Comments on: Preparing for a New Colony https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/ Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:54:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Donna junkerman https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-130455 Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:54:04 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-130455 My bees died last year I think they were poison how can I tell I found them they died where they were working

]]> By: Dave https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-109086 Thu, 21 May 2020 12:38:57 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-109086 I have captured my first swarm in my trap. What is the procedure to move them to my apiary yard and then to a new hive? Thanks in advance!

]]> By: Jonas https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-16944 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 01:18:45 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-16944 This is just of the reasons that it is always best to start out with at least two hives. If you had another healthy hive the queenless one could have been combined with the healthy one.

]]> By: terry https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-9526 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:18:05 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-9526 It appears you left comb from last conely that has spots of dysentery.

]]> By: Jima https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-9412 Sat, 30 May 2015 22:32:46 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-9412 Want to learn.

]]> By: Debbie Retzlaff https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-7966 Sun, 10 May 2015 23:08:00 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-7966 Your story is exactly what happened to us. When we opened the hive this spring after a brutal winter the first two boxes were loaded with honey and about one third of our original hive. The brood box was empty and no queen.to be found. We are buying a nuc from our neighbor to be ready in June. Should we combine our existing small hive with the new one? Remove the frames of honey too? Debbie

]]> By: Fanus https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-7791 Fri, 08 May 2015 18:42:01 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-7791 I needs to learn how to keep bees and produce the best honey.
I just want to start now.

Thank you for your education.

Fanus

]]> By: Kim Wilkinson https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/preparing-for-a-new-colony/#comment-7499 Tue, 05 May 2015 17:00:18 +0000 http://keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=1573#comment-7499 Just started with a package myself..about a week and half in, on new foundation. Hive looks like the airport on a warm day, saw pollen of different colours coming in too. Did a brief feed check/remove the queen cage at the weekend, bees were festooning and building comb. Going in again in a couple of weeks to see if the queen is laying. Hard to sit on my hands and leave them alone!!

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