Forum: General Discussion
10-26-2019, 07:28 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
We pulled the honey supers off a couple weeks ago. I think I got over-excited about our honey haul from earlier in the year, and I put three supers on after we had extracted instead of just going...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-27-2019, 08:53 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
08-27-2019, 06:07 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Not sure on this one. I don't know that I would have a use for it or if the bees can re-purpose it. The stuff is literally like cement. It's made from sap and other sticky compounds, and I think...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-19-2019, 04:43 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Still collecting wax. No idea how to make candles, or anything really. That's next up on the reading list. Although, grace was saying she might want to try making lip balm.
My house smells...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-18-2019, 08:29 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
What passes through the cheese cloth is the wax and the honey that remained stuck to it.
Looks like a dirty mess at first
https://i.imgur.com/M4cdsTKl.jpg
But as the liquid cools, the...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-18-2019, 08:18 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Wax Rendering Redux: Double Boiler Method
Mickey Moused a double boiler out of a couple mis-matched pans, and melted a good amount of the wax down.
https://i.imgur.com/0czUrUKl.jpg
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Forum: General Discussion
08-17-2019, 10:07 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Trying to render some of the wax that we had the people doing the extraction save for us.
Got a good sized colander full of wax cappings that I rinsed as best I could to get the excess honey out. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-14-2019, 06:03 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
08-13-2019, 12:47 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Thanks -- this hive is brand new bees as we failed (again) to overwinter. They had a huge head start though since they didn't have to make much comb.
We're ecstatic with the results so far but a...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-12-2019, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 495
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Pulled the honey supers over the weekend and had them extracted today.
https://i.imgur.com/728fYZml.jpg
That's more than we got all last year!
If the weather cooperates, we'll have more on...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-03-2019, 10:34 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Been negligent in keeping this thread updated. Probably deliberately negligent because our hive from last year, the one we got our first ever honey from, and the one I felt was suitably strong...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-27-2019, 05:17 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
06-26-2019, 07:37 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
I've been negligent in updating the thread -- lots has happened. Will try to post some info in the next few days.
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Forum: General Discussion
12-15-2018, 11:11 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Some very welcome mild temps in New England this weekend, and it gives the bees a chance go out and do their bee business. When temps get above 45* it allows the ladies to get out and take...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-08-2018, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 495
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Couple quick quick shots from our recent hive inspection. We're really happy with the amount of honey & pollen we're seeing on the frames as well as the sheer number of bees in the hive. Feeling...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-01-2018, 12:59 PM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
They seem to be loaded up pretty good. Going to do a hive inspection this weekend and rearrange some of the frames to keep the brood frames in one deep and the honey frames in the other. If the...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-01-2018, 12:07 PM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
After we bottle the honey, there's always a little bit left in the bucket. Washing it down the drain seems like we're asking for problems, but thanks to some research on Google, we found the answer...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-29-2018, 07:13 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
We’ve thought about trying out foundationless frames in the future. It’s awesome to be able to cut chunks of comb with honey right from the frame. The downside for me is that the bees then need to...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-28-2018, 02:58 PM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
As the temps have started to get cooler in New England, Grace & I decided to harvest the fall honey this week. Unfortunately, there just wasn't all that much of it vs. what we got in the spring. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-20-2018, 09:39 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Got a chance to do a hive inspection on Saturday.
Not a lot is happening in the honey supers. That's to be expected as the spring flowers are done blooming in this area. The one area where I see...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-31-2018, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 495
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Soooooooo my first foray into melting bees wax produced unexpected results.
I ended up rendering another pound or so of honey from the wax cappings, but the wax didn't really melt -- it just kind...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-31-2018, 10:47 AM
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Kinda' but not really due to operator error.
Longer explanation coming when I have more time to self-flagellate.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-31-2018, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 495
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Was going through our hive photos from last year, and came across some pretty convincing visual evidence that this year's hive is significantly stronger than last.
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Forum: General Discussion
07-29-2018, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 495
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Mickey Moused a solar wax melter using an old cooler. Cut out the top of the lid and replaced it with plexiglass and fashioned an angled stand inside the cooler from some scrap wood. Banged some...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-26-2018, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 495
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Re: New Hobby: Bee Keeping
Would love to trade if we get some additional honey in the fall. This batch is just about tapped after my herf and hooking up neighbors, family, co-workers, etc.
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