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Title: Hives working like crazy
Post by: tom on October 18, 2007, 06:03:48 PM
Howdy

  Today i went to check on my new nuc from two of my weak colonies and boy they are booming like the rest of the hives. All you can hear is a deep roaring from them fanning and the smell of aster honey being cured they have slowed down on working pollen they are more busy working what is blooming. I sowed about an half acre of ladino clover for my girls and i put down about 14lbs. of seeds to make sure it was thick enough and i also fertilized my mothers back yard and the area between my hives and shed with more clover seeds so i know they will have plenty now i am waiting on the rain to come which it is coming tonite or tomarrow but all i all theye are working and the last time i checked the queens were back laying and some had plenty of capped brood so i may take a frame of brood from my oldest colony and give it to my nuc so they can build up some more.

Tom :-D
Title: Re: Hives working like crazy
Post by: Understudy on October 18, 2007, 06:21:35 PM
I checked a nuc today I got from a swarm trap. It has gone gang busters also. Queen is laying like mad.  I am glad I am not the only one. I have a couple of hives that have scaled back and some that are in overdrive. It is going to be interesting.

I am glad to hear your combine went well.

Sincerely,
Brendhan
Title: Re: Hives working like crazy
Post by: Kirk-o on October 18, 2007, 08:52:17 PM
I combined two cutouts I got last mont both small no honey could'nt get the queen requeened and they are starting to take off.Bring in pollen and covering ten frames now.I made a hive last week with a Hot Tip from TwT and they are starting to really go now.I have a queen comming from Kona and I'm going to make another hive this next week I'm getting excited for spring
kirko