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transfer of feral hive
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Posted by captstinky 9 WCentral (My Page) on Thu, Oct 22, 09 at 9:29
| I am off this afternoon to obtian a few bees to send off for genetic testing. If the bees come back as non AHB, then I hope to transfer the hive from a friends property to a hive box in the near future, and of course register the hive.
My Q is: Can I run fishing line through the frames to secure the comb? I have read referrences to wire, but I have thousands of yards of fishing line readily available... |
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RE: transfer of feral hive
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No the bees will chew through it. Wiring frames IMO is not needed unless you plan on using an extractor and even then only if you plan on being rough on the frames while processing. For years I only run wire in the brood nest but have even gotten away from that as I only do cut comb.
BTW if you are transferring wild comb to frames there is no way to embed wire into exsisting comb. The method there is to cut the wild comb to fit the frames and hold it in place with cotton string. The bees will attach the comb to the frame and then dispose of the cotton string for you. |
RE: transfer of feral hive
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| "BTW if you are transferring wild comb to frames there is no way to embed wire into exsisting comb. The method there is to cut the wild comb to fit the frames and hold it in place with cotton string. The bees will attach the comb to the frame and then dispose of the cotton string for you." This was my intent. Thanks for the information! |
RE: transfer of feral hive
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| I have tried to transfer wild comb several times and the bees fly off. Is it because I didn't get the queen? I'd like to eat the native comb honey. Is there anything wrong with doing this? There are usually lots of dead (drowned in the honey) bees clinging to the comb. How to get these off? How is the honey extracted from this kind of loose comb? Please be detailed, I don't have an extractor. |
RE: transfer of feral hive
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| I don't know how others get the bees off, but I take them off one at a time. We do the squish and strain for the comb, not too much detail, other than a pasta strainer is not fine enough- you'll want something a bit finer. Good luck |
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