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I'm very new and inexperienced--I've got two hives, and one of them
looks like every picture in every book of how a hive should look.  The
other one is...different.  It has changed queens a few times, been at
times very cross, at time very gentle, has been sometimes full of
capped brood and sometimes not so much, and in weird patterns...

OK, so weird hive has two deep bodies, then one super (full) of
over-wintered honey, then a queen excluder, and then a sorrowfully
empty super on top.  The hive is full of bees.  The current queen has
been in for about a month.

When I opened the upper of the two hive deeps, I found several frames
of new capped honey--both sides, every square centimeter.  In fact,
the cells the honey is in, newly drawn, extend out so far that very
little comb can be drawn on adjacent frames--there just isn't room!
It just seems odd--they have an entire super of their own honey that
they're not touching.

There are no pictures of this sort of thing in books.  Am I just
seeing a normal variation here, or is there something to diagnose...?

Many thanks for thoughts, ideas, reflections, etc.

--Chris

#878

From: "dstahleker" <dstahleker@...>
Date: Tue May 3, 2005 4:03 pm
Subject: Could bees be living in the foundation of my house?

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I found a single bee in my basement yesterday. Although it is May, I
live in Ohio, and our temperatures the last few days have not risen
above 45 degrees. While looking online, I read that carpenter bees
will often burrow into homes. The bee that I found was alone... no
other bees have been found. I also read that during these cold weather
months, many bees are in hibernation. This particular bee did not move
very much, so I am assuming that it is still hibernating? I took him
outside and put him on one of my flowers outside. He still was not
moving (although I am positive that he was alive, because he was
buzzing at me.) but eventually left my front porch. I am concerned
only because my husband is severely allergic to bee stings. With
springtime upon us, we planned to fix foundation problems, and he will
spend quite a bit of time down there. Should I be concerned about
finding a hive? Any information would greatly be appreciated.
Thank you,
Dana Stahleker

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#877

From: beehemoth <beehemoth@...>
Date: Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:37 pm
Subject: Glad it worked out for you..!

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C

Thanks for the feedback, so glad the site worked out
for you - hopefully I can end up with some support
from vendors to keep it going so mantion Beehemoth's
Bees if you order in the future! :)

60,000 rottweilers, wow!

B

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#875

From: "Christine Miller Waters" <cmwaters@...>
Date: Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:22 pm
Subject: Re: Re: First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing something good.

flabeesfor2

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B.
   Loved the link and used it to buy. Thanks, When I was breeding Rottweilers I
did a 60,000 dog data base and just donated it to the national club, so I know
what you did and how much work it was!!!
    We leave the screen bottoms on year round, helps with the mites and helps
with fanning the moisture out of the honey. If it gets below 32 degrees we slide
in a board particion and seal them on the bottom, but most years we don't have
to do this at all. Our bees are not on pallets, but on rigid above the ground
stands, and for the most part they stay in the same locations year round.
Chris Waters
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: beehemoth
   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 2:56 PM
   Subject: [KEEPINGBEES] Re: First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing something
good.



   C

   Let me know how you find the link, feedback welcome (BTW its getting
   bigger, we've added another store - now nearly 5,000 searchable products).

   Screened bottoms makes sense. Do you change out the bottom come
   Winter/Fall?

   About to go to my first meeting this Thu with a group here, looking
   forward to it.

