A few questions re colony management for someone with a bit of experience to answer ... I am noticing that one of my hives..... actually the three colonies...
I have 2 split hives side by side started in april. one is BEARDING a lot and the other not bearding persay. I noticed when i put the screened bottom board on...
My Situation: I am a newbee with one hive. Bees seem to be extremely productive in general. We live in a forest with many blooming ground plants plus my...
We decided that since we do not have very many frames to harvest (we just started 3 months ago) we would use the crush and strain method for extraction. 1....
First, just interesting, my new first-time hive installed 8 weeks ago...the bees are consuming 1/4 to 1/2 gallon of sugar/water per day out of two deeps. I...
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I am just getting ready for our slow period here in Israel. Does anyone know how much honey I should leave on the full brood box till October? The bees have...
Hi all! An old friend recently moved back to Toronto from Japan has contacted me about beehives inside his house walls. There is no lack of professional...
We got packaged bees this Spring and they were great. Fist super filled fast, Second super filled fast. We bought three more, the idea was three for brood...
A neighbour brought me a clipping from Ontario Farmer, Tuesday, 28 July 2009, p. C13, top right corner: "Researchers lure mites away from bees. The Varroa...
Hi hall, I always think the beekeeping management recommended in the Natural Extensive Beekeeping handbook could be a solution for people with scarce resources...
My beehives are starting to get a few spider webs here and there. Now, don't get me wrong, I enjoy the spiders' company almost as much as other insects, but I...
Hi, How long can you keep sugar water in a feeder ? I have some 50/50 sugar water in the feeder of a weak hive that has been there for a couple weeks. It...
Nothing but good news here folks. Move along. No disasters to look at. Just a hive packed with brood and honey. Our efforts to re-queen a queenless hive in...
this is probably a no brainer but here it goes. I am in my 2nd year and bought 4 swarms/4 queens delivered to me in April. last inspection shows 2 great ...
On a couple of occasions I have seen small "Honey Bears" that probably hold 4 to 6 ounces. I have yet to find a source for them. Anyone have any ideas? -=-...
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we had trouble last year with bees not flying .. this year we killed 2 large snakes in the vacinity of hives and arent having that problem any more. about...
Last year I had one hive that struggled all summer long, and never grew strong enough to last a midwest winter. This year I have 2 hives that at first did...
I am new here and live just south of Dallas, TX. I helped my dad with his hives about 20 years ago. I have 4 boxes with frames. Most of the frames have comb...
I am worried I waited too long. Recently one of the seasoned folks here advised me to be alert for explosive growth of my 6-week old hive. Sure enough. When...
