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I have frames with the added strip, but I prefer the Walter Kelley type F. The bees seem to prefer them over plastic foundation. I still have 1 or 2 deep plastic foundation frames that have not...

I did my first package installs on 6 Apr., 3 of them, and put in 1/2 patty. At my 10 day check it was gone and I had 8 frames built, I added my second med. box (10 frame) at that time. Now they are...

Looking good after your problem. You might add 1/4 - 1/3 pollen patty, assuming you are still feeding syrup just to help them boost up. after a month you should see them boom up in population,...

I ended up doing a quick check on Friday, 19 Apr., and in two weeks all three hives had comb on 8 frames. I added a box on each of the three and check this coming weekend. Their uptake from the top...

I got involved in a thread last year on surface area of frames trying to figure out 8 frame med. brood chamber equivalents. Mike Bush and I had some good exchanges and what it comes down to is doing...

I started 3 packages from the BeeWeaver Navasota facility on 6 Apr. I put 1/2 of a pollen patty in each and put a top feeder on with 1:1 sugar, added Honey Bee Healthy and Amino Bee Booster 1 gallon...

I have 6, my vote is yes.

Well it was Friday after work and I was at my local watering hole getting therapy ...
Anyway I had 1/3 of my first cocktail consumed and I get a call from a friend that is a beek about a swarm in...

I agree, feed both. I did 3 package installs last Sat., (6 Apr. '13), with a half patty, and 1:1 syrup with Honey Bee Healthy & Amino Bee Booster. Wed. (10 Apr. '13) I did my check to be sure the...

Be careful how big those holes are. I used a push pin and made too many holes, which then dripped to the bottom of the NUC. I ended up with 3/8" (6mm?) of sugar water covering the entire bottom of...

I think the worker egg to hatch time is 23 days? My eyes are not good enough to see eggs, but I can see open brood one it is curled up at the bottom of the cell. I am not sure but I think I heard...

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Look at the picture at the beginning of this thread and if yours looks like those yes it...

Sounds good here too. I used the fiberglass weed cloth from Lowes under all of my hives (primarily to stop weed/grass paths for ants to my hives).

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Their hardware is dipped in 350 F wax with rosin so you never have to paint, very good hardware.
Did you start with a NUC or a package bee set?
Go into your hive and...

Looks like a queen to me. The paint on my second year queen is wearing off some, she gets cleaned a lot by her children. But yes it looks like a superceedure queen. You should be fine. How does...

First if you installed from a package of bees they probably did not come with the bees. But if from a NUC purchase probably. Here in Texas we have a big SHB problem and they will find your hive and...

Bees seem to work the center of the brood nest first, so I would put it there to get it done. On the outside edge it will be when they get there, also driven by the time of year. Now is the boom...

I would check it after a week as they will build straight down on the ends which will be a problem in your TBH. You could trim to the angle of your TBH, but it depends on wheather you just want a...

Just finished doing my 4 day check on queen release, all is good. Plus in each hive (med. 10 frame super brood chamber) they have already done a lot of comb building on 4 frames. my next check will...

Just curious if you have re-queened (assuming BeeWeaver queens) or if the hives have replaced their own queen? I am starting season 2 with my first 3 BeeWeaver hives (1=NUC, 2&3 are splits from 1...

Listen to how Daniel Weaver describes their bees on YouTube, 2 parts, it is actually pretty interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQhwc3Rt-g0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cbCZOCyD-c

trance your query depends on whether the VSH queen is mated or a virgin on the changes to the hive. Queens only make one mating flight and mate with 30 or more drones for their lifetime supply of...

I am not familiar with that type of feeder, does it have a cover to keep bees out? To me it is possible that the feeder needs to be raised 1/4-1/2" so the air from the hive can get out. The bees...

As a short followup, I would not feed anything with supers on intended for harvesting.

Be sure to check the queen timeline from hatching to egg laying as sometimes a bird will eat the queen on her maiden flight and the hive she came from will be queen-less. I am not experienced here...