Sfin's Dream.

Stang67 · Jan 20, 2023

MrsBugmaster said:
Apparently it a liquid that the queen eats and passes it on to the larvae so it won’t help the adults now but will protect the next generation from what ever it is that killing so many bees

Actually it's only for a virus that is pretty nasty. I belive it's called foulbrood. Its pretty rare. Major issue are mites that are now becoming immune to the traditional treatments we normally use.

rmorris_14 · Jan 20, 2023

F i s h y said:
That's also what she said...

Touché

sfin52 · Jan 20, 2023

Stang67 said:
For reals yes.

@danieyella

StatelineReefer · Jan 20, 2023

Fun fact, I had a full hive in the bricks of my front porch for years. Every year I would check on the queen, no gear or anything, just smoke an hour beforehand and no dumb movements. In 2019 the colony was just gone.

StatelineReefer · Jan 20, 2023

Stang67 said:
The beekeeper in me wants that frag rack.

I have an extra, I also buy them off Etsy.

You can get them in yellow and orange too.

fishguy242 · Jan 20, 2023

rmorris_14 said:
why would it be fluffy?

it is a industry job term...

NOT 4 me...

crusso1993 · Jan 20, 2023

For all those that may be interested, here is a clip from the JRE with the beekeeper that was so very interesting which I referred to earlier.

Stang67 · Jan 20, 2023

crusso1993 said:
For all those that may be interested, here is a clip from the JRE with the beekeeper that was so very interesting which I referred to earlier.

She may very well be a keeper but I dont care for her (personally) or her methods. She sets a bad example. But hey she is skinny and pretty to look at so she sells. Not my kind of fun tho.

danieyella · Jan 20, 2023

Stang67 said:
You are on the list to get some then next year!

sfin52 said:
@danieyella

I know! I'm catching up on today's rampages all over the forum from y'all. I already had that quoted. How do I sign up to get honey?!

Stang67 · Jan 20, 2023

danieyella said:
I know! I'm catching up on today's rampages all over the forum from y'all. I already had that quoted. How do I sign up to get honey?!

Done

Lowell Lemon · Jan 20, 2023

Stang67 said:
Done

Where did you get that blue hive? It looks like some rotomolded plastic. How does it work for you?

Stang67 · Jan 20, 2023

Lowell Lemon said:
Where did you get that blue hive? It looks like some rotomolded plastic. How does it work for you?

It's polystyrene. Like the moulded stryrofoam coolers. So far it's worked out real well. If they make it through the winter it will be yr 3 in it. Good insulation value for neoh winters.

Lowell Lemon · Jan 20, 2023

Stang67 said:
It's polystyrene. Like the moulded stryrofoam coolers. So far it's worked out real well. If they make it through the winter it will be yr 3 in it. Good insulation value for neoh winters.

Who sells this? It might help us make it through the Northwest winters.

sfin52 · Jan 20, 2023

So here goes my story of this morning.

Heather tried to help with getting water ready and going in the brute. She turned on the rodi but not the waste line. The rodi is hard plumbed.
Brute overflowed. A cat knocked the power strip off the self and onto the floor. Power strip got wet and tripped. Thankfully we bought a fairly nice one and it cut its power off. There was a nice electrical smell this morning.

StatelineReefer · Jan 20, 2023

sfin52 said:
So here goes my story of this morning.

Heather tried to help with getting water ready and going in the brute. She turned on the rodi but not the waste line. The rodi is hard plumbed.
Brute overflowed. A cat knocked the power strip off the self and onto the floor. Power strip got wet and tripped. Thankfully we bought a fairly nice one and it cut its power off. There nice electrical smell this morning.

Burning electrical wakes you up quicker than Folgers.

Story told from experience.

sfin52 · Jan 21, 2023

StatelineReefer said:
Burning electrical wakes you up quicker than Folgers.

Story told from experience.

Hope it wasn't serious.

MrsBugmaster · Jan 21, 2023

sfin52 said:
Heather tried to help with getting water ready and going in the brute. She turned on the rodi but not the waste line. The rodi is hard plumbed.
Brute overflowed. A cat knocked the power strip off the self and onto the floor. Power strip got wet and tripped. Thankfully we bought a fairly nice one and it cut its power off. There was a nice electrical smell this morning.

Wow that could have been so much worse. Glad everything is ok Buying a new power strip is a lot cheaper than the alternative.

rmorris_14 · Jan 21, 2023

sfin52 said:
So here goes my story of this morning.

Heather tried to help with getting water ready and going in the brute. She turned on the rodi but not the waste line. The rodi is hard plumbed.
Brute overflowed. A cat knocked the power strip off the self and onto the floor. Power strip got wet and tripped. Thankfully we bought a fairly nice one and it cut its power off. There was a nice electrical smell this morning.

Admittedly I was expecting a bad ending for the cat as I read that. Glad everyone is ok!