We're trying to compile information from beekeepers who are using Shungite in various ways with their beehives. If yourself or someone you know has used Shungite with their bees we urgently need to compile, analyze then share the information with beekeepers around the world.
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Derek Condit
Shungite Beekeeper
Placed powdered shungite inside hive during spring build up . Powder taken in but no noticeable increase in amount of build up or swam cells . Will add larger nuggets at entrance next . Have a second hive that is significantly stronger with partial africanized queen . This hive I will leave as the control. More report later in the spring . Hives are in hill country of Austin Texas.
I lost both of my hives over the winter from colony collapse. I just restarted two hives from packages on 3/27/19. I have placed three shungite nuggets near the entrance of both hives. I am open to try anything that can possibly help with the high percentage of colony collapse we have in my area. Per NCSU extension office, North Carolina lost 50% of its beehives over this past winter and in my area I have reports of losses close to 90%. I live in north Durham county.
We've had similar losses in WA State, we'll be starting from nucs again this year.
I have two hives where the powder has been added at the entrance now and three nuggets have been placed in front of the hive entrance so that the bees have to travel over them when entering and leaving . Have not noticed any thing special yet . Both hives have not developed any queen cells either for superseding the queen or for swarming . the bees tried to move the nuggets out of the entrance are but I made that impossible . Really nothing significant either way to report. Both hives look but the hive relieving the shungite first has maintained about the same strength relative to hive two even tough it has had the shungite for about three weeks more . Appears to be neither harmful not visibly helpful so far.
What type of genetics do the bees have, Italian, Russian or other? I've had 3 different types now using Shungite all with the same results of loving it, so I'm trying to attempt to narrow down the differences to see why yous aren't responding similar. What part of the world do you live in if you don't mind?