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Hey Christy112002, I would check the hive, if it's warm enough for flies I would take a peak. If you don't hear any buzzing chances are it's dead... don't give up though I lost four this winter and...

The bees will clean the comb, I say give them the comb... Just a thought.

What you need is a stethoscope, put it up to the hive give it a tap and you should hear some buzzing, if you don.t hear anything it probably died.

I don't know if I would use it for hive bodies do to the expense, but I have used scraps from construction sites to make landing boards, it works great and never rots.

Ok folks just trying to make sure I understand what I'm reading, I'm in the process of building an observation hive for spring; but before I start I want to make sure I understand 1 3/4 to 1 7/8 is...

I would say it's wax moth, the cobwebs come after they hatch.

Hello folks I'm looking for some advice on splitting a hive, I have a single deep thats full of bees from a cut-out I did at the end of last, and I was wondering if it would survive if I split it now...

Hello, I have a question. I'm thinking of moving my two hives from my yard to a friends property, the farmer behind me is starting to spray his fields and I don't want to loose my hives because last...

I've had my top bar hive for two years now, and I built it from scratch. All my bars are 1 3/8, I cut a groove down the center the width of the table saw blade added a filler strip down the middle...

It all depends on the weather in my opinion, here on the coast it can be chilly and rainy into May. I agree with ShaneVBS the queen should slow down anytime now, it's just not worth the gamble trying...

In my opinion it's too late in the season to split the hive, I live on the Atlantic side of NC and I wouldn't try it this late in the year. How large is your hive? and did you harvest any honey from...

These are the plans I used and these hives work great, simple to build and the plans are easy to read. I did modify the plans some to suit my needs but I can't complain, I've built four hives with...

Hey Vance thanks for the reply, I was feeding them 1:1 but they stopped taking it, I did use the mountain camp method one year on a hive and it worked great, I have never tried the candy board. At...

Quick question folks, I did a small cutout from a bird house that came down with a tree in hurricane Irene just about a month ago. I put the bees, six frames of comb, and three foundation-less...

Wax moth, chances are they have infested the comb.

A strong hive is the only way I know to defend against wax moth or shb, I would think if your seeing larva in the hive it's probably not good. I don't mean to sound like a downer but I just lost my...

Wax moth are large Like your describing and shb are smaller almost like fly maggots. What your describing are wax moths.

Hello to all I have a question, I'm building a TBH and want to use holes for the entrance what is the best size to use?

Hey mjtracy I don't understand when you say you laid the comb in the bottom of the hive, in my opinion you need to attach the comb to the bars, I have heard of top bar beekeepers using hair clips to...

Hello folks I've got a situation happening and could use some help. I caught a swarm of honey bees on May7th, I placed the swarm in a Top Bar Hive, I decided to to a thorough hive check today and to...

Hello folks I have a couple of questions. I want to go foundation less on an 8 frame English garden hive, I bought the frames with the groove on the top and bottom, I put the starter strip in the...

IMO Particle board is not something I would use to build a hive, it will not hold up to the elements and is nothing more than compressed saw dust with a bunch of chemicals mixed in. It's a good thing...

Thanks for all the great info folks, it's been really helpful... Great pics also

Hello folks, I want to try a hive with foundation less frames, my question is do you use wedge or grooved frames for this. I'm leaning toward the wedge but I'm really not sure, could use some help.