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https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/04/24/2013-09603/new-mailing-standards-for-live-animals-and-special-handling

This link provides a sample letter of complaint...

I charge $50 just for doing a site visit to consult with the owner. If they approve the cutout I charge an additional $300. The cost of a bee vacuum setup cost mw close to $350 (variable speed) plus...

A couple of years ago I had a 5 frame finisher with multiple virgins. I had miscalculated due to warmer than expected temps. When I went in to install roller cages I found 6 virgins running around...

banana peel is used in yellow jacket trap bait so that honey bees will avoid it.

I never eat banana on the day that I am working the bees.

Based on replies to my post, I am now thinking a 5 frame nuc with queen and capped with queen excluder, then another 5 frame nuc with banked queens. Storage would be in basement at about 65 with tube...

Has anyone done queen banking in an observation hive?

If so, how long have you banked them in this manner? I read that it is possible to get viable queens that have been banked for as long as...

I have bee hives near my home. If a home visitor gets stung I do not want to worry about losing my retirement income to a lawsuit. I there forth have a specific bee liability insurance policy from...

if only the secondary food source were SHBs it could become a silver bullet. :)

How much of the pesticides applied to corn seed ends up in the corn suyrp?

I have a policy from Farm Burea for just my bee operation. However I feel that the state beekeepers associtations should provide a group insurance policy option to its members. And as an added...

It has been a busy week and I just saw this. It may be the same case that our local club is checking to find more information. I do extraction but preferreable not this time of year unless it is a...

I missed Jerry's presentation yesterday on the Monsanto issues but heard him today on his beliefs on AHBs. He appears to think his solution for Florida is suitable for all of us. That solution is...

Are what stages is it safe to move capped queen cells - day from being capped?

Is it advisable to try to move frames of cells capped after ony 5 days?

I move a couple of hives from time to time and just use duck tape over the entrance - but I do have SBBs. I would prefer to tape them when temps are below 50 but move them when temps are at least...

dark cappings are called 'wet' cappings. There is nothing wrong with it other than not being a good choose for cut comb.

I am planning to attend this meeting. Listenning to his presentation does not mean that I will sign up to be a follower. I attend the state meetings to help stay informed of all new developments in...

I just read a article yesterday that states that adding a top ventilation hole is one of the two best winterization options for increased changes of winter survival.

I have seen a lot of nails that started in straight but due to problem in the wood made a bad turn to the side. It is wise to keep hands 2 times length of brad from the point of impact.

Looks as if they are getting ready for trick-or-treats. ;)

We found that the hot knife works best went running 9 frames in a 10 frame super. This allows the bees to buid out beyond the edges of the frames so the knife can easily slice off the protrution.

If you do no place the frames in plastic bags your wife will ask you were all the rice in the bottom of the freezer came from.

Freezing does not kill that quickly and many of the larva will crawl...

I use stock 1x4 and by the time you add the rabbet for the bottom it is very close to 3 inches. I also use these in winter by flipping them over and using as a shim over candy.

This is basicly the BeeMax Styroform feeder. The change from the BeeMax is changes to wood construction and screen guard instead of plastic shield.

Hey those just like the ones I have been building for past couple of years. I make them in 5 frame (nuc) and 10 frame sizes. I use titebond III and then coat with beeswax.

I too love my ultrabreeze. I would no longer do a cutout without it. I have been stung with it but that was when doing cutout in tight space with bee and suit getting compressed against my leg.
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