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Last Saturday one of my hives swarmed and they ended up a good 25 - 30 feet up in a tree. It was pretty obvious — I had looked out at my hives from inside and I noticed a HUGE number of bees flying...

Hi everyone — I am sure that everyone else is looking forward to the honey flow as much as I am. This is my first year getting honey and I am unsure as to when I should harvest. I am aware that the...

How many full medium 8-frame supers should I expect this first year?

Excellent! Thanks everyone!

Excellent! I was worried because I had never really heard anyone mention new frames AND the honey flow. The flow is usually 1 - 2 weeks, correct?
Jason — before you freeze them, do you let your...

Hi everyone — I am thinking pretty far ahead right now, but I just want to be prepared, in the case that I need to do something. I got my two nucs in April, and despite initial troubles with one...

Cool. What do you strain it with normally? Cheesecloth would be my guess.

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I know that a lot of beekeepers melt down their scraped off burr comb. What happens if the burr comb has larvae in it? Do you pick them out or just melt it and strain them out?

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WOW. How would you get them to start in a normal hive though? Did you put the old honeycomb on the bottom? Is that farmhouse in use? It seems like it would be terrifying.

That's scary. What would you do with it once you got it down?

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Good to know for next year.

So the supers stack evenly, etc...

I have been ordering from Brushy, but the thing about them is they have very high prices for beekeeping "commodities" such as supers, frames, foundation, etc. I checked out the Miller website and the...

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I was wondering something very simple—how do you know when honey is ready to be harvested? When it is 70% is capped? Right after the honey flow? I know you're supposed to wait until it is...

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I was looking at the pictures (http://bushfarms.com/images/SugarFeeding3.jpg)… that's a TON of sugar. Do you really need that much?

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In the winter, if your hive is low on honey, I've heard that it is common to feed dry sugar. How would this be done? Sprinkling it over frames?

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How/why do they work? How would you set them up?

What do you suggest rather than the beetle jails? The thing that caught me was the price and the fact that they are reusable.

Wow—sounds awesome. Great suggestions!

Neat! I'm trying to make it as cheap as possible—the flashing sounds like a really good idea. Are you using solid or screened inner covers/bottom boards?

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I had some ideas for building a cheap homemade nuc—plywood supers, ⅛ in. hardware mesh for inner cover and bottom board, etc. I was wondering if there was some sort of a cheap material for...

I feel like an idiot for buying those shallows now :pinch:… When I got them, I didn't realize the usefulness of interchangeability and the increased amount of honey. Next time I'll get mediums.

Awesome everyone thanks for the off-topic question answers!
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