I have two hives I started mid April and missed much of the flow here in South Carolina. One has 2 frames capped and a good bit of uncapped honey stored. The other hive has very little, so little I feel I need to feed them. This hive swarmed two week ago, I did catch them and started another hive that I'm feeding, the queen is laying in the new hive :).
Why did one hive have stores and the other not? Lazy bees? How much can I expect from the fall flow here in South Carolina?
Danny
Quote from: dprater on July 12, 2012, 10:10:56 PM
I have two hives I started mid April and missed much of the flow here in South Carolina. One has 2 frames capped and a good bit of uncapped honey stored. The other hive has very little, so little I feel I need to feed them. This hive swarmed two week ago, I did catch them and started another hive that I'm feeding, the queen is laying in the new hive :).
Why did one hive have stores and the other not? Lazy bees? How much can I expect from the fall flow here in South Carolina?
Danny
You need some local help
South Carolina
AIKEN BKPRS ASSOC
1555 Richland Ave E.
Aiken, SC 29801
Nathaniel J Beach
Email:
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OCONEE CO BKRPS ASSCO
Jack Collins
411 Cleveland Pike Rd
Westminster, SC 29693
Phone: 864-647-6381
Email:
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Kerry Owen - President
Email:
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SOUTH CAROLINA MID-STATE BKPRS ASSOC
Mike Radcliffe
Phone: 803-438-8481
Email:
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SPARTANBURG BKPRS ASSOC
Dennis Fleming
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YORK COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Kevin McLaughlin
Email:
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Quote from: dprater on July 12, 2012, 10:10:56 PM
Why did one hive have stores and the other not?
Sometimes (often) two side-by-side colonies will be very different. Two different queens will have different characteristics, with some producing bees that are considerably more industrious than others.
You said the colony without honey is the one that swarmed. I've had that experience where a swarm leaves the cupboards bare.
Yepp, the swarm took the honey with them.
Scott
Quote from: hardwood on July 13, 2012, 02:03:47 PM
Yepp, the swarm took the honey with them.
Scott
I'll second that. All those in favor say "I".
Oh, sorry just habit. :-D
Jim
Thanks
Jim123- I do belong to a wonderful club, Mid-state Beekeepers Assoc. I will ask them about the fall flow.
I was wondering what was in their backpacks when they left, now I know :).