If they don't build up enough, can always make a foam follower board for the winter.
@jasonrasheed7670
5 ай бұрын
Clever idea.
@homerspringfarms4653
5 ай бұрын
I forgot about that little swarm, I wondered what you was gonna do with it, nice experiment to see if you can get her though. Good job 😎
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
I was surprised they actually moved into that mini Nuc. The thing was packed.
@homerspringfarms4653
5 ай бұрын
@@bennybeekeeper 🤣
@jasonrasheed7670
5 ай бұрын
Hey hey, I mentioned to you that I use a cut down 2litre milk container as a feeder a couple weeks back. Glad it works great for you too.
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip. How are your bees doing?
@jasonrasheed7670
5 ай бұрын
@bennybeekeeper my bees are going okay. Due to our local conditions we've had zero harvest this season (Canberra region). Oddly though a small swarm landed in one of my trees. It was only about 4 cups of bees which tried to go into an existing hive so there was some carnage. At first I just thought it was a robbing attempt but then later that evening they settled so I dumped them into a mini mating nuc. Since then I spotted the queen plus fresh eggs. Now trying to build them up before winter sets in.
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
I’ve seen 3 of those strange little summer swarms this year. Two of landed on existing hives and one on a bush. Not sure how to explain them. Conditions are very tough here at the moment. I’ve just started feeding my main hives, to try and keep them raising brood
@jasonrasheed7670
5 ай бұрын
@@bennybeekeeper I've done the same, plus added pollen sub for long living fat winter bees.
@stevenhorner7554
5 ай бұрын
@@bennybeekeeperwhat brand of straps are those? Thanks.
@jasonrasheed7670
5 ай бұрын
The hole they're chewing at 30:35, yes easy to fix by glueing in a small matching piece of polystyrene and paint over it.
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
There’ll be a few repairs to do on these boxes. There’s a bit of chewing going on
@dougpeterson5257
5 ай бұрын
I really like the videos about these home designed minis .watch them over and over t get my quota bee fun.any plans to show the main yard tasks
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I often take the tripod out to the main yard intending to take some video, but then I get busy working and forget about it
@rodneymiddleton9624
5 ай бұрын
Hope they make the winter okay. Thanks!!!
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
Yeah I’m leaving it a bit late to do this but we’ll see how it turns out
@rodneymiddleton9624
5 ай бұрын
@@bennybeekeeper It just might surprise you. I did a cutout in late fall last year and it survived winter just fine and swarmed first this spring.
@stewartlanyon7201
5 ай бұрын
How do you transfer to 5 frame nuc
@bennybeekeeper
5 ай бұрын
A 4 frame Nuc box fits neatly on top. I made a video on it recently
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