   B

   --- In KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com, "Christine Miller Waters"
   <cmwaters@v...> wrote:
   > Hey, and Hello,
   >   Right off the bat, Welcome!!
   >   I am in a hot climate too, but it is Fla. and we have the humidity
   to deal with too, we have gone to screen bottom boxes year round for a
   variety of reasons, but I am not sure about your dry heat, do you have
   a local club that you could join and ask the old timers specificaly
   about your area??
   >  Thanks for the link, I'll go up later and check it out.
   > Chris Waters
   >   ----- Original Message -----
   >   From: beehemoth
   >   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   >   Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 8:40 PM
   >   Subject: [KEEPINGBEES] First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing
   something good.
   >
   >
   >   Hi
   >
   >   First post to this list - just wondering if anyone is
   >   familiar with keeping Bees in a hot climate. I'm out
   >   in Phoenix, AZ (metro area) and though right now its a
   >   breezy 90oF it will creep up and no doubt hit 115-120.
   >
   >   I'm not sure natural ventilation, or leaving the Bees
   >   to do it will be enought. Any tips?
   >
   >   Plus, I thought I'd share - I've placed together an
   >   online tool that lets you search through all 3,638
   >   products available online from Bee-Commerce, Dadant &
   >   Sons Inc, Mann Lake Ltd, Better Bee and Brushy
   >   Mountain Bee Farm Inc, in a single place.
   >
   >   You can find it here:
   >
   >   http://www.beehemoth.com/
   >
   >   I created it over the w/e and hope it will help
   >   everyone who like me find themsleves crawling through
   >   dozens of paper catalogues looking for 'that' piece of
   >   equipment, and ends up many hours later lost and
   >   confused. ;).
   >
   >   +---------------------------------+
   >   + Beehemoth                       +
   >   +                                 +
   >   + Search through 1,000s of        +
   >   + products from Bee-Commerce,     +
   >   + Dadant & Sons Inc, Betterbee,   +
   >   + Mann Lake Ltd and others at:    +
   >   +                                 +
   >   + http://www.beehemoth.com/       +
   >   +                                 +
   >   + P.S., If you're in Phoenix, AZ  +
   >   + let me know! :)                 +
   >   +                                 +
   >   +---------------------------------+
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#874

From: powersitbe@...
Date: Mon Apr 18, 2005 4:28 pm
Subject: First Post - Hot climate Bees - Screened bottom boards & inner covers.

nkp1092

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Hi,

     We leave the screened bottom boards on year round. Keeps the moisture
levels down in winter, which is a big help for hives. Our bees suffer in damp &
cold Winter/Spring weather.
I put the screens on as soon as it hits 80 and take them off take the screen
tops off after Labor Day. The screen helps the bees get the honey to the right
moisture content.

     WJPowers


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#873

From: "beehemoth" <beehemoth@...>
Date: Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:56 pm
Subject: Re: First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing something good.

beehemoth

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C

Let me know how you find the link, feedback welcome (BTW its getting
bigger, we've added another store - now nearly 5,000 searchable products).

Screened bottoms makes sense. Do you change out the bottom come
Winter/Fall?

About to go to my first meeting this Thu with a group here, looking
forward to it.

B

--- In KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com, "Christine Miller Waters"
<cmwaters@v...> wrote:
> Hey, and Hello,
>   Right off the bat, Welcome!!
>   I am in a hot climate too, but it is Fla. and we have the humidity
to deal with too, we have gone to screen bottom boxes year round for a
variety of reasons, but I am not sure about your dry heat, do you have
a local club that you could join and ask the old timers specificaly
about your area??
>  Thanks for the link, I'll go up later and check it out.
> Chris Waters
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: beehemoth
>   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 8:40 PM
>   Subject: [KEEPINGBEES] First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing
something good.
>
>
>   Hi
>
>   First post to this list - just wondering if anyone is
>   familiar with keeping Bees in a hot climate. I'm out
>   in Phoenix, AZ (metro area) and though right now its a
>   breezy 90oF it will creep up and no doubt hit 115-120.
>
>   I'm not sure natural ventilation, or leaving the Bees
>   to do it will be enought. Any tips?
>
>   Plus, I thought I'd share - I've placed together an
>   online tool that lets you search through all 3,638
>   products available online from Bee-Commerce, Dadant &
>   Sons Inc, Mann Lake Ltd, Better Bee and Brushy
>   Mountain Bee Farm Inc, in a single place.
>
>   You can find it here:
>
>   http://www.beehemoth.com/
>
>   I created it over the w/e and hope it will help
>   everyone who like me find themsleves crawling through
>   dozens of paper catalogues looking for 'that' piece of
>   equipment, and ends up many hours later lost and
>   confused. ;).
>
>   +---------------------------------+
>   + Beehemoth                       +
>   +                                 +
>   + Search through 1,000s of        +
>   + products from Bee-Commerce,     +
>   + Dadant & Sons Inc, Betterbee,   +
>   + Mann Lake Ltd and others at:    +
>   +                                 +
>   + http://www.beehemoth.com/       +
>   +                                 +
>   + P.S., If you're in Phoenix, AZ  +
>   + let me know! :)                 +
>   +                                 +
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#872

