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I saw that in one of my hives last year and thought it was so amazing. Bees are awesome, aren't they?! So glad I started keeping them just hope some day I'm much better at it than I am now. :)

Last spring, I got a package of Carnolians and they have not been very nice. I'm sure it didn't help that it was hotter than Hades and there was very little rain during the summer. I thought they...

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Nice photos and your bees look great! Congrats on becoming a beekeeper! :)

Thanks for posting, Aerindel and thanks for the great photo. I love seeing photos of comb that is not built on foundation - bees are so dang creative!

I'm going to do as you suggest and add some...

I installed two hives on April 27th and only replaced 6 frames in one super and 8 frames in the other. I didn't get a chance to check on the bees until 7 days later and they are making some beautiful...

Thank you for your replies. I'm glad I'm a procrastinator (in this case anyway) and didn't feed them the bottles of molasses I bought! I guess I'll stick with sugar water. Although, someone else...

I had friends from Africa visiting me last fall. They also happen to be entomologists. i was asking their advice on my bee hives (This is my second year beekeeping and I could use all the help I can...

I checked my bees today and saw some comb that I think is a little strange. I think it's brood comb, but not sure. Would you mind looking at it and telling me what you think? Is there something...

Wow! Thanks for posting the video, it was very interesting. I really enjoyed seeing all those bees in the wall and all the beautiful comb they made. I hope they thrive for you!

Congratulations on your new hive! It's exciting to get a hive started and to be the keeper of bees.

Good luck to you!:)

I need to feed my bees and I've heard varying opinions on feeding. I want to feed my bees something I can make at home and something more than just sugar and water. On youtube tonight, I saw someone...

Thank you, Michael. I want to be off a to a good start with my new bees!

My hive died in November and I've gotten new bees. I'm wondering if you would look at these photos and tell me if these look normal?
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We do have a Beekeeper's Association here. I also took a 5 session workshop last year from some people who live fairly close to me. They are really busy, so I feel kind of weird calling them whenever...

Thanks, Shane. I appreciate your input. This is disappointing, but I am planning to get two hives started this year. I'm also signed up for a beginning beekeeping workshop next weekend that will help...

I discovered my hive was dead in December. I had 2 hive bodies, but took one with frames of honey and stored it in my garage. The other body I left where it was, with frames (some had a little honey)...

Hi Ryan,

I'm sorry you lost your hives. This is my first year for bees and I lost my hive (just one) too. It's sad. I got lots of help here. This spring I plan to start two hives and be more...

A few weeks ago, I posted a thread about my dead bee hive (here's the original thread: http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?262825-My-Hive-Died.-Can-you-help-with-diagnosis). I got a lot of...

Thanks, everyone for taking time to look at the photos and give me feedback. I appreciate your experience and willingness to help.

Sorry about your hive, sygdom. The same thing happened to my hive this year (which was my first hive too). I've gotten some valuable information from people on this forum. I look forward to getting a...

Thanks JD and Gypsi. I checked the bees in October and there were a lot of them. The frames in one box seemed to be fairly full when I checked them, but I only brought 10 frames back to the house...

Thanks, Gypsi. I guess it would help if I had the permissions set correctly! duh. You should be able to see it now.

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your reply. I posted a thread to my flickr account with photos of the hive, but I'll add a few photos here.955956957

As for care of the hive, I had closed it up for the...

Hi. I started my first hive in May and discovered last week that it had died. A couple of weeks ago, I checked on it by putting my ear to the hive and they were buzzing quite happily. But when I...