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Hello, from north fl. we would love to have you visit our bee club .JaxBees Meetings:
3rd Monday of Each Month, 7PM
Duval County Extension Office
1010 N McDuff Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32254

I called and left a message, you were having problems, not sure if they are working today, but they are good people and I would think, they would like a chance to help.My call went to a answering...

Just beginning will be peak in 2-3 weeks

Put them in a nuc, if you have a frame of honey , or brood put that in , now you have a small new hive to grow or add back to a week hive or ad more bees and brood to many more options.

Iam in jacksonville and I added mine last week, some already have capped honey.after only a week, most of the orange is already blooming in your area, go for it.

no snow here, 83, and 80 or above for the next 3 days. bees hungry, but bringing in pollen, maple blooming and dandelion. everyone confused feels like spring?

Nice feedback, I was curious how it would work.

This is a great explanation of how to make frames, I can see it in my mind clear as a bell, but a picture would be worth a thousand words, its at times like these that people are willing to share...

Has anyone found any good deals for Bee supplies ?

I think the law is meant to protect the public, and regulate chemical usage. If you don't charge for the removal then you get free bees, if you must charge because they are difficult to remove, and...

welcome sd . I hunt in glennwood, ga. not far from you

I just bought 300 med frames and supers economy from mann lake. they were great. I tried western bee they were cheaper, but more expensive with shipping.

chinch bugs only live and multiply in hot dry conditions, remove the condition and control the bug. that said. I would use lemon joy dish washing liquid about one ounce per gallon of water. this will...

If it were my hive I would pull two of the supers and extract them. Pull the old queen and a frame of brood and honey and pollen put in a nuc with a couple wet supers so they can clean them up move...

I have had this problem a few times , and what I did was get several different foundations and try them in a frame or two until I figured out which foundation they would draw out the quickest/ then I...

I use a galvanized extractor and I have notice that every time I go near it I get tired and sore, it started happening so much this spring that I bought a stainless steel extractor that was bigger...

I guess the first question would be what do you want to do? If you are in town you still have a flow and will have on and off all summer. you could add a feeder with sugar water to supplement the wax...

Has anyone Heard of Christian Smith from Minn. just left bees, no answer on phone? someone has taken his hives.Any help locating him would be appreciated.

Not to early many mated queens are available, if you don't like her in a month just requeen or let them raise there on , any way you have a new hive to do more with , combine a weak hive make another...

Why not split the nuc now and let build back up and split again.

Why do you rabbet both ends?

I sure would like to see some pictures.

I started planting Ball clover suppose to have more blooms and bees get three time the nectar.

never tried Hubam clover but have planted Ball clover Just sow with hand seeder or cyclone type on top of ground do not plat or cultivate just cultapack or roll and hope for rain

Maple in bloom , dandelion , bees bringing in pollen. 75 here hot .