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I have done several. If you can take it down, cover the entrance and bring it to where you are going to place the hive and do it there. If you are going to get it in the evening, make sue to open...

I aerate at the beginning right before pitching yeast in mead and beer. The yeast take up the O2 for division and reproduction. Adding O2 after the initial stage can result in acetobacter formation...

Anyone split there doubles in half when they start to build up adding a second box to both and a queen or cell to the one without? I personally thought that would be too aggressive, but on a year...

Made some nucs from splits from my strong hives, some of which still swarmed. I had a single deep overwinter and built it up to a double deep this spring. It is now one of my strongest hives! Had...

Working fast, no smoker and got zapped three times in the upper lip. Forgot to zip my veil.... Go figure.
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I do the same thing as Buzzen, but add a piece of plywood around the edge where the two meet overlapping both.

I was checking my bees today and one of the swarms I caught a few days ago is acting strange. It was a rather large swarm and I put it in a deep hive body. I watched several bees walk out onto the...

Nice! Had to work a little harder for mine

Got three swarms today. One was over 5 lbs. Happy and tired beekeep!

No queen in the upper deep that I could find. Two were still in the cells but were still pretty much larval. The cells were basically being combed over and were empty. It's like they sealed them...

Grafted cells, looked awesome after a couple days and they capped them, went to transfer them to splits tonight and they tore them all down at 11 days - what happened???

Ok, size and color? Thanks

I built some breeding boxes out of deep hive bodies. They have three compartments with three frames in each. The entrances are one in the front for the middle compartment and on the sides for the...

Where did you get your hubam?

Which method of uncapper is fast/easier/better - Electric heated knife or a electric hand plane?

I use waxed plastic foundation with some lemongrass oil. I tried some drawn comb in a couple and the wax moths had a hay-day with it before any bees found it. I may put in some foundationless...

Looks like it should work. I've had lots of them. Seem to break one every couple of years.

What is the earliest you have reared queens in the spring. I was planning on using a cloake board on a strong hive in early April in Southern Iowa which is about the last possible frost for my area....

Thanks for the discussion. I believe that the less medications, pesticides, herbicides, etc. we add to the environment, the better. Saying this, I realize that certain applications maybe necessary...

Yes there are lots of restricted and non-restricted pesticides that are harmful to bees. Restricted pesticides will be labeled "harmful to bees" on the packaging. Here in Iowa we have a lot of...

I'm wondering if I should treat my hives twice a year as recommended by some or not treat and burn if I ever see AFB - any suggestions?

Thanks for the input. I get some snow, but with the hives on blocks and a good windbreak, they should be alright. I'm going to add a 3 inch spacer and add dry sugar on top of paper. I'm also going...

I have one colony that was a late swarm I caught that only made enough to fill out a single deep. I want this colony to overwinter. Should I place it on top of a strong colony with a divider for...

This is my second year beekeeping. I have caught all my bees from swarms or from cut outs. I have 7 hives and am excited to make some nucs and try raising some queens from these feral survivors.