tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post8923540209282869683..comments2024-03-11T23:35:07.695-07:00Comments on Chop Wood Carry Water Plant Seeds: Anastasia BeehiveDusko Bojic aka Che Guebuddhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415724704813498090noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-38629131299765980022017-09-21T11:29:48.740-07:002017-09-21T11:29:48.740-07:00For anyone interested in saving the bees, please s...For anyone interested in saving the bees, please see the following link. https://www.shungitebeehives.com/<br /><br />Nothing is sold on the website, as it is a forum and way of spreading the news there is the ultimate protection for bees that is a rock from Russia. And, you can get the rocks free by asking. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163596041350034746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-84367722617967299192014-01-10T04:44:54.072-08:002014-01-10T04:44:54.072-08:00Thanks, I didn't know that :-) I don't pla...Thanks, I didn't know that :-) I don't plan to interfere anyway. I read that some beekeepers destroy young brood in July and cage the queen so she doesn't lay any eggs for some time to prevent varroa from spreading. That seems a bit too extreme for me. But in Italy seems a common practice. I have 13 hives and plan to expand. Beekeeping isn't my main source of income so I'm trying to figure out what is the best for the bees and what is best for me, a win-win situation for both.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093292344674903514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-35289689126019821702014-01-09T11:36:31.556-08:002014-01-09T11:36:31.556-08:00I too started two years ago :)
Even if so we still...I too started two years ago :)<br />Even if so we still can draw on other peoples research, observations and experience :)<br /><br />The fact is that worker bees stop feeding the old queen with royal jelly as swarm prep to slim her down so she can fly. She immediatelly starts reducing egg laying. Once the new queen cells are capped the old queen departs with the swarm. It takes at least 2-3 more weeks before the virgin queen is mated. This is the brood break = no new eggs being layed. <br /><br />There can also be a brood break during drought periods because no nectar is coming in. Bees adjust to the environment. During such time some beeks take all the honey from the bees to force them to forage anything they can find even feed them sugar syrup tricking bees into thinking nectar flow is great so the queen continues to lay eggs. <br /><br />Brood break is important part of bee biology. We must honour that in my opinion. Dusko Bojic aka Che Guebuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415724704813498090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-55267873252544253342014-01-09T11:23:16.784-08:002014-01-09T11:23:16.784-08:00I didn't know the queen has a break from layin...I didn't know the queen has a break from laying eggs. When does that happen? I started beekeeping two years ago so I don't have much experience.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093292344674903514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-90904078820134521912014-01-08T12:43:08.199-08:002014-01-08T12:43:08.199-08:00Yes it is huge. I would say approx 200 liters. The...Yes it is huge. I would say approx 200 liters. These are not my hives ;) I plan on keeping bees which are kept in small hives around 40-50 liters.<br />European dark bee has NO CHANCE filling that space with comb. Africanized bees probably but not European bees. Perone hive is also around 200 liters but he does keep africanized bees which build huge colonies.<br />If you respect the bees way and let them have a brood break after swarming the colony will never need a huge space. Conventional beeks dont respect that and do anything they can to prevent swarming and keep the old queen laying eggs until they have new mated queens ready to requeen. The result is constant egg laying, constant brood raising which is a great breeding ground for Varroa ;)<br /><br />We need more beeks who do it for the bees well being and not for the honey profit.Dusko Bojic aka Che Guebuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415724704813498090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-24247208324789211222014-01-08T11:59:00.252-08:002014-01-08T11:59:00.252-08:00 This type of hive looks huge. What happened to th... This type of hive looks huge. What happened to the 40 liter cavity theory? Interesting non the less.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093292344674903514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-11799980358827790412013-01-09T09:31:59.433-08:002013-01-09T09:31:59.433-08:00Hi there. Im not sure what you are saying. This si...Hi there. Im not sure what you are saying. This site is about top bar hives and not framed hives. As the very name applies such hives use Top Bars. The comb is naturally build by the bees. Most of us live in countries which require movable comb for inspection by the bee inspector. How to inspect the comb in the Anastasia Hive? There is no way is there ;)<br />You can keep bees naturally in Top Bar Hives with minimum disturbance. <br />I do like the Anastasia Hive though but such hives are to be hidden from the bee inspectors (illegal in some countries).Dusko Bojic aka Che Guebuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415724704813498090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-464357507743517125.post-28263537836962887792013-01-09T03:04:45.135-08:002013-01-09T03:04:45.135-08:00please see anastasia and the better way to make th...please see anastasia and the better way to make the hives without moving the frames?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com