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Culprit... your neighborhood hummingbird feeders!

Thank you for the input. I guess the moral of the story is, that everyone has an opinion, an experience or a story. Some will be good and some will be....
I fed my bees. I fed them a 2:1 syrup. ...

As a new member and a new BK, it would be helpful to have a beginner section. In this section, there could be individual sections to address the questions on Washboarding, yellow jacket, feeding,...

Thank you.
Just went out.
Reduced the entrance and took the top board/entrance (I don't know the technical name for it) off.
I knew something was wrong. My bees are super friend, fat and golden...

What do you do when you know another hive is trying to rob or over take your hive. And the robbers are invested with mites! and I had been pretty mite free! UGH

WOW! Thank you for all of the feedback and advice. I have learned more in 24 hrs. than I have all summer!
So it is raining here in MA, for the next few days, so I won't bother with them for now.
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Hello,
I'm new to beekeeping. I have one hive. Arrived on April 25th. 2 large brood boxes on the bottom, no entrance reducer, 1 honey super on top w/a queen excluder. Live in Massachusetts....

Hello,
My name is Marisa. I'm a first year backyard beekeeper in Groton, Ma. I have one hive.
My father kept bees when I was a child and I have taken a beekeeping course, but still feel like a...