Hi ever one today I was working on my friends garden and a honey bee came up frist one ive seen within 2 miles of my house this year but I was just wanting to know how do you track them back to the hive? This week ill be getting 25 supers for 4 or 5 $ a super. I dont think thats to bad for them and there all in good shape. Thanks for all the help :)
That's funny, I just made a post about the same thing. Following a bee back to it's hive from the field is called "Bee-lining". I guess the theory is when the bees leave the field, they make a direct path , or a bee-line, back to the hive. There's a trick to doing it and I've never done it before. I was trying to find out how successful people had been by doing this old art.
Congrats on the cool find. $5 a super, not bad! Do you get the frames and stuff too? Or is it just the body?
Sean Kelly
Yes its the frames ever thing ill just need new Crimp wire thats it. Then he said 7$ for the hive body frames ever thing.
By the way Sean have you went to www.dadant.com thay have a place in Chico Ca better then ga then you might try www.westernbee.com but I dont know if thay have any bees or not. Ok i was looking on my favorites and i found this http://www.beezneezapiary.com/ there out of wa I hope this helps some. I dont even have any bees yet it will bee 2008 befor I have any right now im just trying to get part by part I did find a beesuit for 57$ with a veil that is at www.mannlakeltd.com have fun ;)
Quote from: beeginner on March 27, 2007, 04:27:06 AM
By the way Sean have you went to www.dadant.com thay have a place in Chico Ca better then ga then you might try www.westernbee.com but I dont know if thay have any bees or not. Ok i was looking on my favorites and i found this http://www.beezneezapiary.com/ there out of wa I hope this helps some. I dont even have any bees yet it will bee 2008 befor I have any right now im just trying to get part by part I did find a beesuit for 57$ with a veil that is at www.mannlakeltd.com have fun ;)
Hey! Thanks for the info. Yeah, I checked out beezneez and they're closer than Chico (that's like 800 miles from here) but the only dates to pick them up is on a work day. But they're later which is good. Adds one more option to my list.
I just checked out Dadant's site and they have mail order locations in Oregon too. That might work. Man, it's looking brighter every minute. :-)
Just wanted to let you know that the $57 deluxe bee suit from Mann Lake doesnt come with a helmet. I'm getting the same one but in Nylon instead of Cotton.
Well thats good at lest I help'd someone and not the other way aroud lol. I know that beesuit will not come with the helmet but thats no big deal at all. Glad to help ;)