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    Re: Many dead bees in package

    i just cut the entrance reducer to allow for the feeder. then i just use both pieces of the reducer for winter. works fine
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    Re: The good and the bad about package bees

    mr.beeman thats funny
  3. Thread: Varroa mites

    by colby
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    Re: Varroa mites

    once your hive gets going you can open a little drone brood. the mights like it best. the mites will look like tan spots on the larve
  4. Re: First inspection - flunked - drone cells look like what?

    looks like capped worker brood to me. if the queen just layed more eggs they can be hard to see because of thier small size. give it 3 or 4 days and check for larve. if you see the uncapped larve...
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    Re: Coating Plasticell: Looking for New Ideas

    i started using pierco prewaxed frames last year. i gave them a quick spray of sugar syrup and the bees drew them out with no problems. in my opinion the extra wax isn't needed.
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    Re: Honey B healthy???

    Hi, used hbh last fall when for fall feedings. the bees did seem to take the feed better. That being said, there are some people that say the natural oils throw off the balance of the hive. ...
  7. Thread: Hello From Ohio

    by colby
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    Re: Hello From Ohio

    Welcome to a fun, perplexing, rewarding and sometimes saddening hobby. Although I do love it!
  8. Re: Very strange problem with one hive - bees clustered on ground

    Just wondering whats in the storage tank next to the bees? anything they would get into, something spilled on the ground?
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