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Just make sure they have a reliable water source.

Do a lot of reading, Michael Bush, Ross Conrad, Michael Palmer, etc. It can be done, but is more challenging and don't get discouraged with your losses. I would keep a fair number of nucs as...

If I am out and don't have a reducer I can usually find a broken tree branch laying around that will work in a pinch.

I like a deep and 2 mediums stacked M-D-M. If reversal is needed I just switch the 2 mediums. Seems to give them plenty of room.

Blue Sky is always reasonable, just the shipping that kills you.

Do you have a mentor or a bee club? It would be good to have an experienced beek come take a look and make sure there isn't something else going on. You can let them raise a queen. You only get...

I agree about early packages. Locals who ordered them have had 50%+ queen failures.

In a bee club? Perhaps a memeber would come over and check on them while you are gone. Post a note in the wanted section on Beesource and Craigslist looking for help. Another option would be to...

If you are concerned about the strength of the split or lack of foraging, switch places between the mother hive and the split and the foragers will load up the split.

You should have her do some research which shows that fogging/spraying is basically a waste of time and money. They need to be controlled at the source. Any critter that flies means you are going...

I assume you plan to buy queens?

I keep a bottle of LIQUID Benadryl in the truck and only take a swig when I accidentally get stung on the face when I do something stupid without my veil on. Michael is correct, I go directly to the...

Power wash and recoat with clean wax is the standard though I highly doubt it is necessary unless you suspect contamination issues with the old remnant wax.

Boy, wrapping in plastic wrap...I don't know. I place a layer of newspaper with a bag of sugar on top and by Feb it is dripping wet and I leave a 1 inch space around the edge, one of honey run's...

Corn=little value, soybeans = marginal value, fence rows, ditch banks, road sides with weeds, excuse me wildflowers = moderate value, wooded areas with assortment of trees and wildflowers=high value,...

We had an excellent dandelion bloom from all the early rain and there are beekeepers thinking they might get a super of dandelion honey, though I have heard it isn't too tasty. So you could be...

I use them as queen excluders and place them right above the brood nest. You need a very heavy flow to get them interested. Sometimes I put a super above that already has comb drawn out and maybe...

MY guess, is someone sprayed them. I don't think virus would show up that quick or that intense.

I use the mismixed paint too, however I am not sure I agree with the white being coolest concept. There is a reason that leaves are green.

In this part of the world comb honey is not in high demand. When I have a heavy flow on I put a RR on and in most years the bees will fill it pretty well. Excluder not needed as the Q does not like...

I was thinking with the weather that it was too early here too, but yesterday I tipped a box and they had swarm cells close to capping and lots of drone brood so I will be doing some unplanned splits...

Does it need to warm up for the smell to be noticeable?

metheson, welcome back! And thanks for the input. I started doing some Ross Rounds for comb honey a couple of years ago and your advice is helpful. Propolis has been a problem as I have left them...

Same in Fort Wayne. Bad storm last fall and our phone was ringing off the hook with bee trees that no one knew were around. Trick is finding someone to allow you to leave an empty box on their...

I am with Slow, every time I am in Lowes I check the mistinted paint section.