From: powersitbe@...
Date: Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:36 am
Subject: - Hot climate Bees -

nkp1092

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Hi & welcome,

        I'm not a real hot climate guy, I live in NC below Charlotte.

        I would think both top & bottom screened hives would work well for
you. This would allow great ventilation, and let your bees do more foraging and
less fanning.
I guess you would need a good water supply near the hive so the hive & stores
do not dry out excessively. I'd also think you would want to use plastic
frames with wax coatings for structiural integrity during the hottest days.

        But that's all speculation. I'd hope a long time successful AZ bee
keeper would come forward & post what really works!  If not, get in touch with
your county agent office or its equivalent, & they will likely direct you to a
beekeeper or bee keeping club.


        WJPowers
        Waxhaw NC



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#871

From: "Christine Miller Waters" <cmwaters@...>
Date: Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:16 pm
Subject: Re: First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing something good.

flabeesfor2

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Hey, and Hello,
   Right off the bat, Welcome!!
   I am in a hot climate too, but it is Fla. and we have the humidity to deal
with too, we have gone to screen bottom boxes year round for a variety of
reasons, but I am not sure about your dry heat, do you have a local club that
you could join and ask the old timers specificaly about your area??
  Thanks for the link, I'll go up later and check it out.
Chris Waters
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: beehemoth
   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 8:40 PM
   Subject: [KEEPINGBEES] First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing something good.


   Hi

   First post to this list - just wondering if anyone is
   familiar with keeping Bees in a hot climate. I'm out
   in Phoenix, AZ (metro area) and though right now its a
   breezy 90oF it will creep up and no doubt hit 115-120.

   I'm not sure natural ventilation, or leaving the Bees
   to do it will be enought. Any tips?

   Plus, I thought I'd share - I've placed together an
   online tool that lets you search through all 3,638
   products available online from Bee-Commerce, Dadant &
   Sons Inc, Mann Lake Ltd, Better Bee and Brushy
   Mountain Bee Farm Inc, in a single place.

   You can find it here:

   http://www.beehemoth.com/

   I created it over the w/e and hope it will help
   everyone who like me find themsleves crawling through
   dozens of paper catalogues looking for 'that' piece of
   equipment, and ends up many hours later lost and
   confused. ;).

   +---------------------------------+
   + Beehemoth                       +
   +                                 +
   + Search through 1,000s of        +
   + products from Bee-Commerce,     +
   + Dadant & Sons Inc, Betterbee,   +
   + Mann Lake Ltd and others at:    +
   +                                 +
   + http://www.beehemoth.com/       +
   +                                 +
   + P.S., If you're in Phoenix, AZ  +
   + let me know! :)                 +
   +                                 +
   +---------------------------------+

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#870

From: beehemoth <beehemoth@...>
Date: Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:40 am
Subject: First Post - Hot climate Bees - Sharing something good.

beehemoth

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Hi

First post to this list - just wondering if anyone is
familiar with keeping Bees in a hot climate. I'm out
in Phoenix, AZ (metro area) and though right now its a
breezy 90oF it will creep up and no doubt hit 115-120.

I'm not sure natural ventilation, or leaving the Bees
to do it will be enought. Any tips?

Plus, I thought I'd share - I've placed together an
online tool that lets you search through all 3,638
products available online from Bee-Commerce, Dadant &
Sons Inc, Mann Lake Ltd, Better Bee and Brushy
Mountain Bee Farm Inc, in a single place.

