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I agree. I did get in the 2 hives just now, and the one with the bearding I removed the mouse guard, and added another med. super. They gladly accepted that extra room.

The weaker hive, has a...

Thanks for the quick and needed supplies. I removed the mouse guard completely, and they were very happy with that it seems! I also added another med. super box, which they quickly started moving...

Thank you Peter for your reply. Here is a pic I posted in a different thread. I can't believe all these are OUT like this and it's barely 49 degrees and cloudy. The hive on the bottom is the week...

I still have mouse guards on. It's supposed to have a frozen mix the next few days, so I didn't want to take them off yet. Should I add another med. super to this hive???????

It's 49 degrees outside, and this is what I am seeing.

What the heck is this? Could it be bearding this early in the season? It's cloudy and not really warm outside.

What is going on?

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I didn't plan to do anything until I have a warm enough day to look in on that hive. I thought about taking a pic, and posting here. It would help to describe what I am talking about. I don't know...

Thank you Dan.

The strong hive is full of bees, but we were more about checking their food 2 weeks ago, and didn't pull out frames to check for brood. We had planned to do that this weekend, but...

The weak hive is made up of 2 large deeps right now, and they all seem to be to the far end of those. They are staying in a tight ball. I would say they look to be the size of a package you would...

Looking for some help with my 2 hives. I am going to call my mentor to ask some questions, but I wanted to come on here as well. I have asked a bee person, and will reveal his answer towards the...

Ok, now that freaks me out....some of the bees feeding the SHB???

Should I just let winter do it's thing then?

Thank you Peter for your reply :) That eases my mind a little. We had a cold streak here a few weeks ago, and I hope it got the most of them, if there were more. It was crazy to see! I am a...

So today we checked on the bees since it was 70 degrees. They had a little bit of patty left and that was good to see. I pulled out a couple frames and I seen a hive beetle going in and out of empty...

Thanks for the replies :) I will be doing that this weekend for sure. I worry about those issues since I am a newbie!

So, I put a popsicle stick under each corner under the inner cover for ventilation as was recommened. I went back to check on this, and it looks like they have started to fill this area with...

Reading thru some of my books, I have a couple of questions about the ventilation for winter. The latest book I am reading says its a good idea to drill cork sized holes in both deep brood boxes,...

Thank you :) Thanks also for the tips! How many times do I medicate them with the Fumigilin-B? Is this just one feeding?

Can someone tell me how much Fumigilin-B to add per gallon? The mixing instructions are kinda torn off the small bottle. Food is mixing on stove now, and would like to go ahead and add this...

So, after reading everyone's threads, that I appreciate so much, I went out there this morning and took off the mouse guards. The lo's are going to be in the high 50's 58-60* at night, and 80's in...

Reading this post, I am not sure what to do. Take them off, or leave them on. I feel like they are annoyed with the small entrance, so I want to take them off. Then again, I don't want a mouse to...

No thanks, they destroy vehicles.

Paul, this is very true. I do this for ALL my critters, and I am very guilty of this with my bees especially. I am very guilty of going out there and sitting by the water fountain they drink from...

Hello all!

I am in zone 7a, just to get that out of the way ;)

It has been really cool some nights here lately, I think winter is coming early.

Anyway, I installed mouse guards on both...

So I have noticed this before, and thought I would ask about it. We have 2 hives, and both are about a foot off the ground. I went out there this morning to just kinda look around, like I always...

Thanks for the replies. After seeing that video I was super freaked out. Just don't want them to be in that kind of danger. I know so many things can get them, but that was just horrid to watch. ...

I am glad to read this, but I still worry. They will have to die if they even look in the direction on the hives. Lots of understanding to know what all is going on here!

Do y'all think they will...