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My experience with laying worker hives is they are not worth the hassle of trying to 'fix'. Just dump them out in front of some other hives and dont waste your time and money trying to 'save' them.

Its normal.

You can ventilate the top cover by putting a stick or a clump of grass underneath the inner cover and then putting the top back on a little bit lopsided. That will probably help the...

I wouldnt worry about it too much just yet. Maybe check around and see if there are any suppliers in your area, but for now I would just wait a few days, then go back into the hive and see if you...

Just to clarify, you can deduct hobby expenses to the extent of hobby income. You cannot deduct hobby expenses if you have no income from that hobby, although it would be nice!

I use Pierco black plastic frames and I think they are great. I also use wooden foundationless. I am to lazy to mess with foundation. I think the plastic frames are the best, but the wooden...

Ive tried ground cinnamon, but it never seems to deter the ants. Are these small colonies of ants really causing much trouble? I just brush them off onto the ground and step on them whenever I...

An inch of dead bees on the bottom of the package can be totally acceptable. Five inches of dead bees would be another story.

Most likely your package is fine, but if you want an absolute answer...

If they are dead the bees will clean it out. I would leave it in the hive and leave it alone.

I wouldnt worry about losing a few eggs. The bees dont have many resources in them, and a queen can lay a bazillion eggs.

I have no idea why the dosage changed. However, that doesnt mean we should assume that it is because the researchers were sneaky hippies trying to prove pesticides are bad, as many people in this...

You talk about insecticides being sold to kill insects. Well are you now saying that these insecticides do in fact kill bees and should be banned, or are you confused? The question is not whether...

Wrong.

If studies show that imidacloprid has these effects, then it is significant and scientists will do more studies to see if other neonicotinoids have the same results.

The percentage of corn treated with imidacloprid is not really relevant. There are lots of other neonicotinoids used today, and imidacloprid has mostly been replaced by newer versions. Obviously...

Yes, they increased the dosage.

However, Randy Oliver claims they decided to do this halfway through the study when they realized they werent getting the results they wanted. This is pure...

I think it is a combination of the bad economy, as well as the hippies looking for 'organic' type stuff. In my opinion, the economy is more responsible. Another major reason is that produce in...

That is completely false. They didnt 'jack up the doses' when they didnt get the results they wanted. I dont know where Randy Oliver got that idea from, but apparently he made it up like many of...

Here is one at Home Depot

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-203112615/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=Imidacloprid&storeId=10051

Here is another that advertised 'low...

Really? bee stings help with your allergies?

I have horrible problems with tree pollen allergies, maybe I should try and get a few stings and see if that helps out.

Without moveable combs, how is this hive going to be inspected? Isnt that mandatory in Idaho?

Sounds like drone brood, except for the black head part. If the cells are bigger than normal bee cells, it cant be SHB or wax moth larvae, those are smaller.

How do you guys get stung so often? This is my second year beekeeping and I have only received one sting the entire time I have had bees.

Maybe I am a big wuss but I suit up everytime.

Actually the latest Harvard study showed that levels of 20ppm were enough to kill off hives.

How do you expect scientists to test the effects of these pesticides other than putting them in feed? ...

Good tip. I never thought of that.

I would think about just dumping the bees out of the hive and letting them all find a new home in a queenright hive. It seems like there is a good chance you will just be wasting brood giving it to...

Not sure, but you can always just take the queen and a couple of frames of bees out so the bees will think they already swarmed. Then you can put them back in a few weeks (minus the queen) and end...