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Just started brewing this year. My first batch was an Oktoberfest kit, the boys and I drank it all up. I bottled a brown ale and should be ready for tasting this weekend. This hobby is a lot of...

I'm not far from that area, Just a beginner, but I'm willing to help out.
Craig

I had an early ant problem, an used vaseline on the under side of the hive an anywhere they were traveling, a couple of re-applications later ants gone.

my2collies,

I tried to get some tiny .jpegs to post, to no avail. I'll find a way. It is a really nice layout, Thanks

My wife has a pond, it's been in the yard a few years. I got the bees last fall the bees use the water feature for drinking. It's a big pot set on top of a large slab of slate strewn with small...

Looks like I'm getting another plum tree. I already have apples, peaches, pecans, and the Bradford pears, were here when I moved in.

Thanks folks

I use a Shopbot. I used 3/4 exterior ply for the hive bodies, and 3/8 for the frame sides and frame bottoms. From 1 sheet I produced Telescoping cover, 2 Deeps, 2 medium supers, screened bottom...

I have two hives in the backyard, and a mother in law and her 2 dogs my 3 dogs and 3 cats. The daschound put her nose right in the entrance, the cats sit on top no stings. The bigger dogs don't...

Nice the last couple of days my bees are working the camilia blossoms on the coastal plain

Old pallets are an excellent source of hive wood.

I don't know if the bees like plums, but I set one out about 4 years ago and to date I've had 1 plum. Loads of flowers. 1st year beek.

Do I need another tree.

I'm brand new, this year. Still lots of questions, but the thing that would be most helpful is a general timeline of things to do.

Like plant seeds after all danger of frost is past. It's...

For wood grain lovers, use a translucent stain, or an old school method. Thin the paint, let it bleed into the wood and then wipe with an old rag

Hi folks,
Been reading awhile, and this looks like a teriffic group of people. Beekeeping is something I always wanted to do. Setting up shop in Winterville, NC. I have a couple of boxes...