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Anyone know how far behind Hardemans is filling package orders?

That's very true, if you were bringing in new breeders each year it would help but it would most likely require an overhaul of the queen operation to help one segment of the beekeeping population (...

Then they would no longer have to be able to survive a harsher longer winter and they become a more southern stock. Would not take long before the only thing northern would be the name.

It is a nice thought but Where would a package producer in Georgia get thousands of northern queens in February through May when they were making packages. Most package orders are 1-3 packages per...

My advice for package customers is to get the packages if you need them but if you are in a northern climate replace the queen with a northern bred queen from a good reputable supplier. There is...

Nice pictures.
Did you overwinter them in the nuc boxes or are these new splits?

I actually got my first ever tick on my leg tonight. Bad news is tomorrow is first day of the youth turkey hunt so hopefully my son and I remove a tick eater from the population tomorrow.

I take pictures of bees both in and out of the hive. If I could teach a bee to stay they would turn out much better.

Glock is that picture from last year or this year, impressive pattern though.

I put burdock leaves under my covers to keep ants out.

The voice of the beekeeper is not enough, when the almond growers and other fruit farmers start losing out and prices at the stores go crazy then maybe changes can happen.

I agree with one line in...

Great video

Was this colony started from southern bees or a stock of northern bees? Was it a first year hive and if yes was it a package or Nuc?

I may not always tie it but my veil is always over my head. When I was younger and skinnier my veil never fit me well and I would always get a bee up in my face and get stung. Now that I'm older and...

I just got an email from a women who wants to buy propolis for a family member with cancer. I do not collect it, does anyone have any they can sell? I will send you her email adress for you to...

I think a package is good for brand new beekeepers, installing a package and letting your confidence grow as the package grows helps. A brand new keeper getting home with a nuc bursting at the seems...

Mark I sent you a private message.

Looking for deeps John

Welcome neighbor

I am looking for used Nuc boxes, if anyone has any or knows somebody that has them for sale in the NY,PA,CT or VT area let me know please.

Thanks
Bill

[QUOTE=Joel;899102]Hi Cheryl - These guys are all trying to lure you in.....this isn't a hobby it's a nature addiction you'll never recover from. Do you want to spend your summers realizing you are...

Thanks Mike I studied my post for minutes looking for the best way to word things and I still messed it up:). I was talking about the bees dying off ,not the beekeeeper.
But we shouldn't be...

I certainly don't trust the ethics of most company's in America, if they have a chance to make money and pay fines later they will. I don't believe these products can be healthy for our bees and I am...

When you start a brand new top bar hive with a package do you feed your bees to help them get started? And do they make a feeder for the top bar hive?

Thank you both for your help.