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That's what I did and the hive is doing soooo much better. Though, they were only queenless for about a week...

I may be having the same thing going on. I just noticed tonight when I checked on them (we have a camera on them so I can admire them from work :)) They are clustered just outside the opening. ...

Thanks for the advice. I seem to be leaning towards the wood frames myself. I have one hive with all plastic frames and the other with wood frames and plastic foundation so I could compare the two....

While inspecting my hives over the weekend, I noticed some funky comb. Any burr comb I scraped off but this is built on the foundation. The queen was actively laying eggs and I saw lots of eggs in...

We did a quick hive check this past Saturday to make sure the new queen was doing alright. She was almost out of the cage and in the meantime, the girls had been super busy drawing out comb. (She...

Update: New queen got here this morning and they were eager to greet her. They've been more active today than I have seen them in the last week. Hope all goes well. :thumbsup:

I see. You use your phone's browser. I've already signed up and started my yard. Love it! Thanks for sharing. It has so much detail in it. Already uninstalled the Hive Manager app. :thumbsup:

Is Hive Tracks completely web based or is there a phone app as well? (I'm unable to find it on my android.)

I've glanced at Beetight, but refuse to pay the $15 dollar annual fee unless I get a...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostappstudios.beehivemanager&hl=en

I have the same app, though I am a little disappointed with it.

Thanks for the thoughts and advice. I feel much better about the drones hanging out. I'll certainly think about the combining. :)

Morning all.

My hubby and I did our first hive inspections this morning on both hives. Both were 3# packages, installed Wednesday, May 22nd and the girls have been actively entering and leaving...

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The girls finally got here and are happy in their new homes...so far. :thumbsup:

Thanks for all the advice. Can't wait to see how they do. :D

~Circ

Thanks a bunch. The hives are the same color, however, I'm experimenting with one deep and the other will be all mediums. So at least the size is different. Should I face one hive a different...

Well, finally by bees are on their way again having shipped today. But, now I'm paranoid about installing two packages in hives that are side-by-side. Is there anything I should do to be sure they...

Not exactly sure what happened, but a local bee removal company had to come and get them. There was mention by the supply company (who was also contacted) that they would be repaired and sent on,...

Well, my bees may miss the freeze afterall. They got loose in the Ft. Worth post office today. Not exactly sure what's going to happen next... :waiting:

I have entrance feeders. Would you mind elaborating on the baggie method?

Thanks
~Circ

Great. I'll install them as planned.

Thanks guys!

Yikes! My bees are in the mail (left Georgia today) and lo and behold, we have a late freeze coming next week. My bees should arrive by Tuesday with temps in the 80s (night 40s), Wednesday is...

Made my day a little better. :)

I'm going to try out the Andriod phone app, Beehive Manager, as was suggested (and it's a free app). And probably keep a blog as well. It looks fairly simple to use and there were a few others. ...

I will be a first-year bee keeper this spring and couldn't make up my mind on which to use, even with all of the wonderful information on the site. So...I decided to start two hives. One deep with...

Yowza! I'm not so sure about capturing my own swarm just yet. I imagine in my case that may require an adult diaper or two. :D Just got my first hive in the other day and am looking forward to...

Thanks for the thoughts. I look forward to starting out with two packages. Maybe I'll try a nuc a little later. :)

I'm driving myself crazy trying to decide where and from whom to purchase my first packages from, so I thought I would ask a couple questions. There does not seem to be any local or even remotely...