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I just finished a nasty removal which involved collecting several gallons of uncapped honey (probably lost as much on the ladder, gloves, clothes, tools etc). I brought it back to the bee yard and...

As researchers try to find the culprit in the increasing loss of bees, do any of the studies look at radiation levels in the colonies? Lot's of strange results showing up around the world now, some...

Michael, thanks, I'll give it a try. FYI, I've used a tsp or lemon juice per quart and all has been quiet. WJP

With the "dearth" on here in Charlotte, NC area, I'm doing a bit of feeding to the cut-outs and small swarms I've brought home. At M. Bush's presentation to Mecklenburg County Beekeepers on 8/5 he...

On Sunday July 8 I set up a trap to remove bees from the cinder block walls of a microwave (or whatever) relay station. On Tuesday afternoon, I got a call from the owners, managers and tennants that...

For the 5th ot 6th time (at least) this year, I have a colony that has gone queenless, and the girls have not shown any evidence of constructing supercedure or swarm cells. To make sure I'm not...

Just wondering if anyone has done the research on how many times a queen will re-use a cell in the brood box.

Several years ago I found a railroad tariff classification for metal bee hives. I've asked around the railroad and bee suppliers and no one can tell me about them. They sure would not help keep bees...

Just did a cut-out after a homeowner gave up on a pest control spray company. Doing the work, it looks like maybe 5% of the bees got killed. Spraying was done on the entrance only, which is a copper...

I have 3 bee yards, with one being at a horse farm. All yards are on the edge of hardwood forests providing maple, holly and tulip poplar. The colonies at the horse farm are filling with dead bees....

Can any provide a recent estimate of the number of all types (from 2 to 1,00's of colonies) of honey bee keepers in the USA?

My wife who is in China doing business reports that a truckload carrying 250 hives jack- knifed in a tunnel near Shanghai. It seems every month or so I read of a truck load of bees having difficulty....

If anyone wants 15 empty bee packages, they are yours to pick up in Waxhaw, NC. Let me know, first come, first serve.

They are all aware of which hive(s) is/are weak and seek an opportunity to rob.

I'm doing a presentation to a community group called "Bees, wasps and hornets: What you need to know" I just thought I would find out what other beekeeps that make presentations to the public think...

I've never done this, nor conceive a reason for it. The strings and fogging do my girls well.

I've had 2 posts about keeping bears out of my hives using other than electric. Based on many of your replies, I've convinced my host in the NC mtns. to let me use a solar powered electric fence at a...

Chris, I've used FGMO for 7 years with no hives lost to varroa. Try a mix of 1/3 of honey, 1/3 wax and 1/3 FGMO. You do not have to be precise, when you lay 3 cords across the top bars of the brood...

It is usually the old queen that leaves with the swarm, but it is not unknown for a virgin queen to go as well, especially if bad weather held the swarm from leaving when they wanted to. However, the...

I'm taking bees to the NC mountains where there might be black bears. My host does not want an electric fence around the hives. I'm thinking of making a cage from rolls of 4' garden fence, steel...

I actually got this scheme from a guy in NC bear country. The only difference being his hives are strapped to an old trailer frame

The site I have is where I must go to get my hives built up and...

I'm about to move some hives to the NC mountains & my host tells me they see a bear about every 5 years, which implies to me that there are bear around.

So, I've dreamed up a plan. I would set...

I got an e-mail from an old friend describing how applying a copper penny to any insect sting will cancel out swelling and pain within 15 minutes. This remedy is new to me, so I'm wondering about the...

I have some very nice bee clothing, cotton painter pants from Sherwin-Williams ( a great value) cotton-poly white shirts. The trouble is that there are some nasty deposits of wax, propolis and honey...

I make my mesh cone and attach it directly to the wall with short masonry nails hammered into the mortar. When you are finished, they can just daub in some patch material & be ready to go.