Ontario Finger Lakes Beekeepers Association - Forum

Subject: Swarm 5/22/13- Hilton NY - by: kimberly.carpenter

kimberly.carpenter — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:42:45 +0100

Today's Date : 2013-05-22

Name : Greg Blythe

Phone Number : 5858028092

Address of Swarm : 9 country meadow way hilton ny

How long has the swarm been there? : less than 8hrs

How big is the swarm? : Soccer Ball Size

Other Details : In tree in front yard

*Please post in reply to this if you have spoken with the homeowner and are going to get them. We do not want several people showing up there all for the same bees. Thank you.

Subject: Entrance reducer - by: 173ABN

173ABN — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:26:29 +0100

My first time with bees. I just picked up my first nucs. I have put the bees in the hive. When do I know when to rotate the entrance reducer. When should I take my first look into the hive.

Subject: Cute Fawn! - by: jandaum

jandaum — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:58:35 +0100

OK, nothing in this post about bees, but I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this little fawn yesterday, and was amused by its fixation on my chocolate lab. It must've lunged & bleated at the dog 10 times or more. It didn't even notice the yellow lab. I posted a video on youtube.

Subject: East Bloomfield, need a little help - by: liquidsquid

liquidsquid — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:44:22 +0100

Hi all,

I have been a bit too busy with Cub Scouts and other responsibilities to be taking very good care of my bees, but I have run into a bit of a "bind" so to speak.

My top and bottom super frames are all glued together. Apparently my bees are big producers of propolis and have firmly glued the top frames onto the top super, which I am having a heck of a time releasing (I have been unable to release some), and then "combed" the top and bottom frames together. I split the supers, went to lift, and the bottom center 8 or so frames lifted up with the top ones.

That makes setting them to the side rather difficult to perform inspections. Especially alone. I Just slid everything back together rather than trying to separate everything, and let the bees get back to work.

I am looking for a mentor to give me a hand and some instruction so I can inspect my colony. I am not seeing a big surge of bees like I was hoping for, and I think I have a small hive beetle problem I would like to get some traps installed for. With everything glued together, it is making this rather difficult.

Thanks for any suggestions. I am sure some of you have dealt with this. Right now I am just happy I got by bees through the winter successfully.

-Mark Wyman

Subject: Extraction - by: NorTracNY

NorTracNY — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:52 +0100

I found this on Craig's list

rochester.craigslist.org/zip/3810224162.html

Subject: Honey Shortage Article in Syracuse Newspaper - by: kimberly.carpenter

kimberly.carpenter — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:39:05 +0100

Interesting Article from a Syracuse newspaper about what's happening with our bees in Central NY. A lot of us can relate to this.

blog.syracuse.com/cny/2013/05/honey_shor...t_hbx#incart_best-of

Subject: A Way to Promote your Honey locally - by: Bob

Bob — Sat, 04 May 2013 08:38:04 +0100

Hi Everyone,

I'm Bob Gusciora, and I've thought of a way to promote your honey locally, if you wish. Since November, I've been volunteering two days a week at Gleaners Community Kitchen, which is part of St John's Episcopal Church on Main Street in Canandaigua, and which serves lunches at noon, five days a week, to local folks who are needy. Everyone is served, with no questions asked. On a typical day, 30 to 60 people are fed (the maximum attendance was 120 on one day). Throughout the week, about 40 volunteers total (some are excellent cooks!) contribute their time to prepare and to serve sumptuous meals from scratch, using basic food donations from many of the food purveyors in the area.

Today, however, one cook wanted some honey for a recipe. When we searched the pantry, there was none, and I was told that Gleaners had had some previously, but it had been thrown out because it was “...nasty....” I thought that this might be an opportunity for club beekeepers to donate a small amount of their local honey, contribute to the community, become known amongst a small number of first class cooks, and receive a potential tax credit for their donation.

I’ll be at the May 13th meeting, so if you want to bring a small jar of your honey (labeled with your name, address, and apiary name --- very important), I’ll give it to Gleaners and arrange for a receipt for your donation. Thanks.

Subject: BeeEye Video Installation at RIT Festival - by: kimberly.carpenter

kimberly.carpenter — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:14:58 +0100

Imagine RIT- Innovation & Creativity Festival
Date & Time: Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 10am to 5pm, rain or shine.
Cost: Free and open to the public!
Location: Imagine RIT takes place throughout RIT’s campus in Henrietta, NY.

BeeEye: A Video Installation

Exhibit Code: GAN-403
Zone: Artistic Alley
Location: Frank E. Gannett Hall (GAN/007B) - A20 Studio B
Time: All Day
Age Group: 6 and under, 7-10, 11-14, 15-adult

Description:
Immerse yourself in the world of the honeybee in BeeEye, a video installation by Professor Cat Ashworth. Enter the hexagon-shaped structure and be surrounded by the sights and the sounds of the honeybee. BeeEye explores the human/honeybee connection in an abstract, symbolic, and spiritual experience for the viewer. The experience of BeeEye is pure magic, as the viewer stands in the center of a six-sided video projection, listening to the hum of bees blended with a music composition by Eastman School of Music Professor Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez.

Exhibitors:
cathleen ashworth

More info:
www.rit.edu/imagine/planyourday13/exhibit.php?id=443

Subject: Deadout questions - by: NorTracNY

NorTracNY — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:55:05 +0100

I have a new deadout. The hive had plenty of bees in it as of 2 weeks ago. I will likely send off some bees to Beltsville. I know they did not starve. There is plenty of honey in the hive. There were few bees even on the frames. The bottom board had plenty of bees. Even though it was a screened bottom board, it was cluttered.

I have a few questions... Anyone have a guess what my have been the cause? What is the shine on the capped honey? What is in the cells of the one picture? I was feeding a sugar syrup on the top board. I know this is not ideal. Did I create too much humidity? Is the honey safe to eat? Is pesticides the only concern in honey being unsafe?

Thanks.

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Subject: Two hives need removed- Honeoye Falls & Geneva - by: jimcoler

jimcoler — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:41:52 +0100

I know of two active hives where the homeowners want them out. There is one in Honeoye Falls and the other in Geneva.

Honeoye Falls - this one is in the rake of the soffit up at the peak of two stories. Last year it was pretty active and I convinced the homeowner to let it stay for the winter. He wants it out now.

Geneva - This one is up three stories and we have access to a lift to get up there. Their entrance is under the soffit of a sit on top gable. I know this is a very well established hive as they've had previous hives around here even on the outside of the house. The homeowner wants them out and is willing to help, but is allergic to bees! I was considering a trap out with it sitting on the roof next to the entrance but I'm not sure that will work with what I've been reading.

Please give me a call if you're willing to help or take these on!
Jim Coler
585-733-5686

Subject: Entrance feeder - by: 173ABN

173ABN — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:13:16 +0100

Since I am new to the game, I am going to bee asking a bunch of questions in the future. When it comes to the entrance feeder, does it matter using a glass or plastic jar.

Subject: Cutout Palmyra 4-24-13 - by: greg755

greg755 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:25:31 +0100

I just dont have the time this weekend to get to these.

Lisa called me today and said she needs bees removed. Her husband said they came in late last year and they are here again this year. Sound like an established hive so I dont think a trap out would work... . The are located up in the sofit of their house.

Her Phone number is 315-597-1643

They want the bees taken alive. I told the husband that it may require several hours of work depending on how far the bees have made comb. I also told him that the comb and or honey would need to be removed to discourge further infestations or rodents.

Have fun.
Greg