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Mrobisr- Don't feel bad you weren't able to burst my bubble. I needed to take the Queen cages out and I took a quick look as I pulled some comb off of the top bars so it would be a problem when I did...

I just realized I was thinking about 2 different hives that I have as I responded to your responses. Sorry, I was probably a bit confusing!

The new hive(1 deep) has a full house of stores and...

Andrew- Ha, I have the same question. Some of my bees looked like that as well. Mine are Italians? So, I hope we both get an explanation. juzzer

If I check and there isn't enough room to lay, will adding a super solve this problem? Will they move honey up to the super making room to lay? I already have the 2 deeps on the hive. Wasn't sure if...

So what is the concern if I decide to place a super and it is not quite nectar collecting time? I have not become a pro at determining when nectar is coming in versus the bees collecting pollen but...

Great. Thanks. That was what I was going to do if I did not get a response. Do you think that it would be okay if I did this on my deck? I will need quite a bit of space, but I am wondering if any...

I stored my supers with paramoth over the Winter. I let 1 super air out for about 2 weeks, 1week of it the frames were in the open air, the other week I left the frames in the box to air out(no cover...

I am using drawn frames from last year for one of this year hives. They are frames that were from the hive body/brood nest. The frames have a lot of pollen, uncapped and capped honey still in them...

I installed 3 pound packages three days ago into a few different hives. I checked and all Queens were released. The hives are REALLY eager to work, they even pushed out the grass that I plugged the...

Last night I did the 1st inspection of a strong over wintered hive(2 deep hive bodies). Lots of sealed drone cells, which I scraped all off of the bottom bars. It seemed to me that the population of...

Alright........ another Badger Beekeeper. It seems like you are thinking ahead and on the right track to successful beekeeping. I smiled when I saw the little legs drawn on the hive body, I assume...

As a follow up....my packages did come in last Sunday and I was able to hive them immediately. Today is check in day to see if the Queens released from their cage. The grass that I had stuffed in the...

ON Wisconsin!!! You will probably find the beekeeping is more fun than the garden, at least I did. Out went the garden and up went more hives for me this year! No weeding is fine for me. juzzer

I while back someone posted a great website(s) for different kinds of pollen and what the level of pollen and blooms were for the area of my choosing. Anyone have those sites or know of any that get...

I never had luck with cinnamon, or the sticks. I tried around the base of the hive and on the inner cover. Didn't do much and did even less when it rained. But I don't think the bees minded it.
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tsk- Thanks for the link to your thread, it helped. My thread has gotten a bit sidetracked into adding a box when, drawing comb. Your thread gave me a bit better of an idea. I think a week or 2 might...

I asked this a while back I think, but never was able to see any responses, so I thought that I would try it again.

I recently hived my packages and in 2 hives I decided to use last year's honey...

I noticed after I empty a packed into the hive yesterday that there was what seemed to appear as a small paper wasp nest hanging from the top of the package. There was white honeybee comb started on...

Any beekeepers in or near the southern Wisconsin area seeing a slow down in sugar syrup feeding? Mine seemed to have slowed down a bit over the past week. I am wondering if the bees are starting to...

Thanks everyone. Hearing that others are in the same boat and that they are trying to patiently wait for their bees, softens the blow a bit. Last year, beekeeping was my new hobby and I have loved...

Wisnewbee-Thanks. That sheds a bit more light on what might be going on. I wish the supplier would have been able to explain to me at least 25% of what you just did. Hopefully my hives will make it...

I was to get my bees way back in Mid-April(12-20), I ordered them in early February. My 3 pound packages STILL have not arrived(May,10). I have not heard anything specific as to why except, each time...

I picked up a box of frames from Dadant the other day and put them together. I noticed the quality of them seemed to be a bit poor. The frame ends were bowed out, causing the frame ends to get very...

Ha, as I searched I found the same site as above. Go UW!!! Next I want to get a piece and find out what it tastes like. juzzer

BAM! Right answer skyscraper people. Isn't what is a hive, an opinion. It's like art, what makes it what it is? Two deeps and a super on that and then another 2 deeps and a super could be considered...