Just wondering if anyone has used tar paper for winterizing hives? If you have...was hoping you would let me know the pros & cons.
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Just wondering if anyone has used tar paper for winterizing hives? If you have...was hoping you would let me know the pros & cons.
Rossman apiaries has the same rapid feeder as the beeworks model. I just purchased half a dozen myself. I put them in an empty super with the inner cover on top so they sit on the top bars. When...
I found one of my hives queen less this weekend. Is it too late in the season to purchase and introduce a new queen? Does anyone in PA still have queens available?
Just looking for suggestions on how everyone else cleans their plastic frames. Right now I scrape clean and power wash them but the power washer causes some damage. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Recently purchased a can of carbolineum iv at a beekeeping supply store. This is the first time I had ever seen this coating for sale at a beek supply store. The company claims they have removed...
The majority of my honey is from Japanese knotweed and is collected heavy in the late summer and early fall. It is a dark reddish colored honey. I would like to start selling from my home but it...
Both hives are similar but in different locations about 2 miles apart. Both hives have a brood box nearly full of honey from the fall. I didn't see any queen cells. I' pretty sure i saw bees...
Need help with diagnosis. Have 2 hives that have 4 or 5 small patches of capped brood but no queen and no eggs. By small patches i mean baseball size. Looks like bees are working the hive. Don't...