You can find it here:

http://www.beehemoth.com/

I created it over the w/e and hope it will help
everyone who like me find themsleves crawling through
dozens of paper catalogues looking for 'that' piece of
equipment, and ends up many hours later lost and
confused. ;).

+---------------------------------+
+ Beehemoth                       +
+                                 +
+ Search through 1,000s of        +
+ products from Bee-Commerce,     +
+ Dadant & Sons Inc, Betterbee,   +
+ Mann Lake Ltd and others at:    +
+                                 +
+ http://www.beehemoth.com/       +
+                                 +
+ P.S., If you're in Phoenix, AZ  +
+ let me know! :)                 +
+                                 +
+---------------------------------+

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#869

From: "Christine Miller Waters" <cmwaters@...>
Date: Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:29 am
Subject: Re: replacing a single frame???

flabeesfor2

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Dear C,
  Just scrape off the disc of wax so they have to do it over!! Try getting into a
local bee club, the state you live in can probably direct you to a local club.
Call the agriculture dept of the state and get the info, and get a mentor.
Chris Waters
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: ccampolo
   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:23 AM
   Subject: [KEEPINGBEES] replacing a single frame???

   OK, so I have a newbie question, and the answer no doubt involves
   common sense.  I've got no common sense, and I know that, so it would
   be cruel to dwell on it, no?

   I was just given my first hive.  Very very exciting.  One of the
   frames in the deep body has been treated by the bees in a funny
   way...instead of drawing out cells in a straightforward way, they have
   created a disc of wax right in the middle of the frame.  And the disc
   is raised a bit--the bees can get under it through a small opening in
   the disc's surface.  OK, so I'm thinking that I should replace this
   frame.

   How would I do that in a way that would cause the least trouble?

   Any kind hints will be most welcome!

   --C

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#868

From: "ccampolo" <ccampolo@...>
Date: Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:23 pm
Subject: replacing a single frame???

ccampolo

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OK, so I have a newbie question, and the answer no doubt involves
common sense.  I've got no common sense, and I know that, so it would
be cruel to dwell on it, no?

I was just given my first hive.  Very very exciting.  One of the
frames in the deep body has been treated by the bees in a funny
way...instead of drawing out cells in a straightforward way, they have
created a disc of wax right in the middle of the frame.  And the disc
is raised a bit--the bees can get under it through a small opening in
the disc's surface.  OK, so I'm thinking that I should replace this
frame.

How would I do that in a way that would cause the least trouble?

Any kind hints will be most welcome!

--C

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#867

From: "Christine Miller Waters" <cmwaters@...>
Date: Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:40 am
Subject: Re: Mite Screen Bottom

flabeesfor2

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We had to order it from Kelleys and it is 1/8" screed, they fall through the
1/4".
Good luck and keep us posted.
Chris Waters
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: RColeman
   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 4:19 PM
   Subject: RE: [KEEPINGBEES] Mite Screen Bottom


   Thanks for your response, where do you get the screens?  The hardware
   store near me only cares screens for your winds.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: powersitbe@... [mailto:powersitbe@...]
   Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:52 AM
   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: Re: [KEEPINGBEES] Mite Screen Bottom

          The person who came up with the idea of vented bottom boards is
   right
   up there with Langstroth in my opinion.

          The air flow helps in so many ways.

          Keeps inside of hive dryer, thus reducing mold which is essential
   for
   varroa mite propogation. MItes that fall off bees and frames can't get
   back
   into the hive. Bess spend less time "fanning" in summer. Honey comes out
   of the
   hive at with a better moisture content. Bees can do more honey
   production &
   less HVAC work with srcreened bottoms.

          If you are handy, make your own boards with1X4's using all wire
   floors, so varroa that falls are  gone (this is 3 to 5% of varroa
   daily).

          I leave the vented bottoms on all winter, just making sure no big

   winds can rush up through the hives. I have hives on cinder blocks 8" to
   12" off
   the ground, with what ever is handy to allow air circulation, but no big
   gusts.
   this could be a cinder block, pond liner material staples to side of
   bottom
   boars, etc...

