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I have a couple colonies that I started in early July as five frame nucs with new VSH queens and they built up so fast I moved them into single deeps. They quickly drew out the five extra frames of...

BKgardener = Beekeeping gardener.
I am a professional estate gardener who took up beekeeping 3 years ago. Although at the rate I am losing colonies this winter, I should change it to BBgardener...

Thanks hoodswoods. That thread was helpful. Let me make sure I understand.

According to MP, if at the end of winter, my cluster is at the bottom of the top deep with a honey dome over it (at...

Sorry, cluster in the bottom of the top deep (not super), honey dome at the top of the top deep.

Like StevenG, my winter brood nests consist of two deeps, and either a medium super or feeder box on top for extra stores. Most often the cluster is in the bottom of the top super with a honey dome...

Thanks for the link. I had entrance reducers on there, but I guess the opening was still too large. I made new ones yesterday morning with only about 1 inch opening and they seem to be working. ...

I am a third year hobbyist beekeeper and have three colonies of Italian bees at my farm, two of which did very well this year and one that I requeened late and has struggled to rebuild its population...

Thanks for the advice. I will let her go and if she is not laying a good pattern in three weeks I will squish her combine with another colony.

I have a colony that has had an aging queen for some time now. Very spotty brood pattern and not much of it. I know that this queen is at least three years old, maybe four or even older. I was...

Hello. I am a second year beek with 3 colonies that made it through the winter. Last week I picked up and installed two new packages. Today was one week since the install and I checked on the new...

I checked them last week and everything looked normal. Found the queen.... she was busy laying. I switched the top and bottom deeps and figured they'd be good to go. I am away all weekend so I...

One of my colonies is acting very strangely today. LOTS of bees buzzing around outside and a cluster forming on the front of the hive. Is it possible they are preparing to swarm? I am in central...