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Steven,
From the video it appeared that you have undrawn frames so with packages on undrawn frames its feed feed feed. Top feeder,frame feeder all good I would just avoid the entrance feeder after...

Don't destroy queen cells! Let he bees do their thing.
You may consider taking the queen and a frame of bees and a frame of honey and pollen and start another nuc, leaving the queen cell to hatch...

The bees will raise as many drones as they think they need. I would open a few drone cells just to look for mites on the pupae but not necessary. When they build drone cells on the bottom of...

Steven,
You should get the frames pushed all the way back together and then split the space evenly between the two outside frames. You had the right idea about using smoke that will move them but...

I have used a piece of newspaper and lightly drug it over the bees also have used some long grass and tickeedl them until they moved, it doesn't take much.

Here is a web site that covers trapouts it was authored by Wally from Asheboro, he has been keeping bees for 30 + years and also knows a lot about cutouts.
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Here is an interesting You Tube video for simple candy boards - no cooking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_WLCc21-Hk

The smell may be Golden Rod ifs it kind of locker room gym socks type of smell.

Apply some vicks vapo rub around the entrances.

mhorowit,
No idea if it affects the bees or not. But you could put a piece of burlap over the styrofoam chunks. THe burlap will wick up the syrup and the bees can walk on it easly.

When I had two hives stop laying after treatment with Apiguard it took approx two weeks before she started laying again. Now considering your location and time of year she may not lay 1000 eggs a...

What is robbing?
Robbing is a term used to describe honey bees that are invading another hive and stealing the stored honey. The robbing bees rip open capped cells, fill their honey stomachs, and...

I have had the queen shut down laying during and for a while after treatment with Apiguard.
I would suggest you complete the treatment, the queen should start laying again before winter.

Ben,
Ancansco most likely has a good one and they sound like a reputable company.
One other item, some refractometers use oil for calibration, if it does make sure they also sell the oil...

EmiKami,
A pickup truck would be great but I have a ford expedition and have moved hives several times. I wait until dusk so all or most of the forragers will be in the hive then put a moving net...

I know everyone has their favorite and you did not ask but...
I recently went through purchasing a refractometer and after returning one I gam going to keep the one from Blue Sky. It has only one...

Sounds a lot like the one I got from Blue Sky Beekeeping.

I now have one from Blue Sky Beekeeping Approx $80. It has Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC). It has one scale with 10 divisions...

Speckledpup,
There are a few sellers on E-bay so maybe you will get a good one, I was dissapointed in my Ebay purchase.

Intheswamp,
I have only had my Blue Sky unit a few days, when I checked...

I purchased one from E-bay and the specs did not match up and the instructions did not match the refractometer. They refunded the full amount(approx $100) when I returned it.
I now have one from...

My son's girlfriend works for a software company and her job was to lead a group of software geeks to collect cookies. I was a bit surprised as to what they thought they could determine just from...

sqkcrk,
I think you have a good point. The Bee inspector is not in production mode. He works slow talks with folks about what he sees, provides advice and may only do a few hives in an apiary from...

Fyremedik,
I have not done it but our state bee inspector also put a small hook on the bellows and he hangs it on his back pocket and always has it handy. If I had a lot of hives or inspect hives...

Nice swarm, glad you caught them.

Depending on what part of Charlotte but about an hour away just off I40 outside of Winston Salem Larry Tate has bees that I would recommend.

http://tatesapiaries.com/

As Wade says instinct or a reproductive swarm and overcrowding when they back fill the brood chamber with nectar and the queen does NOT have a place to lay. But read more at Michael Bush's site...