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Hi,

I extracted honey for the first time this season yesterday
and had many combs with Crystallize honey that was
very hard and of course i didn't succeed to extract from the combs. :(

The...

I combined two hives couple of weeks ago, becuse i thought the queen is gone in one hive. I put queen excluder between the lower and upper supers.

Today i saw that i have eggs in both supers and...

I worked with Ultra Breeze suit something like 12 times already
and havn't been stung yet after keeping my neck safe
with a scarf.

The suit idea is great and the feeling on the body also....

Hi beepro and thank you for your answer

Now, my hives are not in a risk to be flooded again
but in a risk of thiefs :(, because after the flood, i lift them up
3 meters from their original...

Hi,
After some of my hives was washed by a flood, i want to locate all of then 30 meters from the original location, with the entrences in the same direction.
Does the bees will find their hive in...

I am always suprise from the quality of this forum - thanks a lot for all the answers.

I think beepro is right and it is relative large grains of sugar. i will make the heat test,
see what is...

Hi,
Please take a look on the pictures i attached.
I have a lot of jars that has these white amorphic
spots that customers dosn't like. These spots apears
in three different honey types after...

Hi all,

Thanks allot for the useful information, there is nothing
like people experience to learn :)

From what you wrote i understand that there is no 100% protection and decided to buy a Wind...

Hi,
After waiting inpatience like a child ;) to the Ultra Breeze suit
i ordered, it finally arrived and i used it yesterday for
the first time.

From my first impression and first use i just...

Hi,
Does the bacteria affect the Wax Moth eggs and contaminate the combs?
Thanks, Randi

Finally, i found the right formula to treat the build combs from Wax Moth with the freezing method.

I freezed the combs in -7 Celius degrees for 36hours and then store them in suppers tower
that...

Hi,

It will be alot easier for you to put them in a hive and see what is going there
from all aspects (family size, queen, diseases.... ).
For my opinion, they will have beter chance to...

I was along cows herd for two years and they didn't Disturbed at all.

The main problem was that they reduce the amount of flowers
and i had significant less honey relative to next area with the...

Hi all,
After many thoughts and the simple fact that i live 1 hour away from hospital
and there is no one to replace me treating the hives,
i decided to quit beekeeping for one or two seasons,...

I admit that i afraid to take even a small chance of systematic reaction but...
Here they are saying that i have to reach 2 doses to get to the maintenance treatment
which mean a shot per two...

Hi all,

Well, i did the allergy tests and Unfortunately it is possitive
from the first test (the lowest concentration of venom).

The doctor clearly explain me that beekeeping is a big risk for...

thanks alot for the care and the useful information. I am on my way to check if i am allergic and i pray that its just a mistake because i looove this hobby.
thanks again,
randi

Hi all,

Im a beekeeper for 3 years and got stung from time to time (Maybe 2-4 stings per month).

Today i checked my 26 hives and in the middle of the work i got stung in my leg.
I didnt stop...

I don't use parachlorobenzene moth crystals because i do not want to
contaminate the wax with chemicals. I use the freezing method for
more time then writen in the articles. this should kill the...

Hi all,

The Wax moth beat me again.
I'm freezing the combs before storing them and wrap them with Nylon
but something don't work for the second time and the Wax moth
destroyed something like...

Hi,

All my honey became crystallized and most of the customers are asking for the
liquid one.

1. what is the best method to heat the honey with minimum damage to it?

2. I put the honey...

I really dont know :s

Something like 1.5 cm long (0.5-0.6 inch approx)
Thanks
randi

Hi,

After 3 weeks, I was very surprised (and sad) to see alot of wax moth that ruin my build combs.
I freezed them for 48 hours each in -7 Celsius and cover the supers tower with nylon.


My...

Thanks for the replies.
I am a little confused now, as i understood from the answers in some areas the wax moth eat brood frame,
in others just what was honey frames and there are situations that...

Hi, Maybe i should know this allready after 3 years of beekeeping but i don't :(


After my last extraction this season i let the bees rob all the honey left in the supers
and i took them dry...