New Beekeeper - What to do now
www.durhamsbeefarm.com/ What a new beekeeper needs to look for in his (her) hive. Honey (food) & pollen. Late winter or early spring, we need to be sure our bees have enough food (honey) to be sure they don't starve in case of a few days in a row of rain. You can't control the pollen very well but you sure can keep them from starving. Next, be sure you have a laying Queen and hopefully a good ( very good ) Queen. When I say very good Queen, one that is laying a lot of eggs and a solid pattern, not a lot of missed cells. The Queen is everything. A mediocre Queen doesn't get. This time of year, you should see eggs, larvae & capped brood. As your going through the hive frame by frame, be conscious of any Queen cells. If you see a lot of Queen Cells, they are getting ready to swarm. You don't want your hive to swarm as you stand a good chance of loosing the swarm. To see step by step how to put brood frames together and inbed the foundation go to youtu.be/_GT71c8QkDY This is not accurate but it is easy to remember. 8 8 8 They will cap the Queen cell in 8 days The Queen will immerge in 8 days & she will start laying in 8 days. Bad weather can alter the time frame. All typos and grammatical errors are for entertainment purposes only Demonstrating to a new beekeeper how to assemble brood frames youtu.be/3PgfQzUIH7k Here are some of my honey bee videos youtu.be/9HUwZgpJcEw youtu.be/ABNmO9SewG8 youtu.be/lQ58Y80tMTk youtu.be/7x-NIeJI_MA youtu.be/8pTexsTdv6Y youtu.be/RPz3vQAlp8s youtu.be/tDYyhz3x7t4 How a beekeeper starts tomato seeds indoors youtu.be/2W0l0Hc6hZw About beekeeper Tim Durham Sr. youtu.be/9bqHuae38Uw Thank you, Tim Durham Sr. Durham's Bee Farm Walls, MS 662.781.0542 www.DurhamsBeeFarm.com
