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i was at the hardware store today and browsing the bee equipment when someone who worked there (very friendly fellow) advised that he has no problem with SHB because his hives are on a stand where...

Thank you all for your input. It seems that the ridgetop is likely best. The valley has a wet weather creek and it certainly can flood. I was also down there today and it was considerably more...

Actually a friend of mine asked about it. I have too many deeps at this point to convert all of them even if I wanted to. (well not really, but I am too lazy to do it). He is wanting to convert his...

Planning on just adding mediums with frames and strips below the deeps, until all deeps full of honey, harvested and then gone. Sound like a good plan?

I live in the Ozark Mountains in Southern MO. My place has a ridgetop with a field and then a valley with a creek and bottom dirt. The difference in elevation is a few hundred feet. I am moving my...

How would I do such a thing? The SHB traps I have seen all rely on a horizontal plane of substance to catch and drown the SHB. I am not seeing how I can use the voids in the PF frames to capture...

The beetles like to hang out in the voids around the perimeter of the frame. I like the convenience of the PF frames and the small bees they provide. I hate SHB. I have several such frames and am...

I am battling a hive that is a split from a Russian hive. The mother hive has never been an issue. The split, not the case. They came out of winter hot as all get out. I cannot get within 40 feet...

We use a Polaris Ranger Crew 800. I, too, use a sprayer rig on our property that fits into the bed. I find the bed works great to haul equipment to the bee yard. Today, I had a tool bucket with...

I use old punky wood I find on the forest floor. Once dry, it burns well and produces thick smoke that smells fine too. You need only walk through any woods and there is an abundance for free.

Several of my hives make a lot of propolis that really makes my gloves and the smoker sticky. Is there anything I can do during the inspections/manipulations to address this? I know that many will...

The bees are not your bees. The only way you can gain ownership of the bees is if they are given to you, you purchase them or they are abandoned. The first two are not the case per your description....

Hello all. I have a hive that is a last spring walkaway split from a Russian hive that is now big but mean. I like that it survived and that it is building well, but I do not like mean. I not...

I am reading up on queen rearing in an effort to try my hand at it (on a very small scale only for my yard) this summer. I understand why a cell starter must be queenless (or at a minimum packed to...

I thought as much. So, now they have been robbed, the temperature is back to seasonable norms, and we are forecasted to get slammed with snow and ice. What now? No one is out flying and will not...

We had a warm weekend. It was 70 both days here in sw, MO. I found that one hive was gone despite honey in the upper deep frames surrounding each frame's perimeter. The middle where the brood had...

I see pollen traps in the catalogs and have read a bit about them but never talked with anyone who actually uses them. Do most people collect pollen for use in spring feeding? Is this something I...

I bought some tops with the holes driller for a mason jar, and had terrible difficulty with them leaking rain in. Is there a way to put a gasket in or some other way to stop water from infiltrating?...

We have bought a five frame nuc box. It seems that this item of equipment is a must ahve and is very versatile, although I must admit, I am still a bit in the dark about the making of nucs, when to...

I looked at the hives over the weekend (from the outside) and found two dead drones on the landing board. I was surprised to see that it took this long to push them out.

Hello all: I am doing my best to convert to mediums. This is mostly to cut down on weight when lifting and to standardize my set up. I have a lot of deep frames and many are fully drawn. These are...

I have been feeding with inverted mason jars sitting over the hole of a ventilated innter cover. The cover also has an incorportated top entrance. (so my hives have a top and a bottom entrance). ...

My hives are all a bit light, and there is no rain here in Missouri. Nothing seems to be growing much these days. I put a quart of 2:1 on each hive yesterday, and it was all gone today. Do I keep...

I wash my hands in soapy water while wearing the gloves and then (while also wearing the gloves) rub olive oil into the leather. I typically wear purple nitrile gloves, hover, and only use the...

I am glad to hear that this worked for you. I had the same issue but was afraid to combine for fear that my quuenright hive would lose its queen. I had a friend send me a frame which was screened...