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I did this, and it worked great. Rubber banded the comb into the frames and all is now well,

First off, I would thank you NOT to hijack my thread.

Secondly, I was told by a veteran beekeeper that the Round-Up was what did it. I'm new to this, like I said.

He said it did it, and I know...

Ah! Now that sounds like something I can do! Thanks for the tip.........

Yeah, still don't like it.............

I'm a REAL farmer. I don't worship at the altar of Monsanto. I feed my family. I'm not in it for a profit.

Here's my deal. I'm a beginner. And I have one hive. I had two, the sister-in-law managed to kill the second on last year with Round-up.

So about 10 days ago I had my first swarm (as a newbie) and...

With the queen excluder I'm trying to keep the queen in the brood chamber. And I used the empty box to drop the swarm off in when I caught it.

My bees swarmed three times last week and luckily I caught all three swarms and put them in empty supers.

I put a 10 frame deep super on bottom with an empty 10 frame deep super on top of that,...

I shop at Costco. And that would surprise most that know me because I am a huge advocate for "buy locally". I realize that where WalMart and Sam's Club have absolutely executed so many of the little...

So, I happened on some old Brockway jars. Half pint and pint size. Problem is I need some lids. Anyone know where I can find some?

Tell me about this disposable trap.........

I noticed yesterday they had already started capping some. I'll hold off feeding for a bit. Thanks!

I'm new to all this, so excuse any stupid questions.

I installed two new packages of bees three weeks ago. I've been feeding them 2:1 syrup from a feeder inside the hive since then. They are...

Thanks all. I have a feeling some of my bees are still nearby. Find any water pooled on the ground and you'll find a dozen or so having a drink.

Hello forum. I'm Jeff Parris and I live in Franklin, Tennessee. I am new to beekeeping, bought 2 hives last year and they both left during the winter. I've came across so much bad information from...