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off topic i think dave warren's comments are out of context and are signs of stupidity in todays society!! would like to tell him this face to face! remarks like this are wrong!

Now that the robbing that i had going on by the yellowjackets has stopped, I think, How long should I keep the robber screens on? they seem to be having problems cleaning thier hive. and are stacking...

it's extremly hot and we are having drought conditions, as many places are, as i am a first yr keep really don't know what i'm doing sometimes? i had 5 hives but this wkend did short inspection, lot...

check at your local paint store for nylon 5gal strainers

kelly bees has good quality smokers

welcome to the site, lots to learn here.

i know most of the time that's not a real problem, but i have a 10 frame deep full of bees and cant tell if i have the queen. did a cut out from an old house yesterday, then went back and vacumed the...

you should look at hogan syle trapout just search in the trapout forum. the queen will probily not come thru the screen but the hogan trap you can get her. search for cleo c. hogan jr. posts

1st yr newbee trying to learn, story goes that i originally set up a hogan trapout on a bee tree and did retreive 3 or4 lbs of bees, (no queen yet) but my problem became that the numerous trips an...

I am also new beekeeper I recomend wearing two pair. I have been stung throu one pair but not two. Other than that they work great for me, so far.

Im newbee, but you should just try foundationless if they are drawing comb, just put them between frames that have already been drawn. makes beutiful comb plus doesn't fall out.

thank you guys very much. just trying to stay on track.Do you think that 48 hrs is good for the first trap? put the brood in about 230 today. can't go back till monday afternoon. but I would like to...

Today i added a frame of open brood to a hogan style trap-out box, have had hive body attached for a wk, with 5 frames of drawn comb. they have really cleaned it but they haven't added any pollen or...

search for hogan trap out on here. look for treads by cleo hogan jr. he can help you.

most of the bees that are on the ground are not really acting strange other than just crawling around at random, just wondering around, sometimes moving there wings , but this is the only one i saw...

watching my green hive which started as nuc lots of new bees flying every where noticed several bees crawling around on the ground acting odd. only saw one like this anyone tell me whats wrong?...

thanks guys, everything seems to be happening in fast forward. in three wks I hived nuc from local beekp, hived pkgbees from kellybees, built hogan trap-out install first part then yesterday guy...

ok thanks, guess i'll find out soon for sure.

question for swarm catcher exstrordinare OddFrank. caught 1st swarm today from 4x4 sign post , brushed them into 10 frame deep took home about 15 miles, have them trapped inside for nite, entrance...

this morning i opened my 2nd hive which is a pkage that was installed 1 wk ago, opened tues, took out queen cage, opened today to check for egg laying. yes idefinatlly have a laying queen. she was...

welcome lots of info here. lots of beekeeps in your area.

thanks everyone for answers i really try to find the answers by searching old treads, but sometimes have to ask. going to use plastic and wood frames reg cell. want my first bees to not get confused....

have a newbee ? i am getting local bees with reg cell size what will happen if i add the other frames in my deep (5 more) with small cell foundation? will they draw it out or not? i have other...

just ratchet strap it to the tree

check utube for the fatbeemans video on traps. do it yourself