Rock Knocker
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I have each in a 10 frame deep box with 8 frames and a 1 or 1.5 gallon pro feeder that sits where one of the frames would. I will see how they have been drawing out comb this weekend. Any untouched frames I will replace with waxed frames. I think I will wait for the 8 frames in there to be nearly completely drawn out then I will take the feeder out and put a frame of two in its spot then add another box with the feeder in it.
I was a little worried about the queens getting out quick but I'm sure the queens were in their packages since before they got shipped out of CA where they came from. They haven't left my box yet so as long as nether queen is dead I should be in good shape.
The pollen substitute is something I figured I should have just to start and maybe for the winters, I told them over the phone I wanted some when I came to pick up my bees so they had a whole 10lbs box of the stuff ready for me when I got there. I've got enough for a couple years. They have been eating it, the entrance to the hive has some of the paper from the patty chewed up and kicked out. The hive that has been collecting less pollen may be using more of the substitute because I've seen cleaner bees carrying off more of the paper left over than the other hive.
I was a little worried about the queens getting out quick but I'm sure the queens were in their packages since before they got shipped out of CA where they came from. They haven't left my box yet so as long as nether queen is dead I should be in good shape.
The pollen substitute is something I figured I should have just to start and maybe for the winters, I told them over the phone I wanted some when I came to pick up my bees so they had a whole 10lbs box of the stuff ready for me when I got there. I've got enough for a couple years. They have been eating it, the entrance to the hive has some of the paper from the patty chewed up and kicked out. The hive that has been collecting less pollen may be using more of the substitute because I've seen cleaner bees carrying off more of the paper left over than the other hive.