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I had my brand made by a Company in San Diego, Ca. Brand New is the name I know they make regular bee brands with numbers and letters you might look them up they have web site you might talk with...

EastSideBuzz Try the one I told you about I know he knows how to build them. Tom

Jed I have a Older Cowen uncapper it has cast aluminum sides and was still working when I got another uncapper (Gunnies) I have two stands for it. Tom tfpeavey@gmail.com

EastSideBuzz here are pictures of my trailer, starting from the front two views one standing back the other up close so you can see the tongue is adjustable then moving around the left side you can...

no trailer only hold forklift, if someone wants to have a trailer which they carry behind a truck like fifth wheel and also carry hives I have seen them but those are special order. Or home built.

Eastside I had a trailer made in Los Banos Ca. a shop their makes them they are mostly 2 axles and built to you swinger. I had mine built there and have been pleased with it it tows easily and backs...

Yes very true I have two pallets of old imside feeders made from wood and masonite never cared for that type myself .

Not a problem hope I was able to help you. To be honest the best by far for feeder in the 2 quart Mason wide mouth jar and all you need to do is drill 1 1/2 hole in top and drill three small hole in...

What do you not understand? I don't know I think what I wrote was clear.

That is not what I said try reading what was written. I am not replacing my can lids and never said that. So go away.

Yes I have 1 gallon metal cans and before I got them I used 2 liter bottles. I also use 1 quart glass jars on mini nucs and 2 quart jars of 5 frame deep nucs I can also use a bottle or a can. The...

I use cans and before them I used 2 liter soda bottles. I found a old guy in San Jose who worked at a 20/20 recycle site in a grocery parking lot and showed him the kind of lid I was looking for and...

No I had a place in Oregon cut out what I wanted after I had made some of my own. My first ones were destroyed in a warehouse fire and I wanted to get moving so I contracted to have them made and put...

Dan I run 8 frame hives also and use 6 5/8 depth and frames going cross ways in the boxes it holds from 12 to 13 depending I use these to store my frames I have built two way nucs divided by a 3/4...

Have you thought about making your own top & bottom bars from 3/4 stock. It is not hard all you need to do is add a frame rest inside the center of your full size boxes and make the frames to fit. I...

lakebilly, What size are you making your frame will it be half the length of a standard hive frame or will it go across the hive body is your hive 10 frame or 8 frame. Are you using a mini box which...

I just use a hole in the back of the lid which is 1 1/2 inches then put on a metal cover to use when not feeding. For feeding I use a quart mason Jar either regular or wide mouth and drill 3 small...

Are you sure they don't have a heating element inside them from the pictures on the side it sure looks like what you have. I would double check that. Also if they are stainless any good welding shop...

Barry ok with me I am only expressing my opinion I do know many beekeepers and for the most they are good people. I like this site and read it when I have time and I do know not all people agree....

BeeGhost What you need to understand is what you infer and to my reading that is what you infer and where it was posted is a site for beekeepers. If you don't like what I have to say maybe you should...

BeeGhost your statement about Beekeepers in Ca. being shady is at best wrong. I know many Beekeepers in Ca. and for the most part they are Honorable Men and Women who I am glad to know I would say...

Steve My question is are you trying to raise queens or just make increases? If the answer is make queens then leave out the middle box. Also have you read the cloake method? Tom

Steve, I also went there and found a link back to Sue Colbey and the American Bee Journal year 2005 she wrote a two Part artcile about using cloake boards. So if you can find those two issuse that...

sfisher making of cloak board is easy if you need instructions go to www.leedsbeekeepers.org.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=pr... This will give you complete instructions on how to use and build I...

Benjamin, I will try and take some pictures this week end and have my wife post them so I can send then along. Drop me a e-mail to this address. tfpeavey@gmail.com Tom