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Welcome from Northern Virginia!

Also - my guess is even if it's being shipped to the US rather than hand carried, there would still need to be a customs form provided when the package is presented for shipment. CBP can always opt...

Hi MES613, I had to look this up for myself because Iw ill be visiting a bee "farm" in Africa in November and also wanted to bring some items home. Here's what it says per the Customs & Border Patrol...

Here's what my girls did this morning :lpf: We're about to head out and drive some 2x4's along side the hives to (hopefully) keep them stable. And no, I didn't leave their entrance barricaded :no:...

While pulling supers yesterday, I noticed a queen that was on the top of my queen excluder, desperately trying to get down below it (I'm guessing she was trying to hide from the sun). I didn't want...

Yeah, I probably should have mentioned that... I have some makeshift "walls" up to block the sun, as long as we don't get any gusts around here they should be ok. I just went out and filled a large...

I'm in Northern VA and we are experiencing I think the 14th consecutive day with temps above 95 degrees. In fact, today is supposed to top off around 105. So what can I do to help the girls keep...

While doing my first inspection of the season recently, I was surprised to find several frames of what I presume to be Goldenrod honey (lemon yellow cappings, we had an extended goldenrod season in...

I made a rookie mistake last year and ended up leaving a super on one of my hives. There wasn't enough in there to harvest, and I honestly didn't know what else to do with a partially filled super,...

I started two hives this year. Hive #1 is busting at the seams with bees, honey, pollen. Hive #2 was off to an amazing start in the spring but began to falter in July - I suspect the queen was...

Hi again - I just wanted to give everybody an update in case others find themselves in this situation... I took the advice of Alpha6 and swapped some 100% honey frames with some undrawn frames from...

Welcome - I'm a newbee too and loving it so far! I hope you find it very rewarding.

I just returned from Lowe's and there were several anise hyssop plants on CLEARANCE!!! So I picked up a few - $2.25 apiece instead of $9! They definitely (in my opinion!) stunk up the car on the...

Yes, I put a super on 3 weeks ago when the top deep was about 7/10 full, and they haven't drawn out a single cell yet. I did have a queen excluder on originally, but removed it yesterday given the...

I started my first hive in late March from a 3# package. It was remarkable how quickly the colony drew comb and the population exploded. By mid-April the hive was going gangbusters with so much...

Hi everybody - new NOVA beek here! Just started 2 hives this spring from packages and I'm completly fascinated with these amazing creatures! I've been lurking around the forums for a while learning...