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During my first year I very rarely used a smoker but there were times when I was VERY glad I had it. Get a smoker, it's a good insurance policy to have....

I live in a very urban enviorment (Vegas) and have a small backyard, my bees come out of the front at a lower entrance, hover directly in front of the hive and then shoot about 3 feet up and towards...

I just saw this video of a guy using a heat gun to uncap his honey, what are your thoughts? anyone every tried this? pro-cons?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7vbrJ6Pvw

Welcome to your new obsession :applause:

It's a Chrysalis for either a butterfly or a month, I've listed a link below.

http://www.infovisual.info/02/048_en.html

If you are serious about doing it, make sure to to a deposit down on your bees as soon as you can. Last year bee packages were few and far in between. Within 2-3 weeks after my supplier starting...

I started raising bees this year in Vegas and live down the road from you near Elkhorn and Durango, my bees are doing great. I have a friend that lives closer to you and he's had 6 hives for the...

Make sure that the top feeder is coated in parafin or wax, if not you'll have problems. Other beeks have told me not to use the top inner cover but I use it anyways, I found that less bees get...

This past year was my first as a beek and the biggest thing I learnedm, I was very lucky to get my bees when I did. This past spring was very cold and wet, most suppliers kept pushing the date back...

Check this out......

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44539808/ns/us_news-life/

It's called a top feeder. The area that is exposed to moisture should be coated with either bees wax or parafin (can be found at the grocery store in the canning section).

Ok I changed some things to clarify and added some more info. Thanks for the feedback so far and keep it coming!!!

This is my first year as a beek in the desert and I have a couple of questions. I hived a 2lb package on May 9th, 2011, I have 2 medium boxes on and they are about 40 percent full of brood 30...

Ok, so here are some observations from a 1st year beek.

1. Hived my first package on May 9th, what a rush! Just glad no neighbors were home.
2. Decided to take it slow & learn from the bees....

If you can find a drone, practice on him.

I would suggest doing a full inspection on your hive, that might be the best way to figure what's going on, check for the queen, brood, etc.

I live in the Nevada so I know all to well about the heat. A trick that works for me is get a couple of popsicle stick or paint stir sticks and use them to create a small gap between the top super...

Is it belly button lint??

I would really questions that. How do they know they are your bees?? :scratch:

I think that most people are saying it's hard to predict flows, weather patterns, brood size, colony health, etc. Look what happened in Flordia in years past when citrus crops were lost due freezing....

If you feed while you have a honey super on you'll probably end up with what you are feeding the bees. Be careful about wanting honey to soon, a friend did the same thing last year, it was one of...

They are doing the wave..... :lpf:

From what I can see the hive doesn't look that strong, how old is it? Are you sure that your queen is still in there?

They're trying to decide who has to clean all the poop of the front of the hive. It could also be the start of bearding if it's warm in the hive.

First thing I would do is inspect the hive that is giving you problems, make sure that you don't have a death critter inside, queenless, brood pattern, space, etc. Having a second hive is great...