This hive was a 4 frame starter kit last year it made 47lbs of honey plus I left 70 lbs on for winter- I split the hive 4 weeks ago taking honey bees and capped bees for another hive.
Yesterday I checked them and I have 1 deep 2 medium supers 90% full of honey.
Nectar flow starts in May here but these super producers are way ahead.
60-70lbs on a deep box
35-40lbs on a medium box
Will pull at least 120 lbs in about a week
Then end of July end of September will harvest again
These are special bred Texas 5000
High producers and very docile
I suspect a lot of mesquite on this batch
It's an absolutely amazing hobby.
Yesterday I checked them and I have 1 deep 2 medium supers 90% full of honey.
Nectar flow starts in May here but these super producers are way ahead.
60-70lbs on a deep box
35-40lbs on a medium box
Will pull at least 120 lbs in about a week
Then end of July end of September will harvest again
These are special bred Texas 5000
High producers and very docile
I suspect a lot of mesquite on this batch
It's an absolutely amazing hobby.
02:10 PM - Apr 21, 2025
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Sherry Bliss
@Ratherbriding
21 April, 07:57
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My hives died off this winter😞 They froze out. Our local bee supply is not selling nukes this year🥺 We will hope to capture a wild hive this spring. Our dead hives will provide us with another 200 pounds + of honey from their winter stores that they left behind but I will sure miss my bees 🐝 😞
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Ron The Best is Yet to Come
@Ringo4maga
22 April, 06:57
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Hate to hear that, it is heart crushing I know as I lost my first hive through winter - where are you located at ? we don't get much winter in West Texas
That box on top is a vent right now but in the winter it has a 3" insulation piece that goes in it. I also have burlap sack stapled to the inside of the lid for moisture. Its crazy ho much condensation comes off the heat of the hive in winter. There were plenty of nucs and bees available here in Texas but I heard that some areas were very limited due to the huge loss of hives this year. Many commercial guys just trying to rebuild their own hives.
That box on top is a vent right now but in the winter it has a 3" insulation piece that goes in it. I also have burlap sack stapled to the inside of the lid for moisture. Its crazy ho much condensation comes off the heat of the hive in winter. There were plenty of nucs and bees available here in Texas but I heard that some areas were very limited due to the huge loss of hives this year. Many commercial guys just trying to rebuild their own hives.
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Beverly Hayes
@beverly1111
21 April, 07:29
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Thats Awesome! ❤️🥰🙏🏻
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Barry McCockinner
@arjayem
21 April, 06:53
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Am hooked for years now. Raw and unfiltered from wildflowers comes from a farm about 30 miles from here, I get at Giant Eagle. $26 for 3 lbs. I get a week out of it. Honey's secret will soon be out, oh my! NCSWIC
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Ron The Best is Yet to Come
@Ringo4maga
22 April, 07:01
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It is so good for your health in so many ways
wildflower is the best imo
wildflower is the best imo
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Ron The Best is Yet to Come
@Ringo4maga
22 April, 09:30
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We do not sell it we keep what we need for medicinal purposes and we give the rest away to friends family and co-workers
I will send you a jar when ready if you message me your info/address 325-277-4102
I will send you a jar when ready if you message me your info/address 325-277-4102
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Justice Peacefully .
@carpenter
21 April, 06:46
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Do U sell the hone, ide buy some mesquite flavored honey😋
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Ron The Best is Yet to Come
@Ringo4maga
22 April, 09:29
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We do not sell it we keep what we need for medicinal purposes and we give the rest away to friends family and co-workers
I will send you a jar when ready if you message me your info/address 325-277-4102
I will send you a jar when ready if you message me your info/address 325-277-4102
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Justice Peacefully .
@carpenter
22 April, 10:12
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WoW! The Ron Best is Yet to Come!
Ill DM You,
ThankQ!!!🙏💞
Ill DM You,
ThankQ!!!🙏💞
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Carole Davis-Z
@Tallyho
21 April, 02:48
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I have contemplated apiary, but it's is so windy and dry here, cold in winter, and there is not a lot of flowering vegetation around us (high desert grassland), I do not think bees would do well here.
I did hear a swarm go by on Thursday afternoon though, and, we have been visited by 2 swarms who paused on their journeys in the past.
Of we move, I will look at the idea again.
Sounds like you have very happy bees.😊
I did hear a swarm go by on Thursday afternoon though, and, we have been visited by 2 swarms who paused on their journeys in the past.
Of we move, I will look at the idea again.
Sounds like you have very happy bees.😊
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Ron The Best is Yet to Come
@Ringo4maga
21 April, 03:40
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They find whatever is available
They go several miles away and back to the hive - also the wind does not affect them they cut right through it like it's not even blowing
You would think it would toss them but it does not
They go several miles away and back to the hive - also the wind does not affect them they cut right through it like it's not even blowing
You would think it would toss them but it does not
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Barry McCockinner
@arjayem
21 April, 07:00
In response Carole Davis-Z to her Publication
May I suggest a slim book called the 'Bee Pollen Bible' by Royden Brown.
30+yrs ago heard him on the radio talking about bees and their handiwork, and have been a honey devotee ever since.
He says the bee will range eleven miles from the hive in search of pollen, and the goodies that brings w/it. Honey is Miraculous. 👆
30+yrs ago heard him on the radio talking about bees and their handiwork, and have been a honey devotee ever since.
He says the bee will range eleven miles from the hive in search of pollen, and the goodies that brings w/it. Honey is Miraculous. 👆
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Pat Christianson
@HerpnutPat
21 April, 02:15
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That is wonderful!
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