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So I was fortunate enough to inherit a hive from from a fellow beekeeper. She has had them for one year and stated that they just turned to hot to work and would not allow them to use their 2 1/2...

What works best for me (95% of the time) is to find the queen and put her in a queen clip. Keep her in the clip for 3 days. Provide the swarm with plenty of syrup, once they start drawing comb and...

Honestly there is no reason to worry as there is not much you can do. I would keep an eye on them but do not bother them to much. Let em bee and in 3 to 4 days check on them. If the cell is still...

I did place the cells in the middle of the brood frames when I planted them. I had talked to some one on the phone who I believe knows alot about bees. I was told it would be ok to keep them in the...

Beepro this is my 4th year keeping bees. I asked a few folks who are more experienced than myself about what to do with the cells. The general thought was that the cells had plenty of bees to keep...

OK,
So on the 3rd of April I received 40 queen cells that were shipped from Florida to Texas. The cells looked good and had plenty of bees in the box to keep em warm. I was concerned about it being...

You could always try smoking them very very very hard. That will push them out and you have to use more smoke than you think.

Hey ssmikes
what has worked for me in the past is, as it is sold. 4oz almond extract, 4oz tea tree oil, and 8oz rubbing alcohol. Mix them together well and it works. Now if the bees are...

Thanks for the feed back y'all. You are correct in you assumption Oldtimer, I do not have alot of bees to spare, but im willing to do what needs to be done to give these ladies the best shot...

welcome aboard Chris, lots to learn and this is a good place to start

Vancity,
That is pretty early to get bees, that being said your problem is what to do now. When it is cold the girls can not / do not consume or use the syrup you are feeding them. I would make...

OK!
I received a phone call that a few queens are going to arrive on Tuesday. It is a bit earlier than I expected but I was told never to look a gifted horse in the mouth. I have several hives I...

MoralChaos
I have looked at top bar bee keeping but have not taken the dive yet. There is tons of info at Phil Chandlers site http://www.biobees.com/.
From my understanding, his plans have the...

My first cut out was from a tire. Do not use a sawzall! it will get them very very angry and could possibly break lose alot of comb. What I had to use was a sharp pair of tin snips. Those worked...

I am just trying it this year. I hope it works well as I have dipped 35 of my boxes with it. I contacted Eco wood and spoke with them, I told them that I was a bee keeper and a lazy one at that. I...

drmanhadan
there are several clubs around you.
http://cchba.org/ is suppose to be a large and helpful group. If you have them in a hive and they are not beating ya up then I would let them bee...

I am planning on doing this same thing as I am tired of purchasing queens that do not always make it or get accepted. So any other tips or tricks to get the ladies more successful while planting your...

would putting some branches and or partially obstructing the entance get the bees to reorient to the new set up?

WoW! That is great, thank you

Redsquirel,
I can not help but agree with Lburou. Mi Tierra is amazing mexican food and they are open 24 hours. The market that is next to it is pretty neat to walk around and do some shopping and...

Congrats Buckhorn. welcome to your new addiction :D

I am glad to hear this is not only happening to me

http://www.virginiabeekeepers.org/map/node
maybe this can help?

If it helps any I live near the Dallas / Fort Worth area and I still have to drive 30+ miles to bee club meetings. It is only...

I still have drones present, just not in the numbers I had one week ago since it did get down to the 30s here for one night

do an online search for a local bee club. thats the best place to start. Get busy as a bee on here and read read read and then read some more