Right now the strongest selling point for me on small cell is that it's what the bees are building. I have two survivor hives from feral stock. Both were...
Hello, I am a new beekeeper this year and did see a difference between my commercially purchased bees and my smaller feral bees I was tending. Now I am by NO...
See below Lew Best near Waco, TX ... <<snip>> Neither of these keepers are using African bees to size down the bees. No one that I’ve ever heard of used...
See my other post concerning the reasons for large cell. The “currently most accepted reason” that sc prevents mites is that the smaller bees emerge...
I am happy to hear this. I am planning on giving my bees empty frames and let them build their own brood comb.I just need to figure out IF, how or what to put...
Carol Ann, The Africanized Honey Bee is the reason I've also read for the small cell bees in the southwest being resistant to Varroa Destructor. According to...
Dadant is the only manufacturer but they do sell to a coupla other suppliers I understand. I've gotten all of mine from Dadant; they have a branch fairly...
Using small strips of wood (as in popsicle sticks) is one popular method. Another is using small "starter strips" of foundation (I make mine bout 3/4" wide)...
I just cut down a hive built on the underside of a tree. No internal shelter. There were a good 6 drawn comb and after I hived them and had a chance to check ...
It is my understanding that the colonists brought the bees back to this country...that AFB had long ago wiped out the honey bees on this continent. Alan,...
Any idea how long they'd been there? Being exposed I'd guess they were a spring swarm that just "stayed outside" to build their hive? Can't imagine they'd...
Never heard that (but don't dispute it of course); what I've always heard was that there were no honey bees on this continent at all before they brought them...
Then Dadant will probably be your "supplier of choice"; really nice folks to deal with & probably least cost shipping (& lotsa stuff; particularly wood ware)...
I agree. Bees do a good job of self-regulation of the temperature whether they are in my bee hive or in a local tree. Their bigger problem is moisture. I've...
I agree, Dan. The bees do a great job of self-regulating their temperature whether they are in my hives or in a hollow tree. I've raised bees in Colorado...
... Yes I have also seen the dadant and sons having small cell foundation. To eliminate my own confusion, I am going to try and go foundationless and let the...
... To eliminate my own confusion, I am going to try and go foundationless and let the bees build their own. Carol Ann Carol Ann, Don't just dump the bees in a...
Dang you two! Carol Ann asked the question that prompted Mike to explain exactly what I've been wondering about! Can large cell foundation in some frames be...
Excellent questions. I will try and get some measurments. I have been removing and crushing the comb as they deplete the stores, forcing them to move onto the...
Lotsa "hidden hives" in back yards, etc. also, a swarm may travel a coupla miles "looking for a home." Measuring comb (several places; probably not uniform...
Interesting! Lew ... ...just built on the underside of this damaged limb...our infamous October storm of last year... Alan, Lakeview, NY No virus found in this...
I'm considering starting to sell comb honey in the spring. I have never done this before, just raw honey in the bottle. For those of you who do sell comb...
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