Frosty Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Lucky bees, our place could use a coat or three of fresh paint though not so colorful. How long do hives last? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 19 hours ago, Frosty said: How long do hives last? Hi Jer! Couldn't translate.)) Как долго длится крапивница? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 I was wondering how many years a wooden bee hives last. It just now occurred to me you would need new hives when one swarms or to prevent it. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 21 hours ago, Frosty said: I was wondering how many years a wooden bee hives last. It just now occurred to me you would need new hives when one swarms or to prevent it. I ordered a few more new hives, they should be sent by the end of the week. I made wooden beehives over 20 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Are you increasing the number of hives you keep then? There must be a lot of flowering plants to be able to keep so many so close together. No? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 Jer ! A few years ago, there were 17 bee colonies in the apiary. Then there was a big break. Now I plan 10-12 bee colonies. With age, I will forge less, perhaps there will be 25-20 hives. I have a very good place for honey collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Most of the Apiarists I know only run maybe 10-12 hives and have them spread out, a couple here maybe one or two elsewhere. The folks with flower farm around here keep their own bees. Keeping bees is less physical than forging but making a living would just be a matter of how many hives a person could keep properly. Sounds like a nice retirement job. Frosty The lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 Got some new hives. Transplanted all bee colonies into new "houses". They liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Beautiful, colorful set of hives! Looks similar to some of the streets in San Francisco, California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 They sure do Arkie but it's a different kind of buzz going on in San Fran. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Amen to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 Several times a week I pass by this place, but I have not entered the palace for more than 15 years. Palace of Emperor Paul I in Gatchina. Now there is a serious restoration. At the end of the working day "opened" a new restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 35 years ago I bought a completely empty piece of land. Now it is turning into a jungle, the garden lives its own life and looks different every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryFahnoe Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Alexander, your ironwork compliments the growth in your garden. I enjoy seeing how the scrollwork and vines mimic each other! --Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Nice jungle Alex, looks comfortable. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 A jungle indeed! So beautiful. It is amazing that in one season it appears tropical and in an opposite season it is all covered in snow. The plants must all be cold tolerant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 The greenhouse has been empty for several years. Found a use for it this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Cool, a green Table house! There are plants in so it's still a green house I guess. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share Posted August 22, 2023 The honey is pumped out, it is time to prepare the bees for the winter. VID_20230822_152210.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Good grief Alex those are some of the prettiest hives I've ever seen! They look like foam. If so I bet that makes over wintering the hives much easier. How much wax do you recover in a season and Is there a market for it? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 Hi Jer! Usually beekeepers change wax for foundation (вощина? ) . Those who have many hives make it themselves. Someone is making candles. I, unfortunately, just throw away. I burn in the oven. No time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Evening Alex! (вощина) translates Honeycomb, the wax cells. Yes? I don't understand changing wax for foundation honeycomb. I thought bees made their own honeycomb. Is the foundation a form to cause the bees to make the honeycomb in a certain way or place? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 We already have a day)) Usually the wax is collected, melted and cleaned. Then it is changed to ready-made foundation in beekeeping stores. Some make foundation on their rollers. Your foundation is better, there are many additives in the purchased ones. On foundation, bees build honeycombs faster. I'll give this wax to the bees. They will take the rest of the honey from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted September 10, 2023 Author Share Posted September 10, 2023 On Saturday, a festival dedicated to A. Kuprin (famous Russian writer) was held in Gatchina and the city’s birthday was celebrated. Many events were held. At the request of the editor of a local newspaper, I made a gift for the winner of the “Battle of Poets” competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandr Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 Summer flew by as quickly as always. The last flowers are fading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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