tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post164816695545762871..comments2023-10-25T07:15:41.952-04:00Comments on Mark's Bees!: A hot, North Carolina summer night!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post-85337879985244065142011-07-16T15:01:35.086-04:002011-07-16T15:01:35.086-04:00I wish I could blame my bee issues on the weather ...I wish I could blame my bee issues on the weather but we have had very little in the way of heat this year. I collected a feral hive in June (elmer's bees) they were very gentle when collected but gradually got meaner and meaner. Even though I add fourth super for them it never stopped. They would buzz anyone within 20 feet of the hive and have even bumped my head, 60 ft away around the corner by my house. I was going to smush the queen this weekend but when they stung the gardener next door it was time to act. I was going to terminate them but we found someone to move them to the desert away from people. They were hard working but with bad attitudes for urban living.<br />I will now keep a single hiveDennis In The Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594435718593661647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post-36535651014316690512011-07-15T13:16:33.850-04:002011-07-15T13:16:33.850-04:00Tim: You're exactly right! They seem to be doi...Tim: You're exactly right! They seem to be doing well as a team. I'm proud of all four colonies! Thanks for stopping by!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post-72753793526519890562011-07-15T13:14:45.476-04:002011-07-15T13:14:45.476-04:00Bethany and Anna: I use screened bottom boards wit...Bethany and Anna: I use screened bottom boards with all of my hives and leave them open all summer and winter. I don't use the <b>screened</b> ventilated top covers. I was going to buy some, but received a shock when the person selling them said they were a waste of money. My inner covers do have ventilation notches in then to help with air circulation, and I used to glue popcicle sticks to my inner covers to help create a space for air to enter and leave the hive. Unfortunately, I don't believe anything will help with this hot and muggy air pattern we're in until the system changes. I have seen where people open the top of their hives, slant the cover, and that helps move the hot air out of the top of the hive. I may try that and see if it works. Thanks for posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post-1357070364474895782011-07-13T19:16:44.078-04:002011-07-13T19:16:44.078-04:00I thought my bees and I have had it rough in Maine...I thought my bees and I have had it rough in Maine with temps just hitting 90! do you ventilate your hives when the weather is so horribly hot?The Starved Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687455585038744083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post-23944988552779106962011-07-13T06:20:47.430-04:002011-07-13T06:20:47.430-04:00I'm assuming you run screened bottom boards? B...I'm assuming you run screened bottom boards? But do you use ventilated inner covers too? I have some but my bees haven't needed them yet, they are still essentially still nucs. It can get pretty awful in Maryland as well. AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4319169279203223305.post-18691393703771855442011-07-13T02:50:13.271-04:002011-07-13T02:50:13.271-04:00It is amazing how they can can regulate the temp l...It is amazing how they can can regulate the temp like that, especially if you think of them individually. Alone they are too small but when the community works together...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09646713151275825636noreply@blogger.com