uhmmmm ... don’t you need power to run those? If I had power, I wouldn’t need the solar at night ... LOL! You thought you could get that one past the dumb blonde, didn’t you?
Finding the queen and caging her are not steps that are included in my swarm collections. Take an empty deep (brood chamber) and scoop the bees in or whatever maneuver best collects the balled bees. Have never lost a queen. Most of the time I even skip the cardboard box.
Sure do! Got the bee vac box and a hive all ready to go. Have to be ready when somebody calls. I try to keep enough inventory for 5 complete hives on hand.
That does remind me that I need to do some painting. It is so darned hot and humid to be outside though.
I’m going to do my first batch with the D-47 yeast and use the 1118 for a non-infused dry mead. 1118 is a champagne yeast recommended by the supplier, and I came up with the 47 on my own research.
Yes, I ordered Lalvin ICV D-47 and Lalvin EC-1118 yeasts, and I ordered Fermax nutrient.
Thanks for the tip on freezing the muscadines. I had been wondering about that and was waiting anxiously on the meadmaking book to answer the question. Now that you've said so, I will freeze some tomorrow.
Please add me to your ping list. Just ordered all of the supplies that I will need for my first batch of mead.
HomeBrewStuff.com has a flat rate shipping option of only $7.95, which is great and allowed me to get a glass carboy instead of PET. Every other supplier I looked at wanted $20-$30 for shipping on a carboy alone!
Now, if my book on meadmaking would just arrive, I could have this figured out before the supply order arrives. Hoping to do a muscadine infused batch.
Many of you know that I plant my seeds in little newspaper pots that I make with a form, but I am gonna try this idea. For tomatoes and peppers, you are planting some calcium along with your plant, which helps prevent blossom end rot.