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Looks like I got 6 capped queens out of 10 on my first ever graft. Most of the cells seem short to me though. I don't have pictures but is that typical?

Makes me proud to be an alum.

http://www.news.appstate.edu/2011/04/14/mobile-app-beekeepers/

I would think lifting boxes would be a hazard.

North Carolina has a gas chamber at NC State that is for gassing equipment. Only state that I know of that has one of these. You can have an inspector come and pick up your equipment and they will...

This topic has already been beaten into the ground too many times. Do a thread search you'll see.

As a first time beekeeper two years ago starting out with two Italian hives was very depressing. Heavy mite loads, had to treat like crazy and still lost both of them. They all died away from the...

All mine made it through winter and are building up nicely.

Thanks, so what do most of you folks start with? 1x?

I have a board supplier for building my hives. I just bought my table saw. What size boards for deeps and mediums should I tell my supplier I need? I know it's been posted before, but I couldn't...

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Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

I'm not sure who your supplier was, but I have two hives of them, and one was of mild to hot nature, the other not so bad. This time of year they are all fiesty in my opinion because they are trying...

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I have made my first swarm trap in hopes of catching swarms from a feral hive. I used pallet boards to make it and it turned out good. I have got my Lemongrass, 4 frames that have small unused...

Could it be your prefer one over the other because you live/work in the area where Lowe's Corporate is based?

Where's the pool?

I was thinking that myself. The bees were different colors depending on the entrance. No telling how much comb is inside those walls.

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Was told bees have been here for at least 10 years. They are dark in color. This is one of 5 entrances on a side...

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Towards the bottom.

That's kindly sad and disturbing. Makes me want to get out my fly swatter or hornet spray and go off.

Thanks D for responding.

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I would increase depth of nuc to give 1" clearance under frames. If you use these to move frames with queen cells into, the cells often are on bottom edge and...

Thanks guys.

I have selected grafting to be my method of producing queens. I have practiced and feel confident in my ability.

What I'm trying to wrap my head around for my bee yard is planning out my rearing...

Your rozannasgarden link does not work for me.

Thanks guys. I knew there was more to the story! Pretty neat to have honey from generational bee keepers and inventors.