tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post6321452493334157725..comments2023-10-15T15:55:52.817-06:00Comments on The Homestead Laboratory: EFB? ACK!Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-87263007428366538592015-10-06T22:02:33.601-06:002015-10-06T22:02:33.601-06:00Looking through frames to find the queen reminded ...Looking through frames to find the queen reminded me of looking through the pages of those old Where's Waldo books, so it seemed appropriate. But I think Waldo is a great name for a pig, too. :-)<br /><br />I hope you are fortunate enough to never have to encounter foulbrood with your bees, but that if you do, you can catch it early on, when shook swarming is most effective. I imagine beekeepers developed it in the context of dividing hives in the spring to try to prevent half their bees from leaving in a real swarm, and eventually adapted it for control of brood diseases when they realized that it interrupts the brood cycle. Of course, easy for me to speculate now, but those old-time beeks were clever!Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05302653400986920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-24843901220905069132015-10-02T19:24:36.131-06:002015-10-02T19:24:36.131-06:00You named your queen Waldo? For real? That's w...You named your queen Waldo? For real? That's what we named our American Guinea Hog boar, LOL. <br /><br />Very interesting post. I've been fortunate to not have foul brood of any kind. Shook swarm is a rather amazing concept. How did they ever figure out it worked? Here's hoping for a clean bill of health for your newly shook hive. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778487044098443919.post-74671164984735659812015-09-10T10:41:17.374-06:002015-09-10T10:41:17.374-06:00Interesting! Hope you had protective gear on when...Interesting! Hope you had protective gear on when you did all this!<br />ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095704599976248495noreply@blogger.com