3 inches long. She wasn't too happy today.

My eye is rather swollen. I could say my husband beat me.

I'm supposed to have a girls day out with my daughter tomorrow. I hope the swelling stops.

 

[DrHenley]

Those big red wasps are the ones that I really hate to get stung by. I always think I've been shot by BB gun when one of those things hits me. And the sting site always ulcerates.

 

[Robinjopo1]

Those big red wasps are the ones that I really hate to get stung by. I always think I've been shot by BB gun when one of those things hits me. And the sting site always ulcerates.

We had hornets by the garden gate and last year they stung me so many times and they wound would be huge and red. Hate those things.

 

[DrHenley]

I'd rather have hornets than yellow jackets any day. At least I can see their danged nest and avoid them! The yellow jacket nests have always been well hidden.

 

[Maverick]

Our problems here are the cow killer wasp, bald face hornets and of course the yellow jackets.

 

[Robinjopo1]

Going to Google Cow Killer Wasp

 

[Maverick]

Going to Google Cow Killer Wasp

I think a lot of people call them the velvet ant

 

[Maverick]

Going to Google Cow Killer Wasp

 

[DrHenley]

Yeah I never knew what they were called, I just thought they were giant incredibly tough ants. I never even knew they would sting. Try stepping on one. If you aren't on a really hard surface like concrete, you can stomp them into the ground and they will just walk away.

 

[Maverick]

My youngest daughter was stung when she 8 or 9, she passed out in 3 minutes, a friend helping us seen the wasp fall to the ground. We were chopping wood and she was stacking and grabbed it with the log i guess. She's been stung by hornets but never sounded like being stung from the cow killer.

 

[Robinjopo1]

My youngest daughter was stung when she 8 or 9, she passed out in 3 minutes, a friend helping us seen the wasp fall to the ground. We were chopping wood and she was stacking and grabbed it with the log i guess. She's been stung by hornets but never sounded like being stung from the cow killer.

Ouch. I remember my daughter stepping on a hornet when she was 3ish. Nothing worse than your child in pain.

 

[Robinjopo1]

We have those here but I never knew the name. I love learning new things.