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Two Queen Hive Management With Package Bees
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This is a video about a Top Bar Hive that has turned aggressive.
It is moved to a remote location and the honey and brood removed and
the hive prepared to be converted to a Langstroth Hive and given a
new queen.
This is a continution of Part 1. We
cannot find the queen so a queen excluder is attached to the bottom
of the super, elevated and the bees shaken in front of the hive.
We are preparing it to receive a new queen. This is a continution of Part 1 & 2.
We have prepared the hive it to receive a new queen. A queen
is not available so we have taken a frame of eggs and young larva
from a 2012 Carniolan Breeder queen and will insert it in the brood
nest and then give the hive a 50/50 sugar water to help it get
started.
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Taking Orders for 2018
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Note: Prices are subject to change: Price increases from package bee suppliers for 2018 have increased by 10%. The prices list above are our new 2018 prices and we will honor the above prices for orders placed and paid for before any new increases. Prices have increased from suppliers at a rate of 8-10% per year over the last 10 years.
Our Double Deep Hive with Bees ($600) Double Deep Hives loaded with bees in both hive bodies out of almonds available the first week of April 2018. Our Double Deep Hive with Bees ($600) are two 10 frame hive bodies with bees and a fall queen, Frames are a combination of drawn comb with bees, brood, honey (nectar in various stages of ripening), pollen and 2 frames with foundation (to give the queen room to lay to delay swarming). These hives went into almonds the first week of February with a minimum of 6 frames of brood for pollination. This Double Deep hive has a temporary screened bottom for transport only. It is designed for the beekeeper who wants to make honey early in the spring then have the option to do their own splitting into two single hives or several nucs (3-6) over the summer. If the bees are placed in a decent location in the spring these hives can produce 60 pounds of honey and upwards in the spring. We placed a test hive in Mesa, AZ near the orange groves and stacked 4 supers of drawn honey comb and this test hive produced 144 pounds of honey before the end of April. Several of the keys to produce this much honey was a strong hive out of almonds and the supers of drawn comb. Placing foundation only will reduce the honey flow. This hive is ideal for the person who needs early pollination, wants honey and desires to build up their hives or to sell nucs and package bees. We will produce a video for those who want to sell nucs or build up their hive numbers. We have a number of customers that we can refer to you who want to purchase nucs in your area. Order early, we expect to be sold out of these by December 31, 2017. Call 505-286-4843 to reserve hives
Our Single Hive with Bees ($300) is an 8 or 10 frame hive body with a fall queen, Frames are a combination of drawn comb with bees, brood, honey (nectar in various stages of ripening), pollen and frames with foundation. This single hive has a temporary top and bottom for transport only. It is designed for the beekeeper who has some beekeeping experience. For beginners we recommend the Nuc in a hive.
When our bees are finished pollinating almonds in CA in mid March we move them into orange groves. We place a queen excluder between the two hive bodies. After one week we look for the hive body that the queen is laying in. We remove this hive body, put on a temporary transportation top and bottom and deliver these hives to select locations across the southwest. You can meet the truck at the location or if you are not able to pickup on that date a caretaker will hold the hive for you. We are making special arrangements to have a caretaker at each location.
These queens are a fall 2017 queen. It is difficult to get current season queens before May 1st. All queens have bee committed for years by the commercial queen breeders to their package bee production and to major beekeepers. We have had problems in the past getting queens intime to prevent our hives from swarming. By dividing this way we can get deliveries out early in the season. Our queens are installed in the fall which is best for the development of the hive for both fall, winter and spring. Beekeepers should requeen in late summer and fall every year to prevent early spring swarming.
We have taken most of the risk out of developing a hive of bees for you and have insured that the queen is a good laying queen with a good brood pattern.
When installing package bees there is a risk that the bees will act like a swarm and leave the hive after a few days. With the presence of open brood the bees will not leave. You do not need to transfer these bees into any other equipment. This hive will expand on its' own with proper food resources. These hives are delivered with a special top and bottom board for easy transportation with out endangering the hive of bees. When you reach the location where you are setting up your bees just remove these two covers and place on your bottom board and put your top cover on the hive. The frames in this hive have been arranged for optimum hive expansion. NOTE: You will need a second and third super as this is an actively growing hive (depending on food resources and hive management).
