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100, hives How many gallons of mead do you make a year?

being a small operation I don't have a honey house.
I use the kitchen at a friends Pizza shop.
It is inspected/certified.

I bring my...

Half way there, home owner called to tell me they just left, so far have not lost one once I was on site.

Just collected a swarm over the weekend, no protective gear, was just to hot to put it on :D

My shorts sleeves, no veil no gloves, got zapped 3 times....

My assistant was in full suit,...

>> Checked out your Facebook page, very nice, you sure did try. First time I ever saw a "camo" bee suit".

Thanks, if you like the facebook page check out www.BillysBees.com I have a number of...

Thanks for the comments,

Yes a bee vac is high on my list of needed equipment. I hope to have one before the end of this summer,

The bees are dead, not just doment in the cold. The sun was...

We did a cut out yesterday late afternoon.

The bees were up under the eves on an house, moved in last year. Owner thought that they had died out over the winter and was a bit upset to find out...

No swarms yet this year..... Got two last year & arrived to late for two more. That was my first year as a beekeeper

I advertise on craigslist.com under home and garden. Every couple of weeks I...

yes (most of the time) I do see a big difference in my bees when I dont smoke

Cool,,,,,,

Looks like I will be doing my first cut out on Saturday. Got a call last night, guy has a couple of colonies in out buildings on his property. The neighbor's were complaining last year....

I pledge to be a beekeeping mentor to the BSA,

Bill Tedeski
Pittsburgh PA
www.BillysBees.com
Billy@BillysBees.com

DEWALT Cordless/Corded Wet/Dry Vac —2 Gallon, Model# DC500

I used last year to clean up a few bees, uses the same 18volt battery as my power tools, or can be plugged in if it is available.
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I hope your feeding them?

Just checked were you are on the map, a bit north east from me, so yes you queen should be laying. My hives are full of brood.

I am also a first year beekeeper.
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I think your looking for something like the Beal wood buff system,

http://www.woodcraft.com/Catalog/ProductPage.aspx?prodid=3729&ss=df617f1d-9ffd-4b71-85e1-883c5b01bf6a

it uses 3 buffing...

the reason we don't want to use the term Hobbyist or amateur is when people go to the government for funding for be related research or projects, they cant count a "Hobbyist" or "amateur" beekeeper. ...

Just thought I would put in my 2 cents,,,,

I started with one hive, bough a package of bees, a couple of weeks latter I captured my first swarm, So I did go the most of the first year with two...

How about BooBies

http://www.billytheclown.com//Boobies

Happy Halloween, sorry I could not resist

I use the same time you got, but had to seal around the screen, there is a gap and the bees can get into the syrup

My neighbor stopped over the other day. she wanted to let me know that my bees spent the summer swimming in her bird bath. On hot days she could see a steady stream of bees going from my yard to her...

I am also a new beek, this year. My first hive was a package of Italians, my other two are swarms acquired local.

The package was hived in May, the first swarm two weeks later in May. the second...

What we don't have to feed them all year????


my hives are all new this spring, so I have been feeding them all summer to help them build up comb.

next year on the other hand, they stop...

here is what I do, but then I am lazy

25 lbs sugar (from costco) in 5 gal bucket, slowly add hot tap water, mixing with electric drill and a squirrel mixer until it clears somewhat.

Not sure...

Craigs list

I received a number of calls this year from my post on craigs list. Collected 2 swarms, talked to a couple of people about doing cut outs, but they did not want to pay and I did not...

I would do it the same way I would to an extraction from the wall of a home. Cut out the comb and put it in frames using rubber bands.

I Defiantly would do them one at a time, one a day. But I...

8/9/2009 - collected a wild swarm about a mile from my place. There is a colonie in a free hollow, according to the property owner it has been there for years, and this was the second swarm this...