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Was wondering if there's is ever a time to add a box, before the 23 days for the first gen of worker bees come out. Will the queen not need more room to lay eggs? After 14 days, it looks to me like...

No, added the queen cage and let the hive eat trough the candy. Slow release.

How do I tell the difference?

Back on march 20th I managed to kill a queen of one of my hives. On April 5th I added a new queen I bought. I just checked to see if they acepted the queen. I can't find the queen or any eggs....

Thanks for all the replies. Just wasn't sure.

Putting a frame of brood in the next super is a good idea. It also gives them the guide to build out the frames next to it. Don't worry a about the frame that are only 3/4 build out.

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I hope so. I feel so silly for letting the queen get out, I just did not push the marshmallow in good enough. Installed two packages, one went good, one I messed up.

How screwed am I? What are the next steps? Check in a week and queen if I see no eggs?

Thx

Noob questions
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A. The place holder for a jar feeder. Do I keep it covered or open.
B. there is a little notch and a hole on...

I meant to say cardboard, not card box.

Is it possible that my trap could be come to a wasp nest?
BTW it is cardboard, not card box. :)
I see a couple of vasps hanging out the the entrance of the trap. The trap has 2 full drawn medium...

Backyard beekeeper with two hive that survived the winter.
One of the hive is doing fine, two full mediums and I just added a third medium for them.
The other one lives in 3 medium, but only...

I was just wondering why haveing a Nuc is better than a just a Medium box.
I have started many swarms in mediums that covered just two frames.

I'm planning to add two frames of brood and the...

I have space to put in one tree in my backyard. Which one should I get for the bees? Can't get bigger than 20 feet.
Thank you

All the way to Orlando? I'm but a hobby beekeeper looking for a couple only. Hope it is not to much trouble.

I have been reading so much about VHS bees that I want to give it a try. Any idea where I can buy any in my area? Would like to avoid the shipping cost if locally available.
Thanks

I have a hive stand that may fit 3 hits next to each other. Wondering if there is some best practice on how close you can put them next to each other.

So in this method do you still use a inner cover? I would think that there not enough space between inner cover and the frames.

Been doing this in the winter. Seem like the bees are taken it. I only have two hives, so it is not a big deal to give the sugar every two weeks or so. I also mix it with Bee Pro from Manlake. I...

So it's ok to go into the 3rd box? I thought that when using medium you should not disturb the first three medium boxes.

Just letting the bees build the combs. I meant to say foundationless method. Sorry for the confusion.

Hi All,
I'm doing the all medium, frameless method.

The hive has been really strong and I have been able to collect honey from the 4th medium box this year.

I did a full inspection today and...

Hi All,
I'm doing the all natural, 10 frameless, medium boxes thing. And here is the situation.

I have 3 mediums on a screen bottom board. The hive has been struggling all session long. I just...

Late June I caught a swarm. There was something up with the queen. She did not lay, so I replaced her.

The new queen is doing OK. I don't see lots of population growth, but I see some. Right now...