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They did not take all the sugar water from yesterday as of this evening. I guess they are full finally and happy here at their new home. Lets see if they stay. I will report back.

My hives are 5 miles apart each. I dont beleive I could remove brood and safely get it to my swarm hive in time to save the brood. Its 51 degrees right now winds are to be 10-15 MPH today... I think...

The deep hive body has frames with foundation. I have 6 strong hives already but, they are from splits I have done over the last few years. Everytime I catch a swarm they leave within about 3 weeks....

I captured a swarm from a tree in the rain yesterday. Brought it to a hive body and I am feeding it sugar water right now.

Its to cool out to take a frame of brood from another hive to bring to...

My shallows are grooved bottom and the top is the type where you trim the piece off and nail it back on...

What type of foundation do I order... Grooved bottom / ? ? ? (not sure what the top is...

I took combs of brood, honey & some pollen out, banded them to frames, bees stayed on the comb, wasnt a bad removal at all. I felt I had the queen because all the bees stayed in the hive box I put...

I am suppose to go and remove bees from a house next week here in alabama... Temps are 40-75 next week. Some old timers told me not to cut the soffit but instead drill a small hole and install a bee...

I have 3 honey supers that I extracted from. I have sat them outside and let bees work them for a week now. It went from 85 yesterday to a high of 55 today. What do I do with the honey supers to...

I have a hive on a residential property. It has never bothered anyone in the neighborhood. There is plenty of Kudzu & Honeysuckle there. That is why I put the hive there. It is very strong. Right...

I was calleed out to get bees out of a trunk (chest). Looked like a chest they shipped stuff in from years ago. It was on a back porch and the bees took home there. I removed the comb & honey and put...

When I uncapped the comb it sort messed the comb up and I was wondering will the bees be able to fix it back to suit thier needs?

Time was/is the factor. Just needed to get them home. I will clean the mess up. I promise

Got het call, drove over and made it education for everyone that watched... Cut the limb (small) off and put it into hive box with 4 frames. Will remove it in a day or two when I have time and add...

Check your local feed stores. They are great for having stuff like this.. I bought mine there...

You should move hives either;

less than 2 feet or more than 2 miles. (nothing in between)...

Good luck

Seems liek I could just drop it in jar , fill with honey and let the cells in the comb absorb it...

Thats a tricky title.

I had a swarm in my swarm trap. They had make lots of comb but, very little honey or larve in it. Most of it is just the empty - clean comb. I am wondering if I can take...

Did you see the picture from the website I sent on my last post? I,m not the expert but, you just have to separate the hive from the ground with water or oil. Add 4 legs to the hive bottom made from...

http://picasaweb.google.com/MichaelJShantz/BeeHive4302010#5466795046206986082

Just add water or oil in the cups.. problem gone...

Will message you

Please,,, we need pictures... I want to do this but, I would love to see pics first...

Completed the swarm capture... Newbees just watch YouTube videos and you wont have a problem. This was a small swarm. I just kept shaking the tree catching them in my 5 gallon bucket. I would spray...

3 hives of bees for 1 year now. I have done cut outs but, this is my first swarm. Its simple only 5 feet off the ground. I have a deep box ready full of new frames w/ foundation. I have the hive...

No Queen excluder... I checked all 3 hives today. Two of them are drawing comb in the honey super. The other was not. I swapped the 2 deep brood boxes to see if I could get them going. There is one...

I only added 1 shallow honey super per hive... I have fed them sugar water but not on a constant basis. Just when I can get out there...

I will do a better inspection this week. I have tried...