My fucking forhead hurts.hive is currently 7 months old.no queen cells visible. added Apivar mite strips. added a feeder cake that wife made yesterday.we did not see signs of infestation, but a gram of caution vs kilo of cure. we did see one small egg sack from silk moth, and small silk web, possibly 5cm×6cm area on very top outer edge of hive lid, just as the cover is lifted off.lots of honey stores, lots of capped cells. lots of workers. and one particularly pissed off tiny twat... RIP.we will add a honey super late winter / early fall.We have done our best to set them up strong into their first cold season. it can get BRUTAL cold here. I've seen it a far as -20c
3 days later, the swelling is finally starting to recede.I looked like a skyrim elf and/or a Na'vi since Saturday night. 8 benadryl, three 20mg prednisone, 5 aspirin, and continous slathering of diclofenac, lidocaine & hydrocortisone and I'm halfway back to normal.not allergic per-se, but I accidentally smashed the venom gland when trying to remove it, pumping a good dose into my face. forgot I was wearing gloves, tried to use fingernail to scrape out the barb.good times.
>>2783816Really cool Beenon. Please keep us posted.I’m in USDA zone 9A. It’s subtropical and rarely drops below freezing here. Would that make it easier for bees? Not that I want to keep them, I’m just curious.
My hive is stinky. I got to check it. Soouthern ca.
