@matthewmyers4500 sadly I checked the tree a couple of weeks ago and the entire hive either absconded or died. I noticed over several weeks the number of bees dwindling, so I wonder if it was a queenless swarm that had moved in this spring. Will never know, now. There are still plenty of bees around, so I plan to do some more lining. :)
Nice video great recreation of the Bee box for Tom Seeley's design,however in my area I have been told that all honey bees were killed by varoa mites. Were u able to find honey bees where did u look?which flower?
amazing well done Juli
Well done and congratulations; I’m sure you will catch a swarm too! Good inspiration for the rest of us beekeepers.
@matthewmyers4500 sadly I checked the tree a couple of weeks ago and the entire hive either absconded or died. I noticed over several weeks the number of bees dwindling, so I wonder if it was a queenless swarm that had moved in this spring. Will never know, now. There are still plenty of bees around, so I plan to do some more lining. :)
Nice video great recreation of the Bee box for Tom Seeley's design,however in my area I have been told that all honey bees were killed by varoa mites. Were u able to find honey bees where did u look?which flower?
I found them all over clover that had been planted in the fields - they are European honey bees, from what I could tell.
How did you mark the bees?
Did you use one of the tubes that we use to mark queens?