I'm not aware of any state where it is illegal to kill bees, though I hear it a lot from individuals and even pest control companies. The fact is that it is...
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sydwool
Aug 20, 2012 4:41 pm
... It is not illegal. Some pest operators are unwilling to kill swarms and will recommend a beekeeper but many more spray the swarm, or if it is a nest, put...
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Mike S
mws1112004
Aug 20, 2012 2:28 pm
I concur with Bill about checking for robbing. If that is taking place, but there are signs of a populace and brood in the hive, use a robbing screen and...
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Dale Tongue
ac7np
Aug 20, 2012 1:42 pm
Bill, We've talked a time or two, so take what I'm saying with a grain of salt.....but just because there's lots of activity doesn't n ecessarily mean that...
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Gary Glaenzer
glaenzer2000
Aug 20, 2012 12:48 am
reverse the positions of the two supers that will insure that it becomes fully capped ... From: Carrie Hardee To: Beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
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Carrie Hardee
redfsh3
Aug 20, 2012 12:44 am
Hello All,  My hive is now a year old. It's two supers plus one medium tall. I added 1 super and 1 medium at the begining of summer with a queen...
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Mike S
mws1112004
Aug 20, 2012 12:39 am
... Hi Bill, Check the brood box. There are two things you can do if you find no brood in the box. You can try to see if they will raise another queen by...
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karon
karonadams
Aug 19, 2012 9:32 pm
Also, contact animal control, the fire department and the police department. Those are the places people call when they see a swarm or notice bees in their...
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karon
karonadams
Aug 19, 2012 9:12 pm
Well, if you have an active queen, and a missing queen, take a frame of very young brood form the active queen and put it in the center of the empty hive....
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Steve Breckenridge
sbrecken2000
Aug 19, 2012 9:04 pm
I did that and almost immediately I started getting call. Also I register my apiary with the county AG dept and they also give out your number if you ...
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Bill
billbird2111
Aug 19, 2012 8:46 pm
Mike, Thanks for the shout out. I normally start checking frames from the middle out. I did three or four and got depressed with what I saw. I probably would...
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Bill
billbird2111
Aug 19, 2012 8:40 pm
Colonies exist in areas that offer both food (pollen) and water. Sometimes that can be urban. Sometimes rural. Do you know the best way to capture a wild...
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karon
karonadams
Aug 19, 2012 1:40 pm
If you hung her in her cage, you should be Ok. The spraying with sugar water is a new technique to me. But I have not kept bees for several years. It makes...
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Maria
clbsgirls
Aug 18, 2012 2:38 pm
So I put a new queen in on Thursday. I looked at several frames again to see if I could see the old queen or some eggs or larvae, but again all I saw was tons...
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Mike S
mws1112004
Aug 18, 2012 12:41 am
... Query: Did you look just on one side? If so, the queen could have been on the other side of the hive filling the frames. And, with a dearth, or a...
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Ernst Julio Edgardo
apiman1180
Aug 18, 2012 12:35 am
Video: The incredible world of bees http://lafamiliapicola.blogspot.com.ar/2012/08/el-increible-mundo-de-las-abejas.html A disfrutarlo....
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Bill
billbird2111
Aug 17, 2012 9:34 pm
Maria, I'm certainly no expert (though I like to believe I am), but I was forced to do some maintenance work on both hives a couple of weekends ago. Normally?...
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Maria
clbsgirls
Aug 15, 2012 11:56 pm
No, I only have this hive so far, but thanks for the suggestion. Maria...
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Tim Arheit
tdarheit
Aug 14, 2012 6:29 pm
Unlikely. A queen would have emerged well before the rest of the brood. But since you don't know the timing exactly it is possible there was a queen and...
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karon
karonadams
Aug 14, 2012 5:27 pm
Do you have another hive? If so, you can give the suspected empty hive a frame of extremely young brood (make sure THAT hive's queen is not on the frame) this...
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Maria
clbsgirls
Aug 14, 2012 4:54 pm
I have calls out hoping to find a local queen. Right now 12:53 pm EST, there is a significant increase in activity at the hive. Looks like orientation...
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Tim Arheit
tdarheit
Aug 13, 2012 8:08 pm
Sounds like the queen is gone and they haven't been successfully raising a new queen. Typically the new queen will start laying about the time all the brood...
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Maria
clbsgirls
Aug 13, 2012 7:37 pm
I inspected my hive for the first time in about 2 months. Although the activity levels don't appear to have changed, I'd noticed fewer bees hanging out at the...
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Ernst Julio Edgardo
apiman1180
Aug 11, 2012 1:45 am
PRODUCCIÓN DE POLEN DE FLOR AMARILLA (Diplotaxis Tenuifolia) - YELLOW FLOWER POLLEN PRODUCTION http://www.lafamiliapicola.blogspot.com.ar/...
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Thomas Powell
tppjr1500
Aug 9, 2012 5:44 pm
Just some screen I had laying around. As long as the holes are big enough for the ants and small enough to keep out the bees it should work. iPhone ... Just...
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Thomas Powell
tppjr1500
Aug 9, 2012 5:42 pm
Thanks, looks like it works which is all that matters. Just don't have the time so I ordered the conversion kit. Thanks for the info though. iPhone...
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gpendrak
Aug 9, 2012 4:02 pm
Well, there was this motor in the corner and a belt and some gears and ... why not. You can see it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6p8XDKMEI4 Gary in Avon...
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Pam
evlkenny
Aug 9, 2012 3:52 pm
what did you make the cage out of? having the same problem. thanks Pam ________________________________ From: Thomas Powell <tppjr@...> To:...
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Thomas Powell
tppjr1500
Aug 9, 2012 2:14 am
Has anyone come up with a motor/speed controller that adapts pretty well to their hand cranked extractor? I sure wish I had spent the extra money at the time...
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Thomas Powell
tppjr1500
Aug 9, 2012 2:12 am
I have had ants in my feeders a few times in the past as have many of you. I have read through all the cures and decided that they were not worth my time or...
