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Both Chickens or Guinea's are good - Guinea's are much better than the chickens, but you get more eggs with the chickens! I have both.

I am just impressed that it took you two weeks to only make one mistake!!!

I am averaging about a mistake a week over my first couple years!:thumbsup:

It is going to be cold tonight - so maybe I should check on her again before night time....

Thanks rkereid! I try to read your posts since you are located very close to me! I have a piece of cardboard under the screen. I bought two packages that were delivered early last week - and I...

I put some syrup in a baggie feeder for the bees. Honestly, I was scared of hurting her if I moved her. I should have picked her up and put her in the cluster. Fortunately, there were some bees...

Just checked on one of my new hives - the queen cage had fallen down between the frames. (I have tried different methods to install several packages). This time, I had placed the queen cage in...

Great idea - I hadn't thought of that!

Thanks

Thanks. I put the second box on just to have space for the one gallon baggie. This is the first time I have tried to feed using baggies, it went well until, in my brilliance, I decided to cut...

Would the boardman feeder used in the upper section be safer than a baggie feeder (in regards to potential for spilling?)

Need some advice. I installed two packages on Thursday. One had a hive top feeder, the other I used a one gallon baggie placed on top of bars with an empty super on top.

Unfortunately, the hive...

Kept mine in the house from Monday to Thursday. Installed them in about 45 degree weather. Fortunately, it was warmer than expected on Friday and today looks to be in the upper 50's to low 60's. ...

Their facebook page states that they have closed down, at least in the near term. Shame, I had hoped to order one of their hives one day. I have a small, backyard apiary and like to have nice...

I just received two packages today - 6 inches of snow on the ground and temperatures in the 30's. It is supposed to get into the 40's tomorrow. It won't get to 50 until Friday. Should i keep the...

Thanks - I may just purchase two additional hives and use the nucleus for back-up!

Thanks - the biggest reason I was thinking of doing this is because I am a new bee keeper (using that word very lightly) and after the winter I am down to one hive. I purchased some new hives, but...

I am growing my apiary this year and am considering installing a package of bees in a Nuc. Then, I plan on using this nucleus hive to help grow other existing hive by periodically taking out frames...

We do have the fourth amendment which protects your right of privacy against search and seizures. The police can't randomly search you without just cause. The government can't come into your house...

Paul - I am a big proponent of individual property rights. I don't believe an inspector should have the right to show up and go on your property without you being present. Now in this case, the...

It bothers me that an inspector from any branch of the government would just show up without setting up an appointment.

Had a Warre' hive that didn't make it through the winter. I have two boxes of drawn comb (some had uncapped nectar/honey). When I was examining the hive yesterday, had a feral bee (no beekeepers in...

I am having a hard time with this thread after reading the other thread titled something like "Robert Russell is a crook". Aren't these two threads about the same person/company? Seems like on the...

Congratulations! My wife is from Mansfield and graduated from UCONN. Good luck on your new endeavor!

My beautiful wife bought me an 8-frame, all medium, English Garden Hive from Brushy Mountain. This will look great in the backyard as I expand my apiary this year!

If you start a nuc with the intent on building up drawn comb, what do you do with it? Can you store it, or do you need to put it on a stronger hive?

I agree - if I went with the nuc boxes, I would buy the medium nucs from Brushy Mountain (or make them). But I realize that most people used the 5-frame deeps for nucs so I was interested in the...