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I have had real good luck locking them ALL inside for at least 24 hours. I shove moss in the front entrance and have a wire inner cover which is completely enclosed. I also use old comb, not just...

As an update, I just caught two more this past weekend. One near my hives and another across town near some yards used by commercial beeks.

I am in Sebring and I just caught another one this weekend. Since February I have caught 6 swarms, did one trapout from an oak tree which I believe was a swarm, and cut one down from a tree which...

yes; I do that all the time. I put it in the freezer for a couple of days and put it back in a hive.

I am about to pick up some queen cells for some splits. Last year I had some problems with the hives accepting some of the cells. Can any of you give me some advise as to the best way to get their...

I am actually concerned about both issues. The first being will the activity of the highway prevent them or discourage them from flying across it and secondly will I lose alot of them. Thanks.

I know that bees can and will fly up to 2 miles to find forage, but does the noise and activity of a four lane divided highway prevent or limit their desires to cross such. I have some hives...

yes; Harvey in Florida. I just got 5 from him last week. I checked yesterday and three were out of cages and laying. I will check on the other two tomorrow. I will be getting several more from...

No; but if you remove the black cover, make sure that the trap fits tight against your bottom board or you will lose a lot of bees. I kept the black cover on to help keep the bees out--I am sure...

I had this happen with fire ants, but you don't have those in your area.

I have used both. As to the Freeman beetle trap, I originally bought the trap only and modified some screened bottom boards to accept it. The trap saved a couple hives which were overwhelmed with...

I am going to use formic acid this fall; I have the supplier for the formic acid, but I need to know the concentration to use and what to use for pads. Can those of you who do this please advise.

I have gotten real lucky. I caught a huge swarm on Thursday 3/22. I took pictures with my cell, but I don't know how to post them. It filled a full hive body and a super. I went by the next day...

Thanks for all the input. I'll try the intro this week with a bit of sugar mix spray.

Are you saying to simply move frames of bees over to the weak hive after they have been sprayed? If so, do I place them away from where the queen is laying?

Won't those returning bees kill the queen or at least fight with the bees in the hive?

I have a hive that became queenless. I inserted a queen which has been accepted, and she has begun laying eggs. The problem is that the bee population is very low and I would like to add more bees...

Can you give us your recipe amounts? I would like to try this myself. This is directed to Island Apiaries.

I did not think about it actually pulling the heat out. What if the box I am building underneath was all made of aluminum that holds my beetle traps but the screened board was in cypress? What do...

That's an idea. Where can you get this stuff? Is it heavy.

Yes, the powder coating is white. I will let you know how it works. I made the first one out of wood and have made the beetle tray out of aluminum. I am looking at the longevitiy and lighter...

What is Trex? As to the corners, we will see how tight I can get it. It may be welded or it may be a type of polymer adhesive/sealant.

I don't see insulating as an issue, at least for cold, due to it being a type of screened bottom board. The practical issue is that it would essentially last forever and not have rot or fungus...

The cold is not an issue, as this would be a type of screened bottom board. The issue I am trying to control is water damage/fungus on bottom boards. As to heat, this might be an issue, but I would...

I am working on creating a new type of bottom board mostly out of powdered coated aluminum. Do any of you know if this could be a problem? Have any of you heard as to if the aluminum or the powder...