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Cut the hive body with a saw on the short sides and break in half.Less disruptive but sometimes you have to dive right in.

But I have to ask. Why do it now. What I would do is put it on the...

Made some nucs last Wed in Windsor and found a hive with the beginnings of swarm cells so I took 4 frames of brood.I supered that yard on Sat and found another.That one I just broke in half and added...

Come on guys. Mike can't do it for you. Ever try Google?

How about the taxpayer funded Robo Bee projexct at Harvard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bLTiYkYyVc

Or RNAi(nterference) This...

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I would be wary of any direct heat without a thermostat.
I made one of these and use with a candy thermometer.
http://www.candletech.com/general-information/do-it-yourself-wax-melter/
It works...

For 2 nucs in one box I use a seed bag,staples not needed.

Sometimes,when they expand,I'll put on 4 frame half boxes with separate covers so I can inspect one colony without disturbing the other....

Keep trying Andrew.Although evidence suggests Russian crosses may be a little testy,I find that more so with Italians and less with Carniolans.The addition of Varroa tolerant genetics can only...

Bob Brachmann is a good person to do business with.
Certified Russian Breeder. http://www.russianbreeder.org/members.html
He was nice enough to give us a tour of one of his mating yards when EAS...

Cut your parts and assemble your piece in the same day and you won' have any problems.
If you cut and then store in a dry basement,nothing seems to fit right.
I try not to store any woodenware in...

Before reusing frames,Put a strong light over your shoulder and check the bottom of the cells for AFB scale.

Fo Varroa flip frame over and look at the top of the cell.A severe infestation will...

Why not a local nuc?
Why try to raise a GA queen in upstate NY.

Purvis has been doing II for quite a while and probably sees an opportunity now that Tom Glenn is retiring.

Last year I had plans to make med nucs from deeps.Beggining of April I put a drawn med honey super on a number of hives.2 weeks later the queen had moved up and the med had 4-5 frames of brood and...

When I have this problem in my homemade feeders in the field,I've removed thescreen and smacked with a hive tool multiple times to shatter the sugar crystals and then reshaped with my fingers.I...

Met 2 of the new owners last Nov at SNEBA.Seem to be good guys intent on turning the place around.
I stopped at BB yesterday to pick up some frames,foundation and a new catalog.
Packages are from...

I switched to plastic foundation about 5 or 6 yrs ago and it worked well for me.
Recently I have been renewing comb and switching to all mediums and compared to wax it is way to much(unpleasant)...

Gee Mike,I don't know.
If I could get the same results from plopping a bag of sugar on top of a hive as I can get from mixing syrup,filling feeders,dealing with leaks,and removing feeders(don't use...

cheap and easy to install.
Be sure and leave an upper entrance to vent moisture.
I use a small vertical strip of wood to hold the edge and to hold the top away from the notch in the inner cover....

You can store empties above an inner cover and an insulation board but they will be exposed to the elements and their life will be cut in half.
Any honey that isn't used will most likely crystallize...

In my experience hives in full sun handle Varroa better than shade.
No SHB in my hives but I've heard that low humidity and warm temps are a good control for SHB in the honey house.

" virus infections in apiaries are quite common,"

I'm not sure this is a bad thing.Since the only "cure " for a virus is the host's immune system,wouldn't this at low levels impart some immunity...

Sorry,didn't really answer the question.
You could go in the hive in the early am before the robbers are flying,check if the hive is dead and see what is salvageable.

Or if you know the hive is...

The wax moths are a "dead" give a way.
2 to 1 it's dead and being robbed

Hope it didn't die from foulbrood.You may have passed it on to your neighbors hives.
Frames are cheap.Bury ,burn or double bag landfill. Scorch the boxes.
Fermented honey sounds like hive...

Gee, I'm going from deep brood boxes to mediums.Maybe we could work a deal.

I can't go narrower than 10 frames though,I'd need a step ladder.