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Looks like it gets a little more interesting. I went back to the house and sure enough there are bees flying in and out of the porch post. Lots of bees. So I took a closer look and see that they...

I removed a swarm from the front of a house. I do not know how long they had been there but there was some small specs of wax where it looked like they were starting to draw comb. I collected as...

For the walking extractor, put it on a platform with wheels (casters) and make it big enough to put your bucket under the spout. I tie the bucket on with some rope but a bungee cord would work as...

I use a foot "dead man" or momentary style switch with my knife and I can use it to help regulate the temperature and the power is removed if I stop or walk away. It also keeps the end of the cord...

I have been using small cell all plastic frames. However I have been looking for small cell snap in plastic foundation and have not found any. Does anyone know of a distributer for 4.9 snap in...

Mites are related to spiders, so could this defect affect a spider that happened to catch a bee in its web? Then a possible reduction in the populations of beneficial spiders.

I have been thinking about a quicker way to process honey with the crush and strain method. Does anyone collecting the whole comb ever use a mechanical method to help separate the honey from the wax?...

This is my first year uncapping with a hot knife and after reading about potentially burning the honey I thought I would try a foot switch. I had the switch for my router table so I put it inline...

I make my own out of simple parts. My firs three were made from 1/2 gallon yogurt containers and 3/4" PVC pipe. I cut a X in the bottom of the container then trim the flaps back so the hole is not...

http://bees.libhart.com/?p=172

This is not my site but it was on a different thread about a year ago.

Is there a reason to use liquid N2 vs a "freeze spray" like caned air turned upside down? It seems like it would have the same result and be more portable, and using a ring would still be able to...

Not yet. Looks like Mike updated his website today stating that orders will start shipping this week.

I have some on order and he has been responsive to email. My last communication was on 4/22.

Hiving my first two packages I used this method. I got the packages back home late and it was 32F outside and forecast to rain the next two days. So I put the queen between two frames. All ten frames...

Has anyone ever used this process before assembling the hive boxes? Or does the process work better on the finished product?