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How come you are not using half logs like your great grandfather and grandfather did to hold down the tops? Dont break that tradition, its unique!

Awsome......

Its a scam....

Hobie, thats EXACTLY why I didnt notice it....

Grimbee, these 2 hives are in Kent...

bees on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
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I had my first bear damage about a month back, wiped out a full super of honey and a bunch of brood and bees.
In my hurry to put this hive together (rain, pissed off bees) I put the deep upside...

Harvest some of the honey, they need comb to produce winter bees.....

It looks great Barry.......

50 to 70 per hive average on strong hives, 30 on weaker ones

Awsome....a great way for the new generation to understand whats happening to our bees..... without going into detail.

....do you wait until you start to bottle.

I had 8 hives that produced some extra honey.

I am in CT and I usually get a crop in the fall. I had mostly new packages this year, but I got them early , April 2 . They did build up beautifully and I got about 300lbs of light spring honey this...

Has anyone been in contact with Amy, from Amy's Honey Labels? I am not sure if I got the right email address.

Chef, you hit the nail right on the head! It was very hard to part with them, but I figured I had enough bees right now. (10 at home, 4 in outyards)
It is nice to see money come back, instead of...

I sold two nucs made from swarm cells today. They had a great brood pattern (2 1/2 to 3 frames) and nice fat Queens. The first one was sold to a new beekeeper who aquired a bunch of equipment but...

I agree, looks like Royal Jelly in there.....

I have rapid build up in a few hives. I wonder if its due to all the drawn comb that I started them on. 1 swarmed already, the other I made 2 nucs from the frames with Queen cells.

A box o bees, is a box of bees..
keep posting..I love them all...
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Use lots of smoke on them. I have seen Brazilians work African bees with lots of smoke.

Anyone see the article? My wife saw it on the news also. Nice swarm in NYC.

This is my new yard, in Kent CT. This is an organic farm on 11 acres.
These were nucs that I transfered into deeps and shallows. The hives are facing East.
I have to bring in some bricks, cause I...

I use aluminum with no problems.....