[SDCBeeks] SDC Beekeepers Monthly Meeting This Week

[E Davydenko]

Thank you! That makes sense! So either split or give them more room. I have
counted 6 queen cells under construction but nothing in there yet. And just
split them this weekend making sure there are one day old eggs and ordered
a queen for them to speed up the process for the queenless hive.

On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 11:21 AM Kate Whealen <beto1234 at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> At this time there should be maturing drones and possibly some queen cups
> under construction if the colony is crowded or honey bound. Are you trying
> to prevent swarming? Once the queen lays an egg in a queen cup and the bees
> begin feeding the larva after the egg hatches it is known as a queen cell.
> If you have multiple queen cells under development this can indicate swarm
> preparation. If there are many developing queen cells present this is a
> good time to split the hive. At the very least it’s important to make room
> for the queen to lay to prevent crowding in the brood nest that can trigger
> swarming. Add empty frames or top bars to encourage the bees to build more
> comb instead of focusing on swarming.
>
> On Apr 30, 2024, at 10:34 AM, E Davydenko <katyad13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So from a swarm prevention point, the end of April (assuming all other
> factors that the colony is doing well, growing, and has mature drones, and
> maybe a few queen cells already building) would be ideal?
>
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> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 7:52 PM grietje laga <grietje.laga at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Happy to take a couple of swarms from people if you already have too many
>> hives.
>> Thanks for keeping me in mind!
>>
>> Happy bee season!
>>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 6:26 PM, Kate Whealen <katewhealen at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I’ve gotten calls in Santa Fe as early as April 15, it seems like there
>> are a few early swarms some years. The fruit trees are blooming weeks
>> earlier than they used to and the fruit tree nectar is the stimulus for
>> brood production.  Usually our swarm season is busiest around the first
>> week of May which is not far off, but the climate is changing and the bees
>> may be adjusting their rhythms.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 5:34 PM, bgoodfood at aol.com wrote:
>>
>> Question:
>> Isn’t this very early for swarms?
>>
>>
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>> On Monday, April 22, 2024, 8:21 AM, Stephen Black <sblack at casafirst.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Beekeepers,
>>
>> Our monthly SDC Beekeepers meeting will be held this week at our usual
>> time and place: starting at 6:30 PM Thursday April 25 at the Unitarian
>> Universalist Church on 107 W Barcelona Rd in Santa Fe.
>>
>> We will be sharing information on “splits and swarms" as well as other
>> spring hive management tips. We always invite our members to bring
>> photos or videos or stories from their beekeeping journey as well as any
>> questions you may have about your bees.
>>
>> We hope you all can join us in person…..if you can only join via Zoom:
>>
>> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84271790136 Meeting ID: 842 7179 0136
>>
>> Hope to see you all there,
>> Kate and Steve
>>
>> *Rumor has it there will be cookies and for sure there will be free
>> smoker fuel available to all attendees!!*
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