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MaskedMarvel
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Greetings friends!!
the backyard bees have FINALLY given some precious honey to me. Five gallons. Not a shabby amount.
the backyard bees have FINALLY given some precious honey to me. Five gallons. Not a shabby amount.
It’s all over the place now.. haha
8-Damien
8-Damien
Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro!
36" Blackstone - Greensboro!
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That's quite a haul! Color me jealous.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Good grief, I don't think I've eaten 5 gal of honey in my lifetime. Nice haul!_____________
"Pro-Life" would be twenty students graduating from Sandy Hook next month
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that's cool~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers! -
Great haul!! Gotta love nature.Greensboro North Carolina
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That looks great, nice to see that the bees are active. Local honey is the healthiest, especially for allergy prevention, so I’m told.
I need to pick some up, but that would mean I have to go outside.Dave
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yes! that is so awesome. That's several hundo worth of honey- good bees.
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Damn, how many bees to make 5 gallons? That’s an incredible score! You gonna need a lotta them little bears
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Right on! Great haul.
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nice score!
Do they make a 2nd batch in a year?aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
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I'd be happy to take some of that off your hands, Damien - if you're selling. Just PM me to arrange."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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That sweet nectar, good for food and healing wounds. You have been kililng it lately...I drink cheap beer so I can afford good bourbon.
Salisbury, NC...... XL,Lx3,Mx2,S, MM, Mini BGE, FireDisc x2. Blackstone 22", Offset smoker, weber kettle 22" -
A more general question (I'm not that familiar with beekeeping):
I'm assuming, in the "natural order", a hive produces enough honey to feed its young, plus keep the hive going over the winter months. When a hooman comes in and takes 5 gallons, what happens? Do the bees go into overdrive, collecting more? Or lay fewer larvae? Or put them on Atkin's?
For that matter, how does this work with milking cows? Seems even after the Holstein calves are made into veal, the Ma's still line up to be milked.
I realize I'm kinda old to not know how this works....?_____________"Pro-Life" would be twenty students graduating from Sandy Hook next month
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@Botch, cows have to have calves born in order to lactate. After the young get turned into Osso Bucco the cows are bred again.
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@Botch a hive generally makes a surplus of honey and that is what we take to harvest. In Ohio a hive going into winter should weigh about 200lbs.As fall rolls around the queen will produce less brood because they will not need a full workforce going into winter. Late fall she will quit laying all together and they will literally push the drones out of the hive and not allow them back in. Overwinter they will cluster together, eat honey, and vibrate their bodies to create heat and survive winter.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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alaskanassasin said:@Botch a hive generally makes a surplus of honey and that is what we take to harvest. In Ohio a hive going into winter should weigh about 200lbs.As fall rolls around the queen will produce less brood because they will not need a full workforce going into winter. Late fall she will quit laying all together and they will literally push the drones out of the hive and not allow them back in. Overwinter they will cluster together, eat honey, and vibrate their bodies to create heat and survive winter.
And my sick mind envisions a bunch of homeless drones shivering under a bridge somewhere..._____________"Pro-Life" would be twenty students graduating from Sandy Hook next month
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I learned a few weeks back that an old friend runs a honey business throughout Minnesota. I didn't realize different locations of hives can cause different flavors of honey. So he has locations all throughout Minnesota. He's been working with solar companies to set up hives in solar fields. He now produces solar honey. He's been mentioned in National Geographic and Martha Stewart. Which is pretty neat.
http://boltonbees.com/solar-honey-1
I've never thought much about honey prior. After reading about his honey or in general, it's cool to see a post like this. Very cool and thanks for sharing!
"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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A coworker keeps bees, and has roughly 8-10 boxes around southeastern Nebraska. The honey he makes is ridiculously good. Mixed with bbq sauce is heavenly.
He invited me to come with him when he harvested and I nearly did until he showed me his drenched beekeeping suit from the weekend before when it was 97 and humid. Hard pass, man. That’s rough work.
Congrats on your haul! Gotta be satisfying!
LBGE since June 2012
Omaha, NE
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JohnInCarolina said:I'd be happy to take some of that off your hands, Damien - if you're selling. Just PM me to arrange.
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Legume said:JohnInCarolina said:I'd be happy to take some of that off your hands, Damien - if you're selling. Just PM me to arrange.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
ColbyLang said:Damn, how many bees to make 5 gallons? That’s an incredible score! You gonna need a lotta them little bears16 frames. Pretty good!!Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
loco_engr said:nice score!
Do they make a 2nd batch in a year?Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
Botch said:A more general question (I'm not that familiar with beekeeping):
I'm assuming, in the "natural order", a hive produces enough honey to feed its young, plus keep the hive going over the winter months. When a hooman comes in and takes 5 gallons, what happens? Do the bees go into overdrive, collecting more? Or lay fewer larvae? Or put them on Atkin's?
For that matter, how does this work with milking cows? Seems even after the Holstein calves are made into veal, the Ma's still line up to be milked.
I realize I'm kinda old to not know how this works....?alaskanassasin said:@Botch a hive generally makes a surplus of honey and that is what we take to harvest. In Ohio a hive going into winter should weigh about 200lbs.As fall rolls around the queen will produce less brood because they will not need a full workforce going into winter. Late fall she will quit laying all together and they will literally push the drones out of the hive and not allow them back in. Overwinter they will cluster together, eat honey, and vibrate their bodies to create heat and survive winter.Large BGE and Medium BGE
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Placing two hives on my farm Saturday. Hope to eventually build up to 10+. It’s the right thing to do for the environment, but the honey’s a plus and then there’s the ag exemption.
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Study varroa mite if you are getting into bees. Also most states have a inspection program that is very helpful, you can register your apiary with the state.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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alaskanassasin said:Study varroa mite if you are getting into bees. Also most states have a inspection program that is very helpful, you can register your apiary with the state.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro! -
I joined sierra club a few years ago to hopefully help with CCD.
In return they sent me a packet of flower seeds bees like.
I gave them to a bee keeper next town over.aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
@MaskedMarvel SHB are a pita especially the maggots can destroy a absconded hive leaving a massive disgusting mess. If you have SHB in your supers make sure you freeze or otherwise tend to the frames before storing because they will destroy them, also wax moths will ruin good drawn foundation.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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alaskanassasin said:@MaskedMarvel SHB are a pita especially the maggots can destroy a absconded hive leaving a massive disgusting mess. If you have SHB in your supers make sure you freeze or otherwise tend to the frames before storing because they will destroy them, also wax moths will ruin good drawn foundation.Wish me luck.Large BGE and Medium BGE
36" Blackstone - Greensboro!
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