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I like the idea of using carpet tack strips in front of the hives. It really stops the skunks.

One thing is for sure. Don't spray roach poison on them! That may sound like overstating the concerns, but I had an employee once (at my pet store) that sprayed ant poison into our cricket keeper,...

If you want to delete the population to a more agreeable amount, next winter just lay some plywood pieces around the hives. The bluebellies (and possibly some other critters) will winter under the...

I was at a meeting this evening, where Gorden Wardell, the bee biologist for Paramount Farms, spoke. He stated that Paramount does not spray anything when bees are in the orchards. Gordon is a...

Really neat pics. I really like the "gum" hives, and plan to create one with moveable frames so I can have the "look", but be safe and legal.

Ditto to MB's answer for the pollen aspect, but to answer your question, Yes they are. I sell as many varietal honeys as I can make, and have been known to bottle others from other areas for my...

Brooksville? What state? If you so indicate it, the chances are good someone near you can give you local input as to what works best, where to obtain at best prices, mentoring, etc. Best wishes.

My wife will let you display it in our house. PM me for my address. (:

I used some my first year in beekeeping. I knew less then about what I was doing than I do now (a little), but I didn't have very good results. I received about 4 boxes of it last year with some...

I was offered $165. yesterday. A broker called and needed 1100. I was also offered $140. Another broker.
My hives are all spoken for, so they will have to keep looking.

Sorry for your loss. I hope your Orange Blossom honey makes up for it. Thank you for the pictures. I grew up in the Florida orange industry. Your pics make me homesick!

The convenience of deep nucs is one of the primary reasons I decided to go to deeps for my brood boxes.

Looks like orientation to me. And it appears as if your swarms must be growing well when that video was made. How has it fared since?

I think it is a wonderful idea to do anything possible to maximize your thyme flow production. I have eaten a few jars of thyme honey from Greece and I rate it as the best honey I ever tasted. ...

I rent out all my 8 frame hives along with my remaining 10 frame hives. My almond growers are only concerned about how many frames of bees I provide per each. I have been switching all my 10s to 8s...

Wow! Hearing you guys, I sure am glad I am in CA

Growing up in Florida, I used to catch and sell snakes. Poisonous ones brought the most money. We always were happy to catch Cottonmouths (we just called them moccasins) and Eastern Diamondback...

There's no following that one. Thanks for letting me know my worst was not too bad.

I think you are describing the "Hackler Honey Punch", which I saw ads kicking around about 5-7 years ago. I haven't seen anything about it since. I often thought I would like to try one out, but...

I've seen a few adults each year for the past two years. Last Saturday, I found a patch of about
100 larvae in each of three pollen patties - one per hive. This was in a yard of about 20 hives. ...

Very nice honey in a nice clean package! The only thing lacking is I can't quite taste it over the web.
Nice job!

I have seen it stated that "American Bee Journal" is more scientific than "Bee Culture". I personally have found that statement to be right x % of the time. The rest of the time, it
is the other...

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I didn't get to finish. I think he paints them black to stop sunlight from destroying his medication in the syrup.

Why paint them black though?

Nice! Don't forget to save your first jar. Something like saving your first earned dollar.