two hives one has honey the other nothing?

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dprater

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

Jim134

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July 13, 2012, 07:32:33 AM
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

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indypartridge

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July 13, 2012, 07:35:01 AM
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.

hardwood

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July 13, 2012, 02:03:47 PM
Yepp, the swarm took the honey with them.

Scott
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BeeMaster2

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July 13, 2012, 03:00:54 PM
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
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dprater

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July 14, 2012, 05:57:43 AM
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 :).
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