palandor Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Wasps & hornets suck. We're starting up two honeybee hives this spring. Yum, honey! (and garden pollination) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Wasps & hornets suck. We're starting up two honeybee hives this spring. Yum, honey! (and garden pollination)hopefully they stick around. in your opinion, how bad is the problem of colony collapse disorder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrillo Posted April 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 hopefully they stick around. in your opinion, how bad is the problem of colony collapse disorder?Its terrible! I've been setting boxes of toothpicks out next to hives so that they can create stronger cross members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palandor Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 hopefully they stick around. in your opinion, how bad is the problem of colony collapse disorder?I'm not very well educated on the problem (my wife is the primary beekeeper in the family), but I'd say it's a big enough problem that when you combine it with everything else (mites, really cold winter, etc), it is definitely a big deal. Mites and winter can be dealt with, but something that still has unknown causes is the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palandor Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Its terrible! I've been setting boxes of toothpicks out next to hives so that they can create stronger cross members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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