And here's my YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq-s04_-CFc
or you can search Beehave Queen Marking Kit. The advantage of the tube is that you don't have to handle the queen directly.
Cheers,
Kristina
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- Thu Mar 31, 2016 5:04 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: Newbie seeking advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14823
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:26 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: Newbie seeking advice
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14823
Re: Newbie seeking advice
Hi David, I think your analysis is correct; the varroa/virus complex did in your hive. You're also right that it was too late. By the time the varroa count gets that high, the bees are seriously compromised nutritionally and full of viruses. I recommend to my club members and mentorees that they mon...
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:18 pm
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Microscopes on eBay
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8094
Microscopes on eBay
I just bought a nice AMERICAN OPTICAL FIFTY 50 BINOCULAR LABORATORY MICROSCOPE - on eBay for $75 with free pickup in Denver. There are lots more like it from a medical business liquidation. Bidding starts at $75. It will do 400x, which is what you need to see Nosema spores. The oculars are WF10x, th...
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:05 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: What does a season of beekeeping look like in Boulder area?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13491
Re: What does a season of beekeeping look like in Boulder ar
Hi, One thing I would add is that we often have a long, dry fall with nothing blooming, but warm enough temperatures for bees to be active. They can use up a lot of honey during that time. We're A LOT drier than MN and often put out water for our bees. Another reason not to start a hive after the fi...
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 9:37 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: SHB
- Replies: 4
- Views: 26170
Re: SHB
Hi, First, you should go back through this forum (mid-July '15) to see the discussion of SHB. Second, since it was under the screen and you didn't notice anything over the summer, that beetle was probably trying to invade from somewhere else last fall. Hopefully. At the same time, though, it did com...
- Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:48 am
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: Blue Dasher Farm Needs Funding
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10852
Blue Dasher Farm Needs Funding
Happy New Year Everyone! If you attended the recent WAS (Western Apiculture Society) meeting here in Boulder, you may have heard Jonathan Lundgren speak. He is offering a real, evidence-based way to help the bees. This is NOT another Flow Hive! I have made a personal donation, but I think this would...
- Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:55 am
- Forum: Classifieds
- Topic: Beehave Queen Marking Kit
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9792
Beehave Queen Marking Kit
The Beehave Queen Marking Kit is the perfect stocking stuffer! The kit includes a marking tube/padded plunger, paint pen, and detailed instructions with a link to my Youtube video. As a bonus, you get two paint pens, one white (2016) and one blue (2015), according to the international queen color co...
- Tue Oct 27, 2015 10:16 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: bringing bee set-ups in from out-of-state
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8998
Re: bringing bee set-ups in from out-of-state
There are no restrictions for empty equipment as far as I know. If you were to move live bees, you'd need a certificate of health from your home state bee inspector/detpt of ag and be ready to show it at any time in any of the states you pass through. Going into CA, you'd have to stop at an inspecti...
- Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:07 pm
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: Small Hive Beetle SHB
- Replies: 13
- Views: 65640
Re: Small Hive Beetle SHB
Hi Cinibee, Which photos look like your beetles? Mostly what people are seeing are not SHB. Did the honey smell fermented? Was it a total slimy stinky mess? It would be with SHB.See my earlier post. Also, wax moths are everywhere t o some degree. Healthy bees will keep them in check. If they are act...
- Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:16 am
- Forum: Beekeeping
- Topic: Are Bumblebees and Honeybees friends?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16400
Re: Are Bumblebees and Honeybees friends?
Hi Linda, Bumblebee queens are attracted to honey bee hives. I'm not sure why, but there is certainly the potential for a lot of food there. They are usually tolerated for the short time they are there. If they fly in while the hive is open, they bypass most of the guards too. What you saw was a que...