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Back home in Norfolk now. Good to be home.

Queen on top trying to keep warm.

Hard freeze in late Jan is not going to be pretty...

Anybody on a Forum is usually passionate about the subject. It doesn't matter the subject there are heated debates and differences on all of them. Go on an oil Forum and ask if there is any...

In his videos he uses Oxalic Acid Fogging as well...
Thanks for the videos FBM! Really down to earth and simple to understand for us newbees.

We'll get back around to it! :rolleyes:

I'll bite.

It should be stopped. We are taking everything the land can produce. And when it can't produce any more we pour junk on it to take away any natural competition from the crop we are...

I think a lot of hobbies are this way. I am into RC airplanes and I see it every weekend. Someone will show up at the field with a $500 to $1000 airplane that they have spent a month building. When...

Nothing prevents you from being sued.

Bonded, licensed, and insured is always a good idea.

Check local laws. In some places, if you are removing pests (bees), you are required to have a pest...

First, I didn't mean to imply that the program is mandatory. The Virginia State Beekeepers Association (VSBA) is a non-profit organization and is completely voluntary to even join. But, for...

First I've read on this thread about owning hives. I thought I was responding to my statement of bucking the status quo with respect to TFB? (post 84)
And the status quo (Master Beekeeping Program...

Welcome. I am also a newbee.

Master Beekeeper Program - Three levels: Qualified, Certified, Master Level.
Just a small exerpt:
Safe Use of Pesticides
A. For each of the following materials approved for use in or around bee...

Ace,
It is a forum. I look at it like we are sitting in a room and talking about bees. If you say something and I look at you and ask you a question about what you said, then you ought to answer. ...

Sol,
How do you work "top entrances" into your hives? Do you still have bottoms?

Ohhhhhh... I was wondering how people were doing that. I can testify that it can be done with a single window open... Not fun.

Navy calls it Basic Training at Great Lakes, IL.

If you can't get linked in with a group, may I suggest the USO for donations. They are everywhere over here and they do a great job. Most FOBS...

Seems strange that the other half is doing so well, and with this being split you would think that the gap in brood would have given it a head start with the mites.

Looking at the shaker pics it...

How is the original nuc doing?

Fatbeeman says that the honey just gets in the way. Money is in the bees.

You have to be organized with an operation that size or it will eat you up. Nice shots!

Total cost includes shipping and handling. I shopped a supplier who had awesome prices but the S&H was between 200% and 35% depending on amount of purchase.

I think the issue for anybody, new or 125 years old, is that you understand what you are doing. Whether it is treatment free, or treatment, educating yourself is imperative. I have seen examples of...

This is true. I have found that pretty much any group that is on a Forum is passionate about that topic. I doubt however that most beekeepers are on a Forum.

Thanks Donna. I am looking forward to it and getting M. Bush's book.

Brad