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Good ole' New Milford, CT. today (5-17). Came home to find they had taken up house in a music amp I was ready to throw out, Oh the joy!!!!

When is the best time to start adding honey supers? Before the flow starts or after?

I have some super frames that are drawn out but they look like wax worms got to them before freezing did. Some of the comb is suspended above the foundation, The Question is, Will the bee's repair...

If anyone ever has the problem of no candy, First, always make sure you have a marshmallow ready, when you take the cork out put your finger over the hole until you can squeeze the marshmallow in,...

I also use pellets, 2nd season with this bag, to get them started I soak a cotton ball in alcohol, lighty it on a handful of pellets and add another handful and wait till its burning to top it off....

I was wondering, could everyone list bee traits starting with what you think the best traits are, Mine are:


Hygenic Behavior
Resistance
Production
Temperment
Color

Is it a Dahlia?

Sure, $5000 sounds like a start

By sideliner I mean How many hives would it take to make a reasonable part time income from honey & by-products & possibly a few nucs also?
And, what I mean by "income" is basically for it to be...

How many hives would it take, minimum to start good sideline beekeeping ?

12 feet up there is a "framed" portion that measures 4' x 8' (plywood sized) would they travel that distance for a larger cavity, easy to remove, theres maybe 2 dozen nails holding that piece in...

I found a colony of feral survivors, but, I have a little problem, miniscule you might say. The wall they are in is made of cinder blocks and their entrance is about a 1" hole around an anchor for a...

Bees came through awesome, 60 degrees yesterday and they were coming and going like its June 1st and theres still snow on the ground. My bees were bought as italians but I was told by a friend who...

I don't like hunting everywhere for fuel so I use wood pellets for a wood stove. I put a small handful in the bottom of my smoker, drop a cotton ball soaked with alcohol on top, light the cotton...

I was told to use a Grease Patty for tracheal mites, what ia it? how do you make it? does it work? is it worth it?
Also told to add terrymycin to the patty but I would like to stay as organic as...