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your end frames are the hardest to get done ,so you should switch the one next to it if it is drawn out,or put the fullest frame on wall

shouldn't be just move the nuc to a new yard for a while

If your bee are building burcone on the top bars this is a sign they need more room.If you are not sure place two sheets of newspaper ontop and place the super on it.the paper holds the heat and the...

Boarx soap works

Sounds like you are O.K.if you put the frames from the dead outs into the strong hive.If that isn't enough use dry sugar not mixed .That is putting water into hive and is hard to worm and turn into...

Yes,Just babies

This was done in P.E.I. Canada and starting to go great.They were on the TV the dangon's den got their money and later turned it down.went on their own.

Stick to experienced beekeepers,one with a hundred hives who tries to make a little money.But listen to all, everone has a little trick.THen do it the way that is best for you.Good luck

what I did with a wind fall was to cut until you find the hollow,then open the tree in half.Take some brood and put it in a frame,rememberto put brood upright the same as it was when the stood.wrap...

Yes,this will happen.The strong hive will grow from the weak one especially if it is down wind or get more sunlight than the other.

You could of rolled the queen and killed her when you put in the frame of bees.It is best to take out extra frames from wall and bush togather went adding brood

Mites are a big problem in the New Brunswick,Hope that you treated them before you wraped them up

in something clean where it won't melt

melt some in a pot.If it looks clean,no floating or sediment it good to go.Be careful that no wax gets on the fire,it's flamable.If you are doing a lot of melting set up a box or old fridge with...

The way to tell if there is any nector is to take a frame for your hive.one that is not sealed or with brood, one that the bees would be working.Turn the frame upside down and give it a shake.If...

You could wait for a worm day and place a peice of wax paper on the top bars and put dry sugar on it

I think I would let the bees just rob the honey from the supers

To catch the other clumps of bees take a frame and set it by the clump or hold it. The bees will climb on and transfer it to the hive with others.Frame should be drawn

Here we stack six framer on top of each other after the winter feeding and the weather is cool enough that the bee are not flying.place the bees on a pallet, six on bottom and four or five high...

Most of the time bees will not bring in pollen when there is no queen.To being in pollen whenever they can is normal.The queen will shut down if there is no necter coming. If your temps are to stay...

Tarpaper black it draws ths heat

You could keep it til there was a worm day and let the bees rob it themself .That way it's less work rapping and unrapping bees.

I think it is late to try to combine the two hives.Also you will lose a queen.Depending on the size of the two I would try to put them in one box with a divider and two entrances.that way they help...

Catch it and put the feed to it.You can combine it back to the old hive because the virgin queen won't get out to get mated and will be a drone layer.that is if the drones are already kick out

Yes you can combine the two.First kill the drone layer queen or take her out of the hive.then place a newspaper on the good hive or two if the hive is strong with wall to wall bees. Place a queen...