tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714915916932125719.post4825298850627674563..comments2024-03-25T00:47:29.417+10:00Comments on The Practical Frog Blog: Splitting and settling an educted native bee hive.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714915916932125719.post-51440424790655590982016-12-06T07:58:50.679+10:002016-12-06T07:58:50.679+10:00Hey Steve,
We helped split some beautiful Carbonia...Hey Steve,<br />We helped split some beautiful Carboniaria hives on the Northside last week. The owners had previously split them and placed them next to each other - as in less than 6 inches apart and there they were, two healthy happy hives practically on top of each other! We called this the back to front bee keeping style - as in they had done everything we had been taught not to do. The bees were facing West not East, they split them and placed them next to each other and they even had some out on the hot all day sun. And they were some of the most beautiful hives we have seen!<br />So much for the theory. We are going to try and split a few and leave in the yard (maybe not on top of each other) and see how they go.<br />One big advantage of taking them off site is that it introduces new people to native bees and spreads the word! - Kara :)Practical Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929264270672991301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714915916932125719.post-2800724160031018952016-12-06T07:53:05.045+10:002016-12-06T07:53:05.045+10:00Hi Des - yes that seems very reasonable. The only ...Hi Des - yes that seems very reasonable. The only issue we have found is that you cant split and swap with other people when you invent a new hive type as the halves wont fit together. Did you see our post on the FROTH hive - its pretty much what you are describing. - Kara :)Practical Froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929264270672991301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714915916932125719.post-51715390724451403722016-10-10T15:59:37.638+10:002016-10-10T15:59:37.638+10:00I'm glad I've stumbled upon your site, I r...I'm glad I've stumbled upon your site, I really like the Hockingsii hive answer you husband arrived at. Two years ago, I split a hive, untouched for 12 years which I "knew" was Carbonaria to find a complete lack of spiral brood.<br />So, without any choices installed my Hockingsii into the OATH hives I'd already made.<br />I'm back to that stage again with OATH hives made to go, but still not convinced this was the right decision.<br />Now, I can reserve the OATH for my Carbonaria and get stuck into several of you style for the other teams.<br />My intention is to retain OATH external dimensions but create the brood chamber split vertically with some form of wire support either side of the break.Does that seem reasonable?<br />Thanks again<br />Regards<br />Des (wirgesdj@gmail.com)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385127744546319624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714915916932125719.post-10563558772716727012016-05-30T14:36:28.608+10:002016-05-30T14:36:28.608+10:00We finally got around to getting a carbonaria hive...We finally got around to getting a carbonaria hive from Tim Heard last weekend. <br /><br />In his new book, he suggests there's no need to agist a hive when you split it. Simply move one hive to the new location in your yard and leave them to it. All the foraging bees will return to the old location they know and after a while, the bees working away in other hive will mature and become foragers. Once they start leaving the hive, they'll return to the new location. It'll seem like not much is happening for a while, but they'll be busy inside, sorting out the new home.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953177737874649543noreply@blogger.com