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what size 0f brood box is a local question. the longer the winter the bigger it has to be. it also depends on the type of bee. all of our bees are more or less mixed breed ,some like the italian type...

I would not worry about 5400 hours on a Kubota. I have a customer with 27,500 hours on one, on an over the road refer unit, never been apart, uses no oil, and starts right up bellow 0 F. if the...

this is not a harsh or hard hearted suggestion but it will work out in the long run... get a couple of langworth hives for your bees, put them in and use the rubber band or similar method to save any...

peter in post #3 has some very good advise. stay with standard equipment.

this is terrible. I wonder about one thing not mentioned. the damage is worse closest to the road. did some highway dept. or other government agency spray the roadside? a lot of times the quality...

I converted an old belt drive bobcat a bunch of years ago. I had to get a crankshaft adaptor made and make a different exaust system. if the crankshaft will match no big problems. I would stick with...

hilreal: if you use bottom deeps, bottom entrance and a queen excluder it acts like a pollen trap to keep pollen out of the comb. the bees like to store pollen near the brood and near the entrance....

more than 40 years ago I produced and sold comb honey in the basswood squares. you put the new super [or square box super] under one that is more than 1/2 drawn out and about 1/3 to 1/2 capped. the...

sounds about like 3 nucs of normal bees

yes.. in my comments above all of the covers were telescopeing. they work out better with our contiueous ridiculous wind in northern ny. I grew up in new England with migratoy covers I like them...

last summer I had the opportunity to have a Ukrainian keeper show me the insides of some of his hives. his family had been keeping bees for generations in the old country. I think he has been in the...

i have no specific knowlidge of this situation and i am makeing no accusations. but a lot of times when a small bussiness goes downhill into a crazy fall there is more to it. often substance abuse,...

build a REAL fence around the hives, think of the cows as real dumb bears. as you have had cows for awhile you know they have a tounge reach of a quarter mile and the strenghth to push on the fence...

i do not have a solid answer but it seems the "pure"russians are real good bees but the cross bred ones are so varriable that you may wish to avoid them. it is not just temperment. i had some hives...

you might try talking to your freindly local bee inspector. he could look at the comb and give you a pretty good idea of any problem, he might even know the previous owner

next time do not accept if there is over an inch of dead bees in the package, that is the key period. the local post office is usualy pretty good in rural america but you must make the claim before...

the last i got was from betterbee..real nice quality a bit nnicer than from ace hardware.

do not leave out the nighbors behind you or the nice folks across the street. chances are pretty good the rat next door is not generaly a neighborhood favorite.

you learn all about swarming.

once the frames are drawn out it makes no difference. if mixed it may take longer for the bees to start comb building, but they eventualy will start, once started it will be fine..the bees seem to...

its called cabin fever.the bees are sick and tired of winter.

i used heavy landscape cloth from lowe's, it did not stretch at all.

look up cleo hogan on this site. he knows more about this than probably anybody. his method and willingness to help is a true blessing.

spring cut logs seem to be more prone to act badly . if you have a species that acts badly cut the logs shorter and let them air dry a few months before sawing. this will help releive some stress....

hello..my day job is a dairy equipment dealer, i run into sanitiseing questions a lot. chlorine from chlorox is a surface sanitiser, it kills bacteria on the surface only ,it does not penetrate so it...