Orders are taken by phone: 505-286-4843 (click here to order by email)
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4 Frame Nucs are placed in a 5 frame hive and includes a queen, 4 frames which are a combination of drawn comb with bees, brood, honey (nectar in various stages of ripening), and pollen. We have taken the risk out of installing package bees for you in a nuc and have insured that the queen is a good laying queen with a good brood pattern. When installing package bees there is a risk that the bees will act like a swarm and leave the hive after a few days. With the presence of open brood the bees will not leave. All you will need to do is transfer the contents of the nuc to you your Langstroth equipment. You may also keep your bees in the nuc for several weeks before transferring.
Our Nuc in a Hive with Bees ($300) is an 8 or 10 frame hive body with a fall queen, 4 frames which are a combination of drawn comb with bees, brood, honey (nectar in various stages of ripening), and pollen. This hive is transported with the a bottom board that has an entrance that is easy to open and close for transport. The bottom can be left on all year and opened and closed with the seasons. The top is a migrator top. This set up makes it easy to transport your bees in any vehicle without fear of bees coming out of the hive. We have taken the risk out of installing package bees for you in a nuc and have insured that the queen is a good laying queen with a good brood pattern. When installing package bees there is a risk that the bees will act like a swarm and leave the hive after a few days. With the presence of open brood the bees will not leave. All you will need to do is transfer the contents of the nuc to you your Langstroth equipment. You may also keep your bees in the nuc for several weeks before transferring.
3 # Packages are shaken from commercial hives and given a 2018 Italian Queen. A 3 pound package will have about 3.3 pounds of bees when they are first placed into the cage, but due to shrinkage from honey consumption they will be about 3 pounds when you receive them. Due to recent increases in the cost of package bees we have had to increase our price to $160.00. We deliver packages to a common meeting place. We can also arrange for you to pick up packages from one of our affiliates. Packages are not shipped via UPS or USPS because of problems with losses. We may be able to make special delivery arrangements depending on our delivery routes. If you are new to beekeeping we would recommend you purchase a 4 frame nuc (listed above). See the reasons why a beginner should consider a nuc over package bees. Pricing is with cage exchange. If you do not have a cage to exhange please add $7.00 for the cage.
SOLD OUT Bee Hives: Special Offer Double Deep Hives $400.00 SOLD OUT
I am bringing 100 Double Deep hives to our Belen yard and 100 to our
Mesa, AZ yard out of almonds the last two weeks of March and the
first week of April. I am running a special on them
until January 1, 2018.
Our regular price is $600.00 but orders placed with a 20% deposit
before 1/1/18 will receive a $200.00 discount so the discounted
price will be $400.00. These hives are full of bees top to bottom.
They can be split into two 10 frame singles at any time. I would
make a crop of honey then split them the first week of June. When
packages are running $160 each and 4 frame nucs are running $250.00
each and singles $300 each this makes these strong double deeps a
great bargain. One of these hives can be split into 4 each 4 frame
nucs at any point from March through April. CC Miller in his book
"Fifty Years Among the Bees" tells how he would split his hives into
6 hives and still make a honey crop. SOLD
OUT
Availability of BEES are all dependent on WEATHER and other factors which are out of our control.
NOTE: Your may request your bees to be treated with oxalic acid vaporizer for the control of the varroa mite at no additional cost. The exception is package bees. We do not have time to treat packages in March and April. Oxalic acid is naturally occurring chemical found in many vegetables such as spinach. See the following article for details: click here REFUND POLICY We do not offer refunds on orders of package bees, nucs or nucs in a hive . If you are not able to pick up your bees or accept delivery we will continue to hold the bees for you in a nuc or a single hive until a time when you can take receipt of them. If you are transferring your order to another person please send us a notice of transfer. Remember that PACKAGED BEES, QUEENS, Nucs and Hives is dependent on WEATHER and other factors which are out of our control.
Nucs are for pickup only in Albuquerque, NM and Mesa, AZ or they are delivered to pre-arranged locations in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, California, Oklahoma and Texas Call for locations 505-286-4843
Orders are taken by phone: 505-286-4843 (click here to order by email)
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