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I agree. I'm using it exclusively for tops and bottoms. Most not painted and holding up well with very little warping. Made some of CDX plywood that warped and separated. I like the advantech.

You're the one calling him out. Excuses, excuses.

It always amuses me that some like to criticize from afar when the person they criticize is readily available to confront. If I believe someone is misleading or putting out junk science I certainly...

Some of us with degrees find Randy very helpful and his reports are far from junk science. It's refreshing to have a real beekeeper do some research and apply it to real world situations.

Costs me around $500 to set up a yard, but I can jump a spark almost 1/2" off the fence. 25 hives are pretty expensive to lose. take a look at Mike's video and the peace of mind is worth it....

I use Penmarks that have 2.0 joules. Got the recommendation from Bee-L. So far so good. I am using Electric netting.

Try Full Bloom. He has cells all summer. A little higher than Miksa but you could just drive over and that would even out the price.
http://www.fullbloomapiaries.com/

They exclude the house lot from the 5 acres here in MA. Some towns have 1 acre lot minimum so you need 6 acres. Believe it's referred to as 61B ag exemption. Well worth it.

Sounds like you have a flow on. If you have a pollen patty put it on the hive. Let them sit for a week or so and then look for the queen/eggs/larvae.

And what year did varroa and tracheal mites become well established up there?

Look for the queen. A sign the hive may be queenless or it's an afterswarm with a virgin roaming the hive.

As long as the air planter is properly configured and there is moisture in the ground there is little danger. Still doing ok after 3 years of planting next to my hives with treated seed. Didn't see...

I always use a reduced entrance to start.

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I've done it both ways. Don't see much of a difference.

I am next to a corn field with one of my yards. I have never seen the bees working the corn tassels. I have seen bees work the corn tassels of sweet corn.

Millbury MA 5/15/13

01527 Millbury MA
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Just call it beetox:D

I try to keep all my bee yards in spots where one has to go through the owners yard to get to them. It doesn't guarantee safety but it does keep theft down. I don't think there is much one can do...

I see them in the nucs coming up from FL. But they have yet to survive the winter and never build up enough to bother the hive.

Just the difference between a businessman and a hobby beekeeper.

Grew up on one. If I remember correctly the world's population was much smaller then and we used pesticides, fungicides, etc. back then too. We can't even feed ourselves now.

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all spoken for. thanks