Looks great. Seemed to work smoothly. Also, I know it's fun just putting it directly into the jars from the hive, but to make it easier, you can probably just put a bucket or pot under there and pore the honey from the bucket later. I plan on extracting when I get home next weekend. Looking at 7-10 gallons depending on how many supers I decide to do.
Thanks. I plan to use a large pitcher next time. I just didn't know how much honey I would get from each frame.
A shallow super frame holds about 1.5-2 pints. A medium frame holds about 3 pints, and a deep frame usually holds around 4.5-5 pints. So your frame must be extra wide.
what kind of fucking bugs are these? motherfuckers. they all CAME OUT of my thatch/root area of my zoysia as i was putting my sprinkler away. no shit, like 10-15. i'd pop a few and then theyd magically reappear. fuckers hard to kill too. these guys were all still kinda alive and i wanted a good pic, so i froze their fucking asses thoughts? i went and grabbed two huge handfuls of and threw it in the general area of my lawn where they were. i laid that down with my turf builder back in late feb. time for another application? burn my grass? i take it those beetles are probably responsible for the shotgun leaves i see in the summer? double RL billdozer
Ohh God damn, you posted it in two threads? I literally have no idea how you could grow to be an adult and not know what a June bug is no way treating your yard is gunna take care of them they fly in from everywhere, and are extremely attracted to light, so any outdoor lighting you have will be swarmed by them best technique I have seen to kill them is to put a bucket of water under your lights, and drown as many as possible
Harvested all 6 frames on my hive yesterday. Yielded 42 jars (1/2 pints), 3 grolsh style beer bottles and 1 large jar of unknown size.
I am shamed. My bag of bug stuff says it will kill the grubs and the bugs though.. but since they fly it aint gonna do much? Shit. They eat my poor pear/dogwood lookin tree and have started on my hydrangea transplant
SIAP: anyone have any great web resources for container planting (vegetables only)? I've gardened before but will be renting for next year and can't tear shit up too much. Never have used containers so not sure how big of ones I need, best kind of soils etc. TIA GBR
foxfarm happy frog or ocean floor only container soil youll need (unless youre filling a bed and want to bulk mix your own)
Swim Cantore have you seriously never seen those? They are clogging up every skimmer in every pool right now and have been for ever. Regardless, do what bigred77 said if you want them dead. They love light and will land in water and drown. I don't even mess with them. They are all over the place right now.
the flo-hive just seems so easy / cool. If our lot is big enough when we move I'm definitely getting bees. How often do you have to tend to your bees? Like if I put one at my camp could it go 2 weeks without someone going do anything? I really know nothing about bees but I'm fascinated.
I'm the same. Always wanted them and had no clue these Flo hives existed. I'm ready. Hell, I watched Bee movie last night.
After doing a little research on the flo-hive, it seems the only easier aspect to it is harvesting the honey. They say it's still a lot of work to keep the bees. That being said, if the honey is indeed easier to harvest and easier on the bees themselves it seems like a no-brainer. As long as you're not a traditionalist bee keeper, they seem to not like the newfangled innovations.
So I'm pretty new at bees and only know enough to get me in trouble, but here's my take after having bees for 7 weeks and reading/researching them off and on for the last year... If you consider your bees as a pet then they are the lowest maintenace pet you will ever own. This is assuming you have the flow hive that I have. It's a lazy man's bee hive. You don't feed them. You don't water them. You dont clean up their poop in the yard or have to change a litter box. You do have to open the hive up a few times a year to check the bees for pests/diseases and to just make sure nothing is wrong. But besides that, yes you can leave the hive unattended for weeks at a time. Or months at a time during winter. The labor/work comes in at the harvest time. This is the key difference with the hive I have. Traditionally you have to remove the frames, uncap the comb, get the honey out, filter the honey, and put thehive back together. I dont do any of that. I live on a 3/4 acre lot and have the hive in the rear corner. I cut the grass there at night when the bees are less active and Imakesure my 3yo girls don't play next to it. Other than thatthe bees just chill and do their thing. We haven't had any problems getting stung. The only equipment I have besidesthe hive is a smoker and a frame tool. The only issue I see is that the bees are doing great and are going to outgrow the hive soon. I didnt think this would be a issue until next year but i suppose this is a good problem. I just dont need a second hive so im not sure what im going to do. Doug if you want bees let me know and you can setup next to mine and we can split the hive and then you take your half. Idk how the logistics would work but the guy igot the bees from could help us figure all that out.
