Comments on: Ordered The Bee Packages

By: Jpbellavance

Jpbellavance — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:01:49 +0000

They are good bees. They are more defensive than most but so far are very robust. I have not treated yet.

By: Nmjohnson42

Nmjohnson42 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:19:07 +0000

I just order bee weaver package of bees. What is your thoughts on them how do they do or should I just order a cheaper pack somewhere and get the treatments as needed?

By: jpbellavance

jpbellavance — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:55:26 +0000

I discovered they were gone early last spring. When I opened them up I could tell they had probably died earlier. There was ample food but it is possible they were weakened over the winter from the varroa mites as I do not treat for them any longer.

Those two hives were also the progeny of the miracle hives I wrote about earlier. I don't know what they were as I never replaced the queens to insure a new line of known bees. The only ones to survive were the All Americans I purchased either from BeeWeaver or R.Weaver apiaries.

I don't think it was CCD but cannot say for sure.

By: mignolan

mignolan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:42:28 +0000

Jesse, I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts about the loss of the hive. Do you know what caused it? How did you discover it? (I mean, really: did your wife drown them?) ; )

By: jpbellavance

jpbellavance — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:57:16 +0000

I only had one hive survive this year. That hive is situated on my uncle's property, over 100 miles from our new house, and will stay there. We now live in the Charlottesville, Virginia, area and I have found a farm to put my new hives.

I have been waffling on getting 2 or 3. I ordered my bees from BeeWeaver and I placed the order for three. If I need to cancel one of the packages they said that would be fine.

Thanks for paying attention. Happy Holidays!

By: mignolan

mignolan — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:26:21 +0000

Jesse, what happened to your '09 hives? Are you adding three, or are they somehow gone? BTW, what's with three packages? I noticed in your post-Thanksgiving thoughts that you had decided on *two* new hives, didn't you? Don't think we're not paying attention. ; )

By: jpbellavance

jpbellavance — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:31:33 +0000

Thanks Gary, I am on Twitter under Weekendbee

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:42:05 +0000

Love the site, I have recently been looking at making my own Hive, I saw a Squido page on it which seemed doable, Have you built yours? Also you can follow some great beekeeping news on Twitter do you have a twitter name? I post under @BeekeeperNews

By: Jeffery McCullen

Jeffery McCullen — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:00:25 +0000

Nice!