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I've seen the swiss version where you cant understand 75% of the movie. Only the parts where they interview Americans could I understand. But the cinematography and footage was so good, I watched it...

Thanks for that explanation Joseph ! I am experimenting with raising a few queens this year. If I decided to use this queen and her eggs to try and raisea batch, from what I understand you saying....

I installed a package of bees in a topbar hive a few weeks ago. It was an Italian package from Pigeon Mountain. Great package of bees by the way ! They have built up awesome and are very gentle. I...

I have 5 nice queen cells that are being built. Its 5 in a row which seems weird. I must have not put enough bees in the box and they just decided to work on the closest ones. Below are pictures of...

I don't have very much actual experience, and it sounds like its too late anyway, but you just removed the best genes from your bee yard by killing the queen from your "strongest hive." If this hive...

I checked my nicot box on the 4th of May after putting the queen in the box on the 1st. I found eggs so I let the queen go. I came back on the 7th of May and found about 20 of the cells with a dab of...

Ok, I opened my hive w/the nicot yesterday, and found the queen doing fine and a buch of eggs in the cups. It was overcast and around 60 degrees, so I didnt play round, count eggs....I just took the...

Thank you Grant, I did have the nicot box in the hive for a few days and they attached it to the comb around it. The next few weeks I opened the hive 3 times looking for the queen and couldnt find...

I caught my queen today and got her in the nicot cage. she looks peetyy upset or scared. she just crawled around for a few miutes looking for a way out. There were plently of bees in these with her....

Another good idea, I can try that too. Thank you !

They have a little honey stored, but I sould probably feed them. I didnt think about that. I just assumed that since its spring and they are bringing in food, that they would be ok. But since they...

This is my second year keeping bees. I bought 2 hives last year and both made it ok through winter, but had to be fed for lack of honey because of a late summer drought in TN. Both overwintered in...

I wanted to put foundationless frames in my hives as well a few months ago. I did and it turned out well. I asked about the best way to do it and got many different answers. I was told that they...

Okay, I guess its not. Im glad, very glad its not. I guess I just dont understand bee behavior that much yet. I know things are not always black and white.

What could be the cause of all the bees...

The story goes like this. After a week of mid 90s heat, I started seeing dead bees around my hives. I never saw them before, my bees were carrying the dead off. I made some robber screen but the bees...

Ricky,

Exactly what you described is happening to me. Even the bees clustering under the bottom board. I dont think I have to worry about a cold snap, but im worried that food wont make it...

Ok, I removed the screens and they all went in both hives last night and later on I put the screens back on. This morning things seemed to be fine, bees were coming and going and there were bees...

Thanks everyone, the screens are off. However all of the bees are not back in and its already dark here. I may have to wait until early morning.

As far as whether I am getting robbed or not,I...

Yes, there is a 1 inch opening in the top of both screens.

Today I noticed lots of dead Bees around my hives and noticed some fighting and some drones getting thrown out. I also saw some dead bumble bees and yellow jackets. I was out of town last week, and I...

I started 2 hives from 5 frame nucs around last week of April. They have filled 2 deep hive bodies and I just put medium supers on last week. Both hives are doing well. But im trying to understand ...

Here is a great source for information on top entrances and how it does/doesn't affect the bees.

http://www.bushfarms.com/beestopentrance.htm

Exactly the type of answer I was hoping for. Thank you so much.

I bought a nuc hive 7 weeks ago and put it in a 10 frame box the next day. I added a 2nd hive body about 2 weeks ago and its about 75% drawn out. During my inspection today i found 5 swarm cells....

Nantom670: That is true, I have almost no drones in my hives, or drone cells I should say. I very rarely see a drone and there are only a few drone cells on a few frames. I guess I will wait and see...