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Quote: (No, anyone who purchases my honey I explain to them that it is Raw honey produced in this state but not from my apiary. I'm very clear about this, and I also let them know that if they would...

Will feeding pollen patties and 1.1 sugar syrup stimulate a queen to lay during a derth? If so will she lay a little or a lot? :scratch:
NWC queens.

I have several supers of honey that's capped except for about an inch on the bottom of most frames. I've read that if it's 2/3rd capped it's okay to harvest. Is this correct? I wouldn't be in a...

I like to take a wet cloth to the hives to wipe my hands on if I get honey on them. One day I just picked up a red cloth that was handy in the garage and wet it from the outside faucet. When I got to...

We use agriculture lime on our yard and garden to control ticks and bugs on our beans. It doesn't affect the bees. We use the dust instead of the pellets since we use it to control the bugs in the...

I have a hive with a laying worker and I plan to do a shake out tomorrow. My question is; what is the chance of the laying worker going into one of the other hives and what happens if she does?
Will...

Thanks to everyone for your replies. A special thanks to Bee Bliss. Your info is very helpful.

I just started BVT on my husband 2 days ago. We started with his knee and ankle and so far it looks like we're going to have good results. The first time we did 2 stings on each then today we did 3...

I'd like to purchase one or the other and would like your opinons on which is the best and why.
Thanks in advance.

How much benefit do you think there is in providing a windbreak on the northern side of a string of hives with something like bales of hay?
The 5 hives are facing east on a hill with a higher hill...

Thanks for the replies. I think I'll try the mineral oil.

What's the best way to clean propolis & honey off leather gloves? My husband's gloves are getting quite sticky.

And why?

We've been keeping bees as a hobby for 3 years and this is the first honey we've had to sell. Experience is a very expensive teacher so I'm not looking to make money just want to recoup some of our...

What are you selling your honey for this year. I (the wife) am in charge of selling our first honey this year and hubby says I have it priced too high. I say not!
Qt.--$9.00
Pt.--$5.00
12 Oz....

I inspected a hive today and found a dozen capped supercedure cells throughout the 3 medium brood boxes. There was 5 capped on just one frame. There seemed to be fairly good brood but scattered and a...

I went with the Maxant 3100P. I like the fact it's made in the U.S.A. and it seems like the best bang for the buck. It'll probably be here tomorrow and I don't even have any honey to extract! Can...

I'm planning to buy an extractor before next honey harvest. I presently have 8 hives but might have as many as 15 in the future. I'm looking for pros and cons on radial versus basket style. Maxant,...

Maybe I should have been a little more clear.

I have the Fumigilin-B with instructions for using it and have used it in the past.

I like using HBH because I feel it's good for the hive and...

Would it be okay to add HBH to the syrup when feeding Fumigilin-B?

We're in south central Ohio and we inspected a hive yesterday that had a lot of brood but only a few maybe a dozen larva and we didn't see any eggs.
We're probably 2 weeks into goldenrod.
Is this...

If you have a laying worker is there a way to combine the bees in the hive with another hive that has a queen. I ask this question because I have a hive that seems to be getting weaker all the time....

Thanks for the link.

Do the bees bring in nectar even when they aren't bringing in pollen?

Thanks guys. I already have the screens made, just waiting for dark to block them. Ya'll have made me feel a lot better about the move and I'll semi-block the entrance with grass when I take the...