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bjwisbar, I am currently working out of some top bars I have in a 10 frame medium Lang hive. I have been following the method suggested by robherc above. It's been a week since I put the mediums...

5/12/13 - zip 11718 Long Island
70 degrees, sunny, windy wnw. 25' up in a locust tree.

Good for you. I know the uneasiness with going without in a suburban setting. I keep them in the yard behind my workshop which I rent.
I wonder if they write policies in downstate NY. On Long...

My guess is that the purpose of posting many of these "politically hot topics" disguised as a genuine conversation is to use the forums as a means of gaining or furthering the search engine...

bluegrass have I detected a trend here? BetterBee, Wilbanks, Palmer.

Thank you all for your comments. I have placed a box below the tbh bars brood nest on both hives. I'll check in a week or so for eggs/brood and follow the remainder of your suggestions.
Sure hope it...

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In the mean time imagine a 5" tall shim with a med box on top of it that sits on a bottom board. This contains the comb...

Harley, thank you. I just might have to resort to that method. I populated 2 5-frame nucs by chop & crop a couple of weeks ago with a few frames from the tbh and added young queens. So far they are...

I'm trying to transition from 2 TBHs to two 10 frame med. Lang equipment. So far not an easy chore.
The TBH comb was too deep for the medium lang boxes so I built a shim to give the tbh combs room....

Lots of pollen and nectar here on Long Island. Hive populations are building quickly, even the nucs I but together 2 weeks ago with BetterBee carni queens.
Weather has been really odd (dry, coldish...

Betterbee has NWC queens available Item # QUEEN13. Give them a call and maybe you can get in on the 4/24 shipment.

I received 2 of their queens last Friday and liked what I got, installed Friday...

xcugat- try humble abodes in Maine. i'm very pleased with their woodenware

bluegrass, Beware of Betterbee? Why?
do you have any personal experiences with Betterbee? either with the old ownership or the new ownership? please explain.

I'm preparing to treat with OA later this month. I have used my homemade stainless steel 3/8" pipe vaporizer but it takes a while to heat up to vaporization temperature.
I figure it will take even...

I did not expect all that effort on their part for a $50 order. Shows a commitment to the customer, and the business.
I wish them good luck.

A little shipping mix up recently when ordering 2 NWC queens for delivery in Spring 2013. Brought it to their attention (customer service) the next day and received a phone message from Joe Cali that...