          William J Powers
          Charlotrte, NC area


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#866

From: powersitbe@...
Date: Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:01 pm
Subject: Re: Mite Screen Bottom

nkp1092

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YOu just have to look or call around looking for the next size up.

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#865

From: "RColeman" <rracole@...>
Date: Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:19 pm
Subject: RE: Mite Screen Bottom

rracole

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Thanks for your response, where do you get the screens?  The hardware
store near me only cares screens for your winds.

-----Original Message-----
From: powersitbe@... [mailto:powersitbe@...]
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:52 AM
To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [KEEPINGBEES] Mite Screen Bottom

        The person who came up with the idea of vented bottom boards is
right
up there with Langstroth in my opinion.

        The air flow helps in so many ways.

        Keeps inside of hive dryer, thus reducing mold which is essential
for
varroa mite propogation. MItes that fall off bees and frames can't get
back
into the hive. Bess spend less time "fanning" in summer. Honey comes out
of the
hive at with a better moisture content. Bees can do more honey
production &
less HVAC work with srcreened bottoms.

        If you are handy, make your own boards with1X4's using all wire
floors, so varroa that falls are  gone (this is 3 to 5% of varroa
daily).

        I leave the vented bottoms on all winter, just making sure no big

winds can rush up through the hives. I have hives on cinder blocks 8" to
12" off
the ground, with what ever is handy to allow air circulation, but no big
gusts.
this could be a cinder block, pond liner material staples to side of
bottom
boars, etc...

        William J Powers
        Charlotrte, NC area


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#864

From: powersitbe@...
Date: Sun Mar 20, 2005 7:51 am
Subject: Re: Mite Screen Bottom

nkp1092

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The person who came up with the idea of vented bottom boards is right
up there with Langstroth in my opinion.

        The air flow helps in so many ways.

        Keeps inside of hive dryer, thus reducing mold which is essential for
varroa mite propogation. MItes that fall off bees and frames can't get back
into the hive. Bess spend less time "fanning" in summer. Honey comes out of the
hive at with a better moisture content. Bees can do more honey production &
less HVAC work with srcreened bottoms.

        If you are handy, make your own boards with1X4's using all wire
floors, so varroa that falls are  gone (this is 3 to 5% of varroa daily).

        I leave the vented bottoms on all winter, just making sure no big
winds can rush up through the hives. I have hives on cinder blocks 8" to 12" off
the ground, with what ever is handy to allow air circulation, but no big gusts.
this could be a cinder block, pond liner material staples to side of bottom
boars, etc...

        William J Powers
        Charlotrte, NC area


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#863

From: "Christine Miller Waters" <cmwaters@...>
Date: Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:06 pm
Subject: Re: Mite Screen Bottom

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Randy,
  We are going to open screen bottoms 1/8" screen, we are in Fla. so winter isn't
a problem for us. but we have friends in Ga. who do the open screen bottoms and
it does get cold in Ga.. You might cover the screens with a slip in tray during
the winter. Let us know
Vic and Chris Waters
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Randy Coleman
   To: KEEPINGBEES@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:17 PM
   Subject: [KEEPINGBEES] Mite Screen Bottom



   I'm going into my third year of keeping bees and I'm considering
   replacing my bottom boards with mite screen bottms.  Does anyone
   have experience with these?  If so, do they work?  What about the
   winter months in Michigan, do you replace them with regular bottom
   boards? I've really not had problems with mites but I would like to
   keep it that way.




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#862

From: "Randy Coleman" <rracole@...>
Date: Sat Mar 19, 2005 2:17 am
Subject: Mite Screen Bottom

rracole

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I'm going into my third year of keeping bees and I'm considering
replacing my bottom boards with mite screen bottms.  Does anyone
have experience with these?  If so, do they work?  What about the
winter months in Michigan, do you replace them with regular bottom
boards? I've really not had problems with mites but I would like to
keep it that way.

#861

From: "Christine Miller Waters" <cmwaters@...>
Date: Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:49 am
Subject: Re: Bear in the bees

flabeesfor2

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