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Shakedown trial
Hung first bait hive today. It’s a dry run to wait for the old brood comb to come out of the freezer after 48 hours. I don’t want to take a chance with wax moths. The plan will be to bait the hive...
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Baiting the hives
Let’s see…lemongrass oil on a piece of paper towel, inside a ziplock plastic bag and old comb melted on a couple of top bars. All that’s left to do is to put on the top. That one is done. Let’s check...
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Bait Hives Are Going Up
All of a sudden it’s time to get serious about this. I built most of the bait hives in February. April and May are the best months on the Oregon Coast. I don’t want to start too late because I’ll be...
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(High) Hive Hopes
Randy seems to know all the bee trees in the county. I asked him if he thought hanging a bait hive up a certain logging road would be permissible with the owners. He said “There’s no bees up there....
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Kicked out of State Park
I had hung two bait hives in a state park, admittedly without prior permission, but up high, in no one’s way. This was a spot where a tall bee tree was located. Each week I would visit, check the box...
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Randy and Loni Save the Day
Saturday brought the usual “check the bait boxes routine”, sigh over no bees yet, and daub some lemon grass oil on the outside. The first box I looked at was on the feral tree on private land. “WOW,...
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This short video shows the progress of the swarm that was transferred from the bait hive to Bee Beard on June 2nd. Now after 7 weeks, viewing through the observation window, you can see the bottom of...
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A Tree Hive
Lucky number 7…I caught bees in this bait box last year, so it was a good choice to use. Yesterday I caught a swarm from Bee Beard Log hive and put it into my back-up Warre. I thought I had some time...
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The Grand Kids are Back
Grand Kids Log Hive October 8…..Grand Kids Log hive might be showing signs of a comeback. About a month ago, I was in despair about this hive. The temperature had dropped, I saw drones flying out of...
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