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« on: October 24, 2008, 12:16:12 AM »
Hello all,
I'm a former Boy Scout and former Eagle Scout.  Have hunted in Pennsylvania but not much since moving to the Seattle metro area.  Currently work as a computer geek in Seattle and live in the suburbs.  Hobby beekeeper, well read, jack of many trades but master of few.  Regards to all,
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Re: greetings
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2008, 12:50:47 AM »
Just the type we like. So, have you been able to stay ahead of the colony collapse disorder? Have they figured it out yet?
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Re: greetings
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2008, 01:33:15 AM »
Hi, Liberty404, and welcome.  :greet009: My son also is an Eagle Scout, and we live in the same part of the world (but in town...I am lucky to have an unusually large backyard for the city).

We might try to arrange some meetings of folks who live near each other, at some point. Could be fun.
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2008, 11:52:17 PM »
Opsec,
The cause of Colony Collapse Disorder still is not known.  I suspect it will turn out to be a combination of factors.  There now is significant money going into research on that.  Much of the money is coming from bee breeders, large commercial beekeeping operations, large orchardists, and the hive registration fee beekeepers pay each April (in Washington).  If you want to get a close look at a colony without stings, the Pacific Science Center has an observation hive (glass walls).  I checked on it last week and it's healthy so far.
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2008, 11:55:04 PM »
Atash,
I would be interested in meeting others in the Seattle area.  I'd be happy to share my few skills  and even happier to learn from others.
Cheerios
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« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2008, 07:56:17 AM »
Hi fellas.  I was just thinking this morning about the Boy Scouts.  My son is still in Cub Scouts (Webelos), but he enjoys it immensley, and I imagine he will stick with it into Boy Scouts and hopefully become an Eagle.  The reason I was thinking about the Boy Scouts is because of the basic survival skills they learn and the wealth of information that is available from the BSA.

Wish I could join you all when you meet up to learn more.  Unfortunately I am close to NYC and not many people around here give survival and food storage any thought.  When it really breaks down, we will be in big trouble based on our location alone.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2008, 05:10:07 PM »
My small colony was one that colapsed. Yet 50 yards down my driveway is a colony about 50 feet up in a 200 year old oak. Does anyone have a bee call?
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2008, 09:08:09 PM »
Can you just get to the queen and move her into her new box on your property?
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Re: greetings
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2008, 11:26:07 PM »
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You're right about the wealth of information, but what they actually learn (or not) depends somewhat on the quality of the leadership. Hopefully you can connect your boy with a troop with good leadership. I also think it's great when the boys' dads can actively participate (I couldn't...split too many ways...but I was envious of the other dads...).
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2008, 07:51:00 AM »
I'm in NYC, but you are right -- we aren't growing anything.  We don't plan to stay here.
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2008, 07:20:34 PM »
Can you just get to the queen and move her into her new box on your property?
I could reach them with a ladder. however the gound near that tree is very wet year round and I can just see the ladder sinking if I jerked from a sting and I would plummet like a clumsy baby squirrel. I am hoping to talk my nephew into utilizing the ladder while I stabilize it. The privilage of age.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2008, 07:25:13 PM »
How about laying down a piece of plywood first.  It would distribute the weight of the ladder-plus-person and wouldn't sink.
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2008, 07:32:53 PM »
Excellent thought! Tomorrow I shall see if I have an old sheet... Supposed to snow tonight, anyone know what wild bees will do? Isn't it odd that the colonize a new location (like my oak tree this late in the year)?
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« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2008, 10:41:20 PM »
Darkdwarf,
Beekeepers usually don't move colonies this late in the year.  Moving a colony is very disruptive.  Unless you manage to move all their stored honey, they will starve during the winter.  Best wait until April, then move them and feed the newly moved colony lots of sugar water.
Also, find a mentor from the beekeeper club in your area.  Attend meetings and find an experienced hand that lives near by.  Then go help him or her whenever they tend their bees.  Your free labor will pay them for answering your 1001 questions.
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