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Thanks for the update Deamiter, I am following with great interest!

Is it this one?
http://doorgarden.com/11/simple-honey-bee-queen-rearing-for-beginners

New post are only specific to your login, Ie. when you log in post and come back later it won't show as a new...

How do you clean out the round corners in the bottom of the cuts?

Pussywillow should by blooming before the maples. I don't know how much you have in CT though.

It is special because you can see it in the high resolution Google aerial photos

I drilled a single 1/2" hole onthe front at the top just below the lid lip and covered it with 1/8" screen. It seemed to help, but I did still get some minor mold issues towards the back of the box...

224 lb average per hive... You must have some great bee yards!

You weren't smoking parsly, sage, rosemary or thyme in the shop with the power tools were you :p

Thank you. The pullers expression was great while working on that. I just a few minutes ago finished cleaning up after boiling down my first sap run. Candy seems like it might be a lot of work...

I don't know about knowledgable but I am from NH. Welcome to the forum.

I have never made any type of candy before, but am intrigued by this. What does "pulling" mean? Or can someone suggest a simple set of candy directions I could look up? Thanks

Screen/filter is in place

I did quick inspections at 50F yesterday.

Looks like you had some fun thinking through and building this system!

Ha ha, NAP. You must have a loss of 50% of your crop, and then FSA will pay you 55% of your lost income, plus you have the cost of the insurance. Not to mention that the County Commity has to vote...

Over 100 views and no one has read the book?

Would like to hear from others who have reviewed the book and compared it to Dr. Conner's other books. Thanks

Sugaring is just getting started up this way. I tapped two weeks ago but there have only been a few good days of flow so far. A friend that runs 1000 taps on vac lines just set this past week as...

Where do you get seeds for all of the goldenrod types?

What was the filter media he used?

Has anyone figured out where the queens were coming from that were getting sent out? I will have to check my copy of Queen Rearing Essentials tomorrow, but I am pretty sure the photos in the back...

After being married for 40 years, I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, "Fifty years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed and ...watched a 10-inch black and white...

I am waiting to give MP $$ for his book, and $$$ for his queens this spring summer :thumbsup:

Then add more boxes on top as needed, I don't use excluders either.

I track my DD50 info from the "Degree-Day Maps" at: http://pnwpest.org/wea/

Thanks in part to Ruth I have the 2012 bloom dates correlated to DD50 info for my surrounding area, someone more...