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Matt903,
I wouldn't recommend any treatment until you get a mite count.
This shows the powdered sugar roll: ...

There are treatments for mites that can be used with honey supers on. Mite away quick strips for example is one. As far as how many mites are too many you should do a sample to get the actual...

I used the transformer for a doorbell that I bought at the big box store. I put a small doorbell type button on it as well, this applies the power as needed. If its getting to warm release the...

Our goldenrod had bloomed about three weeks before the bees brought in nectar from it. I was seeing pollen from the goldenrod and knotweed but it wasn't until we had rain for several days in a row...

If you're not sure they are bees watch jpthebeeman zoo bees on You tube. He does a removal that the bees have been bringing in snow cone syrup. Lime green honey.

I agree with the rubberbands. It works great. As the bees get the comb bridged in they will remove the rubberbands themselves. It looks funny the first time you see them hanging out the entrance of...

5/5/2012 East Liverpool,OH
Beautiful hot humid day. Small 2# swarm high in a tree over a house. Retrieved from atop the roof using a swarm bucket on an 18" extension pole. It worked great.

Welcome to the forums!
Salem is just up the road from us. If you have any interest we have a local beekeeping association for Columbiana and Mahoning Counties.
I am very interested in a local...

It looks like chalkbrood or stonebrood.
Check Michael Bush's website and it has a description.
http://www.bushfarms.com/beespests.htm

Joe

Nice swarm pictures.
Thanks for sharing them with us.

Joe

That appears to be chalkbrood. It is caused by a fungus.
https://agdev.anr.udel.edu/maarec/honey-bee-biology/honey-bee-parasites-pests-predators-and-diseases/diseases-of-honey-bees/?pid=107

If...

A woman needs someone for a cut-out in Morristown Ohio zip code 43759. The hive is in a soffit of a porch. She is looking for someone to remove them before a contractor will do soffit and fascia...

Could be crystallized honey. Or whats left that had crystallized and the bees haven't cleaned it out.

Very interesting. I often wondered if the moving bees over the two miles only caused some bees to be lost completely. Meaning they leave the new location, don't reorient and can't find their way to...

I would remove them in the Spring, once the temperature is up and we have some nectar/pollen for them. You have to eventually eliminate the bucket any way, so why not save as much of their efforts as...

Welcome! Wow 10 hives the first year. I hope you have been busy building hive bodies.
Glad to see you finally post!

Maxant,

I hope you're bringing another 1400PL with that great show price. I hesitated last year and someone else snagged it up. I will have to bring the truck this year for sure.

Hope to see...

Brushy Mountain has great online videos for beekeepers. Look on their resource page.
http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/Resources/Videos.asp

The package installation video is well made and has...

Instead of buying the electronic temperature controller, I experimented using a lower temperature controller for an electric hot water tank. I mounted it into a junction box inside of the freezer...

We have tried both. We even made fondant and tried it.
Without question I prefer dry sugar using the Mountain Camp method. The dry sugar absorbs moisture which is a plus. It is also easier and...

43920
8/21/2011 Golden rod


8/28/2011 Japanese Knotweed

I have done this with jar feeders. I cut a hole in the plywood inner cover that the lid fit into and covered the underside(bee side) with the #8 hardware cloth. I attached it using staples. It works...

If you have a access to a paper cutting guillotine the kind used by teachers and such. These work great for trimming wax, even with the wires. I use an old one that we have and cut starter strips...

5/30/2011
Wellsville Ohio 43968
3-4# swarm

We got a phone call about 8:00 PM about a basketball size swarm under a picnic table. 3-4# of bees.
When I asked the homeowner where are you at? She...

May 27th, 2011
East Liverpool, Ohio 43920

Large 5-6# swarm low in a tree. Not more than 5' off the ground. Shook them into a medium hive body, the bees filled this box. We spotted the queen on...