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It seems kind of dumb now but last year while attempting to catch a swarm I learned the very valuable lesson that wet leather gloves do not stop bees from stinging you hands! Got stung about 10-15...

I need some advice on intruding a nuc in a hive that died over the winter.
It is a double deep. The bottom is clean, dry and the top has approximately 40 pounds of honey left in it.
Should I...

Well at least us guys on the west side missed the snow.There was a little bit up on the ski resort but noting down low.

The stapler isn't even hooked up to the air hose!

Interesting newspaper article from our area.
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_d3331ffe-bcdb-11e1-84f0-0019bb2963f4.html
Reading some of the comments to the article are...

I have an older extractor that I have used for years..yes it's galvanized. I have been reading as much as possible lately as to should I get rid of it or paint it with the special paint or what. ...

Greetings
One of my hives seems to have swarmed into a pine tree yesterday AM. I grabbed one of the empty nucs that I had saved put some frames in with some lemon grass oil and sprayed with sugar...

Exactly what I used and works great. Another idea would be some asphalt shingles.

I have almost made it a year after getting back into beekeeping again. I started with one package and one swarm last summer. It has been truly amazing to watch the differences between the two hives....

To be honest very seldom do I use "kits". Usually just replace the bad part.

If it is an oil type gun as in a smaller stapler/finish nailer 1 or 2 drops is way more than enough.
I have seen some guns that will become "sluggish" and some that the head valves will...

I fix tools for a living.....
First how about a model number?
There are many models and most work some what differently. Each model seems to have its own quirks.
DO NOT dump a lot of oil in it!!!...

I started using/experimenting with wood pellets last year. So far I'm very happy. Not sure about other areas or brands but in our area pellets are made with pressure, heat and wood, nothing else.

Welcome from Whitefish.

It's funny you should mention this. I was walking the dog today and also being in Montana wasn't to concerned as I walked by one hive to brush a few bees off and bingo same thing out they came mad as...

Ethanol didn't start showing up in gas at the 10% level until 2007/2008. You more than likely still have real gas in that tank if it hasn't been run for 4-5 years.
One thing to remember.
In my...

The very first thing is to get gas without alcohol!
Ethanol is hygroscopic which means it adsorbs moisture. Gas and moisture do not mix.
Contrary to popular belief do not use premium for a small...

I think something that is also being overlooked here is what finish of fastener is being used? In some of the past posts there have been links to certain brands of staples, and if you look they do...

So here is a question for all. What if you were to modify a "robber screen" like this http://www.bushfarms.com/images/RobberScreenOutside.JPG with a slot cut in the lower left to expect an entrance...

R value is 1.41 per inch for most softwoods and 0.71 for most hardwoods. That figures out to about an R 1.05 for 3/4" softwood or R .53 for hard wood boards. Can't imagine the plastic has much of an...

Funny you should be looking for that as I also saw it but printed it. Went to look for it the other night and it was gone? The is the site that I saw it on and there is a picture on the left but no...

So I modified my inner covers with a slot so the girls would have a top entrance. That was over a week ago and still have yet to see any use? Will it take just one to see the door is open or do I...

Greetings. I'm from NW Montana and can answer one question. No one has ever been able to figure out how to grow Huckleberries. Still one of the mysteries of nature.

Got back into bee keeping after 15 years.
Started my first hive this spring, they are doing great.
Lucked out and found my first swarm 10 days ago. I captured as many bees and was pretty sure the...

Greetings. I service and sell tools for a living. The thing I remind everyone is the serviceability and parts availability of various brands of tools. If you lived in Montana I would not recommend...