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I have never wrapped until this year. I did my six hives today. I got this idea from a bee school I went to.. I replace intercover with a screened 4" box that I filled with 3" of cedar chips and...

I'm in Holland not to far from you. I plan on wintering with a screen inner cover 4" deep and put 3" of ceder chips on that with a 1" chimmey to suck out the moister.Also puts a black plastic bag...

Today at 1 Pm and 65 degrees and partly clouldy mine:) are working the following.
Goldenrod = nector and pollen
Knotweed = nector and pollen
Dutch White clover= Mostly pollen
I am in SW...

This is my first year with with a TBH. I beleive that the bees are smaller then the the bees in my lang hives. Has anybodyelse noticed any size diffence?

Nice job Nick. What are you avg. going to be this year?
Gary

When you catch a swarm is the queen already mated or does she mate after hiving? I got a swarm last week and put in my TBF hive as I was watching it the next day I beleive that I saw the queen take a...

I got a very nice swarm Saterday. Hope the dromes did their job.

I don't have to put them out i must have over 400 acres within a mile of all my hives. It is hot and very wet here this year in michigan. Tomarrow I will have to look if they are working them.

Are they a good sorce of nector? I have many acres around me here.

I remenber as a kid 50 years ago of a neibor that wintered his bees in one deep hive body. He only produced section comb honey. Do any of you over winter in one hive body instead of the normal two?...

How much can I expect to get out of a full mediam super with 9 frames.

How good do they winter in TBH's? I made a tbh and put a small swarm in it 2 weeks ago. Looking good so far.

Just built a tbh today. I have a very small swarm in a mediam size super. I got them14 days ago. How and when and if it is possible would you tranfer to the tbh? This is a new experince for me.

What size do I make them?
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Gary

How fast do bees fly? If the fly out a mile how long would it take them?

Sounds like you are having fun. Bees are a ball. Are they carring in pollen? I got my first swarm about a year ago. I have since split the hive plus had a swarm last week.
Gary in Zeeland about 15...

When a hive swarms does the old queen leave or a young queen leave with the swarm??
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Gary

Nice to know that there is somebody local on here. I am from Zeeland.
Gary

I am new to beekeeping although I had bees 40 years ago. A friend in church had a hive that got my blood flowing. I made eguipment and caught a swarm last year that made it though the winter very...

It is still cold here in Michigan however my hive were working bringing in white pollen. Not very big loads. It was a high of 49 degrees today. What is blooming at this time??????
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