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Thanks Michael - Bees are just awesome creatures aren't they.

By the way, my general rule is that I do the things that you advise on your web sight whether I understand them or not, but it is very...

So Michael, what maintenance do you do with a solid bottom board in a TBH? How much junk falls down there and how often and how do you clean it out?

Reef10, I am interested in an update on your situation if you care to give one.

That is what I am thinking in terms of them not being attracted to the hive, and as Hawkster said, the bees guard the hive and will work to keep the BSF out if she shows up. I thought that I would...

The Black Soldier Fly larva provides a great source of protein and calcium to the chickens which reduces the cost of feeding them quite a bit and is a supplement to what they get when free ranging. ...

It is probably too late now, but I would not put the bees back into the hive. They left the hive and did not return for a reason. Forcing them back into the hive could put sick bees in with the...

I am considering keeping chickens in addition to bees and am learning about chickens now. One way to feed the chickens good protein is to raise Black Soldier Flies. Their larva grow in a compost...

I am not sure what that means.

Regarding the comparison to the Freeman Trap. They are similar but I do not like the oil because it seems like it will end up being a mess. Perhaps the...

Thanks Michael,

I am removing the SHB larva by scraping the bottom board clean, into a plastic bag that goes into the trash. Hopefully that will be sufficient to protect the bees.

If I do not...

I couldn't get the pictures to show. Let's try this link to the pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16648796@N00/sets/72157627085309183/

Two weeks later and I cleaned the SHB trap again. It worked like a charm.

Here are a couple of pictures of the bottom board with the SHB larva etc.

I am interested in any comments that you...

I am glad the he changed it to a warning but he should have also fired the inspector. A citizen should be able to expect a minimum amount of intelligence, respect and discretion from a public...

You probably shouldn't use those marijuana leaves, but other then that...no, wait...why don't you try that and let us know how it goes?

So what is the status of this? Are folks skyping?

So how did it turn out Beeker? It would be good to hear the result and how your year is going.

NewbeeNnc, It is not at all that I prefer one over the other because I live/work in the area where Lowe's Corporate is based. Not at all...It is that I prefer one over the other because I work FOR...

Just when I thought that beekeeping couldn't get any cooler posts like this come along and it just keeps getting cooler and cooler.

Thanks guys for the comments. Here are some responses:

1) I do not have pictures and it is too late to take them because the stuff in the bottom of the hive is gone.
2) "Hunch" is a far...

I would appreciate your commentary on something that I am doing with my (4) hives. I did not intend to have this result but it might be a good thing.

My hives are built from the bottom-up as...

You don't need the polystyrene.

I suggest going to www.bushfarms.com and reading about Michael Bush's approach to using medium boxes and no excluders. You might like what you read.

Good Luck.

The bees will likely (about 50/50 chance) not cross the excluder to get to foundation that is not drawn. That will cause them to get over crouded and swarm.

I haven't heard that bees in one part of the world require different spacing than bees in other parts of the world. In the USA many people are moving to small cell and natural cell size comb which...

I would appreciate it if someone would post a video or a link to a video of a queen getting caged. There are plendy of videos on Youtube of queens being introduced/released but I would like to see...

This is a great discussion.

Will you please confirm or adjust my thinking on cell size drivers and needs?
• The primary driver of cell size is not the bees’ DNA (although it might have some...