So any experienced bee guys - how often would you need to be around your hive, if I put them at my camp and someone was around once, to every 2 weeks - would that be enough? -Asshole- answered my question while I was typing that up. I might take you up on that offer - would be a great way to get my feet wet with it and learn a lot before putting in some money and getting a couple hives at my camp.
All these hive posts make me want to get into beekeeping next year. My concern is the lack of a food source for them since I basically live in the woods. -Asshole-, how much was that whole setup with the hive and bees to get you going?
My tomatoes are getting Crunk right now. I'm about to be eating some mean ass sandwiches. I planted my okra late this year and have just this week started getting a few.
The flow hive is more expensive than regular hives. I think I paid $600. Here's a link to their website. http://www.honeyflow.com I think I have a 15% off code in a recent email from them. I'll see if I can find it. Edit: FLOW15 is the code for 15% off your order.
My tomato plant in a planter is struggling. Dried up leaves and losing branches. Still plenty of maters tho. Any ideas?
We are same, goats are the only one I'm iffy on though - my wife wants them, I don't really see the point. Other than the little goats that hop around and look cute as hell.
one very amateur opinion: hit it with some fertilizer - might have a calcium deficiency judging by the yellowed leaves can't tell how big the container is, but im putting my tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets
I think the roots need space. Tomatoes don't like super heat and dry soil. I'd go a little more on the watering and maybe a larger container.
NOrmally you would have some black rot on the bottom of your tomatoes if they were lacking calcium. Is it like that on just 1 side of the plant or pretty much the entire thing?
It's probably not a calcium deficiency. That usually results in blossom end rot and those tomatoes in the picture look to be fine. texasraider I noticed some brown/yellow spots on some of the leaves in the background toward the top of the plant. Did the problem start with the leaves having those black/brown spots? If so, it's early blight. Remove all of the effected leaves once, put them in a plastic bag, seal them, and throw them in the trash.
my wife made some friends in her program that wanted me to grow them some really hot peppers, so i am happily obliging them so that means ill be growing them for myself too - they are getting: - fatalii gourmet jigsaw - elysium oxide scotch bonnet - jay's peach ghost scorpion - trinidad scorpion butch t - naga morich - numex suave orange (this one is for my wife, since she cant handle much heat)
I'm late to answer, but during the spring/summer when things are blooming, you should expect to be in your bees every week to 2 weeks to check for 3 things: Evidence of a queen, either seeing her or seeing eggs; If they have enough room or need another box added; and if you see any evidence of disease. Like -Asshole- said, the Hive Flo is much more expensive than a normal hive. For the $600 bucks it is, you can get 2 sets of bees, 2 hive bodies, and 6 honey supers. But you would have to decide if you want to use an extractor or crush and strain to get your honey. AU3kGT , you should be fine as long as you have forage nearby. The bees will fly up to 3 miles away to get stuff. You may be fine anyways depending on what trees are around you. Like if you had poplar trees or sourwood nearby, those are big for bees.
My cantaloupes and watermelons have exploded and are starting to grow, been getting 4-5 zucchini a day, my plum trees are still going strong, strawberries are still going well, and blueberries and blackberries are starting to get ripe.
I did my first honey extraction of the year today, there's more work in it that -Asshole- , but I ended up with 81 lbs of honey, or just shy of 7 gallons.
Yeah. We keep maybe a gallon or so and sell the rest. Already had orders for 6 pints before I even extracted. I put our stash in an old growler.
Thai dragon and cayenne Banana pepper and jalapeño Back: sunsugar, reisentraube, patriot blueberry, tomatillo, tomatillo Front L-R: black cherry, Paul Robeson, orange strawberry oxheart, orange strawberry oxheart, Cherokee purple Patriot blueberry Tomatillos on left, orange strawberry oxheart and Cherokee purple on right Paul Robeson and black cherry on left, reisentraube and sunsugar on right