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Ladies and gentlemen, please keep the thread on-topic, and refrain from analyzing motives. Thanks. :)

Imo, that wouldn't be appropriate, or good business practice at all. A company shouldn't need to expect that its customers will be spreading bad news about them, in order to provide good service. ...

That would probably be a question best-asked in the general bee forum.:)

Gosh- it's been several years ago that I read it. I'll see if I can find it again and let you know. If I'm not mistaken, it was per quart.

Hehe- whadayaknow- I found an old thread here that...

I have hot bees, so I always gear up to the gills, lol.

I read on an organic beekeeping site (a few years ago) that you can also add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to lower pH. I never tried it, but I think I would choose that route over adding...

I would say that there is plenty of discussion in this thread for potential buyers to beware. If you want to take the chance with your money, then do so. If you do take your chance, and wind up a...

Well, that's hard to say, but since bees will typtically fly up to two miles away for forage (and further if need be), I doubt it would really matter that much.

Does a one-story ranch style hive count as alternative? :D

I buy it in my local health food store.

Frankly, I'm not inclined to stimulate brood production, even in my relatively mild climate area. I'm pretty much a believer that nature should be taken into account, and the unpredictability of...

Here's a link to another article, with a couple of links of interest included:
http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/honey-bee-wipeout-caused-phorid-fly-parasite/1735/

I've never taken any of them, and don't take any drugs at all, but a friend of mine had terrible problems with one of the statin drugs a couple of years ago, and stopped taking them. They were...

First question that comes to my mind is do you have a laying worker? Seems really odd to me. Have you seen the queen?

Paul - as of a few years ago, you could send a sample of bees to Texas A&M for genetic testing to make sure they weren't AHB's. I sent a sample because of the agressiveness of my bees, and they...

I'd personally prefer to use some type of foam or another product which wouldn't be prone to breaking down organically. The last thing I would want in my hive is a potential compost heap. ;)

I don't worry too much about others labeling me. Many here would probably consider me a *beehaver*, because I don't agressively manage my bees. I let them manage themselves, and I oversee their...

I would wait for warm (bordering on hot) weather, so that the wax and comb structure will soften a little, making prying easier.

Something else you might consider, depending on how "handy" you...

It sounds to me like you have plenty of room.

If you're not really sure, then I advise that you don't.

Agree with Michael- I wouldn't consider putting a hive of bees so close to an animal pen. Bees can be unpredictable and moody. ;)

I wear tall rubber boots with my pants tucked in and duct tape at the top to seal the boots, but my bees are hot, so I don't take chances.

I have mine in an area that gets morning sun, and afternoon shade, which is helpful in the Texas summer heat. That being said, a bee colony's natural environment *way back when* might have been...

I understand that. Have you posted that information?

Come on guys- stop with the personal attacks.

If you have had a personal experience, good or bad, with a company being discussed, this is the forum to report it. If you are jumping on the...