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I'll add 1 thing you may want to consider. Wear a respirator or very good dusk(N-95) mask under your veil.
That black mold your going to have to disturb to get the comb out is more dangerous then...

After having 1000's upon 1000's of foxgloves growing in my gardens and yard. I've never seen a honey bee on one that I can remember, bumbles and masons yes but honey bees no.
I'd also think that...

squarepeg,
The list depends on how long it is between log-ins. Somedays when I don't login for 2-3 days my new post list will be 4-5 pages. other days it may only be 1-2.
Mike

Started on April 2nd with 1 package and a starter kit. Harvested 32.5 lbs in August.
In mid Sept. the hive came under heavy attack from yellow jackets and another local hive. I reduced the opening...

A cheap IR is going to set you back at least 1200.00
I'd contact a good home inspector and pay them to use their camera.
Mike

I had some issues with just one side of mine. May have been the way it sat on the hive. I never reversed it to see if that was the problem. I just made a minor modification with some cross stich...

In this day and age with smart phones and technology. Get them to text or E-mail you a picture. It would cut down on a lot of mistaken Id or B.S.
Mike

After searching thru the archives and not finding any info. My question would be,

When is the latest time in the season that you would do a cut out and expect a reasonable chance of the hive to...

John,
I would semi disagree with you on this. It may be highly unlikely to get 60lbs of honey but 60lbs total weight is not impossible. I did my 1st extraction yesterday with a medium super and the...

Here's a local supplier that some of you may find useful
http://www.ernstseed.com/seed-mixes/

Bluegrass quote
"Now for some trivia: Who knows what the key hole in the middle of a standard hive tool is for?"

The keyhole is a nail puller.
We use ship scrapers/flat bars /hive tools for...

I'll give it a go
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