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The curiosity got the best of me. I went back in for a quick peek and I saw her! She was still on the same frame but she wasn't really being harassed..so I guess that's a good thing.

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So,today I decided to remove my queen from her push in cage. I have had her in the hive now for 4-days. I'm trying to re-queen my newer hive that turned into a laying worker hive.

I did a...

I ran into this problem both last year and this year. Last year,my hive swarmed,I stupidly destroyed all queen cells ( not knowing what they really were as it was my first year),so the hive went...

Okay,so a couple of weeks ago I did a walk away split. I took 2-frames that had queen cells on them and placed them in a new hive. I went back in today and found the queen cells open and lots of...

Wow! Thanks for the replies!

Okay,here's what I did and what I'm going to do;

Today,the weather has really taken a turn for cold,windy and rainy. I didn't want to mess with them really at all...

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Should I get that excluder off of the bottom and allow them to swarm? I'm guessing that she wouldn't be able to make it very far with being clipped. That way I can scoop her up (...

Thanks for the replies. So,now there is a TON of bees sitting out on the front of the old hive and the new hive seems fine. Are these nurse bees trying to make it back in or is it an army of ticked...

Okay,let's see if I can get all of this in and explained correctly. I know that keeping bees is all about trial and error,but I just need some assurance here that many of you have been there/done...

I'm actually making a nuc right now as we speak! Is it really as easy as IRMO states? I have gone through my boxes and finding that clipped queen seems just about impossible now. Michael, I'm going...

Hey all,
I have tried to find any and all info pertaining to this but I have come up with no real answers yet so I hope that y'all can help me. I'm going into my second year of keeping bees. After...

Howdy all,
Quick question. I was wondering if I can add a super with only 1-2 frames at a time until the bees need to use them? I had some issues this year with my hive ( swarm/queenless/laying...

Well,without jinxing myself,I went into the hive today and checked on the queen. She was still tucked away in her push in cage and there were eggs!!! I was so happy to see that she began laying. I...

Okay,well I received my new queen today from BeeWeaver and she's a real beauty. I didn't want to leave her majesty in that cage of hers any longer so I decided to go ahead with the shake out today....

I had no luck with my ladies re-queening themselves or with the first replacement,mated queen. I want to try one last time with doing a shake out as my hive has now become victim to the laying worker...

I don't really have access to a nuc..the only option for me to actually have bees through the winter is if I drive about 2-hours east and back to pick up an established colony with a queen. All nucs...

Thanks for the replies. I have tried to get some sort of mentor to come out and help but it always seems to fall through. I was just reading about the shake out/re-introduction method. Do you think...

Hello all,
So recently,well within the past 2-months,I went through some tough times with my ladies. This was my first year as a beek and I guess I didn't quite "get it". I lost my queen to a swarm...

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So, in the midst of trying to make room for my new queen to lay new eggs ( fingers crossed!), I needed to remove a few frames that were completely nectar bound. I assume that it was nectar...

Wow! Thanks for the replies. Quick question: So I should just put the empty super on top of the 3-mediums? My only concern is the amount of excessive space that there will be until they establish a...

I plan on buying new equipment for next year as I do want to keep at least 2 hives. What should I do with all of those frames filled with pollen and nectar? It seems that she will have no place to...

Hey guys,I really need some help..let me break it down for you.
So,this is my first year keeping bees and I have run across some issues. I hived my first package of bees this year and they built up...

Hello to all,
I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a new beekeeper living down here in Austin,Tx. I currently only have one hive and it seems that I have at least a hundred new questions pop up...