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I have a hive that was a swarm originally captured in a medium super (10 frames). I normally run two deeps, and would like to transition it to this configuration. A month or so ago I put it on top...

A grease barrier is the only thing that's really worked for me. I tried cinnamon, diatomaceous earth, and borax with no real effect. Finally built a stand with pipe for legs and coated them with...

Ace and Blackwater - this hive is really mean and has acted the same way before I moved it and even when I've smoked it heavily. I'm sure they were extra angry and smoke may have helped a bit, but...

Well I got it moved this morning... quite a process! I separated the hive last night into two parts and screened them off after dark. This morning I moved the boxes down from my yard and into my...

I mean basically make two hives tonite, one from the supers and the other from the deeps. Then I can move them separately and reassemble after moving.

about 4 foot high - wire fence

I need to move my hot hive to a remote location tomorrow morning. It's currently in two deeps with two supers, one of which has a lot of brood in it. I will need to cross a fence with the hive so...

Thanks Tommy... but I already put the queen into the hive in her cage (did this friday afternoon). Should I go thru it now and look for queen cells (assuming she's still caged?). My guess is that...

Then what should I do? I could check the hive and remove any queen cells (assuming the new queen is still alive and in her cage).

More on the ongoing saga of my hot backyard hive. Yesterday I requeened it two days after offing the prior queen by simply inserting the queen cage with the candy exposed between two frames in the...

You'll see that people's experience with ant prevention varies widely. In CA we have some little ants (I think people have referred to them as Argentinian) that seem immune to cinnamon and...

Thanks Steve - Yep, I would have liked to keep it for the honey production, but not worth it. When my wife can't venture outside something needed to change...

"Beekeeping for Dummies"!!

Actually, not a bad book...

Bevy - too late, I already squished the queen and expect the replacement today. I looked at a number of threads and spoke to a local expert and there was some consensus that a couple of days of...

To close this out, yesterday I went into the hive to locate and squish the devil queen as I have a new one on the way. I smoked the heck out of the hive, removed the four honey supers, and started...

Yep Greenbrae, and I am in the MBA. Haven't heard of the bad bees but might make sense as the queen is from a split I made last year, so local drones.

Stacie, not positive but I'm unaware of...

I guess so... but they were a lot more angry than the other hive (or at least expressed their anger differently!).

Well that worked! Unfortunately my wife was the one that had to find out. She went to the hives in pants, a sweatshirt, and a veil and removed the screen from one hive. Lots of bees flying, but...

Thanks for the thoughts. My problem is that my hives don't appear hot when I open the top, but are aggressive around the hives as well as in my back yard (100 feet away).

I did block the...

I'm still trying to figure out which of my four hives is sending out angry bees to bomb me in my back yard (I'd posted earlier about this). Today I suited up and walked up to the hives. ...

One of my hives is just plain mean and I've lost my patience as I'm tired of getting bombed while in my backyard 75 feet from the hive. My problem is that I'm not sure which one of my 4 hives is the...

It will almost certainly make an existing hive somewhere happy after they rob the honey out. Used brood comb is better for a swarm trap - nothing for bees to rob or insects to eat, and the scent is...

1) Sugar syrup is cheap and easy, and as far as I know has no harmful effects. If it did, it wouldn't be as widely used. Sure, honey is probably better... but most of us want to use or sell the...

Brood is capped 9 days after eggs have been laid, so still a bit early. You should see larvae pretty soon though - they're a lot easier to spot than eggs. Just be patient - wait another week and...

Crazy - yes, there was indeed brood and at least three solid frames of bees in the lower deep. Good advice to wait till more frames are filled - I'll wait a week and then add the second box above...