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Thanks all; I'm going with the mechanical method....freezing. The mad infestation was from the first hive crash last summer. Those frames stored well until I began storing all the frames from...

What is the smallest space a wax moth can wriggle past for egg laying? I'd like to try and build some screens to keep them out of my stored supers of old comb. My best bet would be to freeze them...

@Slow Modem: I use a very small pair[4-5" set] of 'ViseGrip' brand pliers to grab the rolled lip of the feeder cans for lifting out of the package boxes...works great. The firm grip on the can...

After a dismal overwintering, losing the last of my 3 colonies in early January; I drove to Koehnen's on Saturday for their first pickups of the year. It seemed like there were a lot more than last...

Check with the county Government you intend to move into the jurisdiction of....

Try here: http://www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/com_development/pdf/ZoningandDevelopmentCode.pdf

...as a start. If...

Seems to me the surface area of his 'grounding rod' is hardly nothing at all, a nail? And the length, a nail?

I got my order confirmation the other day from Koehnen's. My wife and I love driving the short distance to the 'Bee Country'.... We do the Saturday pickups, the first in April; the Mrs. will...

I slid back my outer covers to provide an upper entrance on my colonies and the bees don't seem to use it as an entrance?!? They guard the opening, but I don't see many foragers entering to store...

Thanks all! I thought of the robbing method, but don't they tear up the comb too much; or is that not a big issue. Meaning that the colony next season will rebuild as needed.

I've extracted 3 times now and am never certain how long to allow a colony to 'clean up' the frames. The last time I extracted and put the supers back on a colony, the bees began to refill the...

Thanks, Charlie, been wondering when I should be extracting....soon/now!

Brown paper grocery bags and the iron work great....paper wicks the wax away very well. Keep several handy, ;).

If you go with a jacket; do tuck your shirt into your pants!!! I seem to always get some 'burrowers' who find that space under the shirt a good place to hide...

Get yourself some sort of 'triangle/escape' board going....if you're a backyard beekeeper; only way to go!

I've noticed the same in my apiary. I added 2 new packages this year and while both are about equal in population; one colony seems to be not bringing in much pollen, noticeable less than the...

3 in July....all from a single 2nd year hive[I think]. Have my eyes on the 'red' hive in my apiary; huge population, bees beginning to 'hang out' on landing board. Had a colony swarm last year in...

I move from Frame#1[left side looking at hive front] to #8; removing Frame#1 from the box. Always pulling straight up and not dragging/rolling it. I actually hang it on my stand; have spots on both...

Thanks, I thought that as another option. I'll dig thru one of them today; although I'm not so good at spotting eggs...and get a frame of eggs.

Epilogue: What a difference 24 hrs makes... To get...

6/10/12 Swarm#2 in same apricot tree as Swarm#1 on 6/1/12[few posts up], hived quickly once spotted when we got back from lunch.

6/11/12 Swarm#3 again in apricot tree, waited until evening to...

It got really hot here and with my expanding colonies[3] I've experienced what I'd call 'moderate' to 'heavy' swarming lately. I've managed to hive all 3 swarms but am a bit unsure at this point...

6/2/12 5:45pm swarm from hive in apiary clustered on my apricot tree about 12' up. This morning after working a 20 hr shift the night before, I climbed up on a ladder and cut them down and shook...

When I go to a wide/full entrance, I simply pull the reducer out of the hive about 1/4". This gives the colony a 'wider' opening, while keeping the 'opening' to the smallest of 'bee space'...

My swarm last year was the entire air of my backyard FILLED with bees flying everywhere. There couldn't have been more than a few inches of space between each bee flying. The sound of their buzzing...

If you are using a "Windows OS" system.... Open a folder containing the image, double-click on it. This 'should' bring up the Fax/image viewer, another window. In that window you can 'rotate'...

Yes, latex exam gloves. Propolis is some sticky stuf and hard to get off of my fingers[most of the time I'm at a keyboard-banging away]. A 'plus' for my thinking is also the 'sterile' factor; as I...