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If hive #2 had a swarm and is in the process of requeening, then the cycle of varroa has been harnessed naturally as it will take a minimum of four weeks for the new queen to develop, hatch and mate....

well thought out WLC....good beekeeping! And how do you like the VSH so far? We're doing a queen rearing project with them. Where did you purchase them? We're hoping to do some serious grafting...

yes, bejay.... I think we need to teach them to think about what to do with a second hive should they be lucky enough to make it through the winter strong!

here here Keth

swarming? no not at all although I can see it being a problem in some cities that are on the fence in allowing beekeeping. These city folk fall deeply in love with their bees and quite frankly I'm...

I have small hands and an electric knife is just too heavy for me. My hands cramp horribly and by the time I am nearly done, i can just barely hold it up. I use a kitchen fork and gently scrape. ...

No betting gal am I! In our bee club, they are contanstly telling our newbees that they "need to manage their hives"....leading them on to thinking they can indeed handle ONE hive in their Suburban...

That's what I'm thinking too!

Here's a question for all of you. In REALITY....is it at all possible to maintain the size of a colony to two deeps only without creating splits or permitting them to swarm or adding more equipment?...

Looking for a pt beekeeping position near and around Cuyahoga County area. Please contact: barbarakrecic@gmail.com.