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How do you store your bottled honey? Glass or plastic?

What volumes do you bottle?

Do you warm it up first? I thought I heard a local beek say they put it...

OMG! I had the same thought and my husband thought I was nuts. I am SO glad someone else wants to do the same thing.
I will be very interested in any pictures or experiences anyone has had with such...

If I keep adding and adding, do I need to worry about mold or fermentation or anything? If not, WOW! I had forgotten that bees keep things pretty sterile.

Newbee with new bees.
Started 2 hives 3 weeks ago, all on bare foundation.
It's been cold here, snow on the ground when I installed (like knee to thigh deep). In the 30's again the past few days....

After doing some research, could they be Hoverflies?
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay07/cd-hoverflies.html

Tonight as I was walking back to the house from my hives, I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around about one inch off the ground, in an area that is bare dirt.
They stayed in about a 3 X 3 square...

Thanks all! I'll wait until this weekend and take a look for eggs.

So which one would I be concerned about? The more active hive or the less active?

Also, I am starting with all bare foundation. So the egg cells need to be built before she can start laying.
How...

I installed my first 2 packages ever 3 weeks ago. It was still cold and windy. It has finally gotten above 50 degrees these last 3 days, and I am finally seeing more outside the hive activity.
I am...

I do.
I have asthma and other environmental allergies, but none known to bee stings.
When I asked my Provider about it she wholeheartedly said absolutely and wrote a prescription immediately.
I...

Nice pictures!!!

Thanks!
I feel better.

I just hived my first 2 packages.
How many dead bees in and around the hive are normal?
I am a little concerned because I had to install in cold weather, and have never done it before.

This is...

Thank you all !!!!!

Brand new beekeep.
Just installed my first 2 packages yesterday. It was a blast!
Very cold here yet - 30s and 40s and 20s at night.
When I go out to refill feeders, and remove the queen cage, do I...

I am a brand new beekeep, and just installed by first packages yesterday. Temp in the 30s here yet, and we still have snow on the ground. The Seller said to wrap the package in a blanket on the way...

Hi all
I am considering what type of protective clothing to use. I have gotten advice from none to full bee suit. I am trying to avoid the expense of a full bee suit.
What do you use for body...

Getting my first bees this Spring. I was looking for a forum to learn from, so thanks to all who post here!
Do any of you have recommendations for places to purchase 2 packages from: we are in...