http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/ Northwest New Jersey Beekers Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:27:49 GMT roger gares http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2343 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2343 80 ld york rd ringoes. Old york cellers.com They have group discount thrusday nites and music. 6:00 to 8:00 Bring your own food. We could do bring a dish or Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:15:53 GMT Jon Neal http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2342 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2342 I'm potentially up for that. Where is the vineyard and what time were you thinking? Jon Neal | InstaMed | Tel: (215) 789-3696 | Mobile: (732) 580-1328 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:10:03 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2341 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2341 who would be interested in getting together at the vineyard thursday evenings to talk a bit about our hives??? They have music and $4 a glass wine. roger Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:33:21 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2340 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2340 LOL I trhought the meeting was yesterday but it's next weekend. Maybe things will change and i'll be able to attend. Did get out and check some hives today. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:47:54 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2339 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2339 Hope you'll had a good meeting. sorry i couldn't make it,was a good time last yr. Rain got me backed up,didn't get done till 8:00 tonight. Hope to get some Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:57:50 GMT roger gares http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2338 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2338 I've used an electric hot knife -works good And i use filet knife to get hard to get places. I've also tried a heat gun which wors great on fresh cappings but Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:25:49 GMT acsw2717 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2337 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2337 Just wondering what people on the group prefer, since I am thinking of getting one or the other. Right now, I am using a kitchen knife that I am putting in hot Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:01:06 GMT Albert Tomaro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2336 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2336 Random drone cells are not a bad thing. We need those guys to perform an important thing.😊 As long as you have capped worker bees in the weak hive, then you Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:46:28 GMT jonneal711 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2335 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2335 So, this is my first year in beekeeping. I installed 2 hives. One is doing really well: I just added the second super, after initially installing my package in Mon, 27 May 2013 12:47:21 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2334 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2334 Finally go tto check some hives yesterday,found some good and some not so good. Found one with 15 to 20 swarm cells. Found queen and took her and a couple Sun, 26 May 2013 12:41:52 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2333 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2333 I have some empty supers down back from deadouts and seen a hornet buzzy one earlier last week. Tried to gethim but missed. the other day had a scout checking Tue, 14 May 2013 10:42:53 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2331 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2331 LOL the book is only for humans,I've found bees can't read. Sometimes they just don't co-operate. I often find things in the hives I'd prefer they didn't do. Tue, 14 May 2013 05:23:18 GMT wardrop@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2330 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2330 So I am new to beekeeping with 2 hives started from packages in mid-April. I am using all mediums for both brood and (future) honey supers.Have been feeding Sun, 12 May 2013 15:25:34 GMT roger g http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2329 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2329 HAPPY MOTHERS DAY . How many times has your Queen been a mother???? Sun, 12 May 2013 01:49:22 GMT Pete http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2328 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northwestnewjerseybeekeepers/message/2328 You say queen cells. Hope they are not supersedure cells in the middle of the frame. You may have lost the queen and soon have laying workers. Have you seen