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If you have larger sized pictures you can click on the "insert image" icon and then click on the "basic uploader" tool. It seems to compress the size of the picture and allow it to be posted...

What are RIFA barricades? is that like tangle foot to keep ants from climbing up?

I guess for the varroa I was simply planning on letting the suckers fall out onto something that would cook them...

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I am getting 4 nucs this year and clearing out the space where I want to put them. Aside from wind and sun, what are people doing for under the hive? I have laid down some...

Sorry Michael, looks like I lack JRG13's eloquence in speak - that is what I was getting at as well. The idea that you should try to manipulate as little as possible, resist the temptation to...

I agree that it seems odd to say that you shouldn't select, then list what you should select for. But having heard Mr. Bush speak on this in November, I took away that we should select as few traits...

Thanks for the videos - I checked out the Michael Bush video on your site too. Really good stuff.

Thanks for this video. It seems there is a beautiful simplicity to some of the solutions for queen raising.

Mark this is what I picked up as well.

I am not sure my comments below directly address the thread(well they do in a round about way at least), but I had to toss this in as I attended the meeting...

OK so to put a final comment on this thread and to let any new onlookers know what I gleened from 122 posts on hive equipment.... I made a decision, at least for now (only took 2 months!):

I was...

For the frames do you go with a bevel, or a starter strip? I may try some of the pf120s, but would love to know how you get success with foundationless , if a frame type works better than another.
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Thanks for the point of reference.

So if I were to go the 8 frame route (and want to match a 2 deep brrod chamber sizing) I could plan on 4 medium 8's to make up the brood chamber area, and...

Hey your guess isas as good as mine :)

Moreover I am just trying to sort out my strategy for the spring and decide what I should do (I think I have a line in on 2-3 nucs that are treatment free...

Wouldn't using HBH be considered treating (I suppose that this would go by your definition of treating)? From what I read it has essential oils in it.

on your blog attempt for treatment free you...

Sorry you can't wrap your head around this one JRG13. For that I think you are funny.

It is fairly simply really. Give the bees the most natural approach that I can give them. In this case...

So the "no treating" perspective would be that you are breeding a super mite. Only the strongest mites will survive your treatments and eventually will be able to withstand your treatments. Now you...

I felt compelled to comment on this because I think it assumes a fair amount of irresponsibility of new beekeepers/treatment free seekers. I agree with what you are saying here but I think it...

not sure if I am the only one interested in this :D

giving it a bump in the hopes that some more people are going to signal attendance.

I would agree with that. I would also suggest that in time, if given, bees would reclaim some of their instincts if we give more choices back. Would it happen in a season or three? Probably not. ...

I will tell you why I consider it a viable option. My thought is that the part of the bees vitality rests in drawing comb and that they inately know what they need in the colony. Or at least at...

Good call. I didn't read it all but he seems to be a advocate of foundationless over plastic, thinks they draw it better, faster and prefer it over any foundation:

Question:

"Won't the bees...

how true :D Well played sir!

Interesting.

I understand that small cell is a "thing" and different from foundationless. However I assumed that people seeking small cell went about getting there by letting their bees go...

I am still trying to get a grip on why small cell plastic seems to be popular. In life, when I can, I generally try to avoid plastic, so I guess I am surprised at how prolific its usage is for small...

How often are you talking? I assume you have a lot more hives than I plan on (3-5 over the next 2 years, with nucs in reserve as needed for my overwintering strategy).

Wow this forum is hardcore...

Thanks to everyone for all of the information. After thinking about everything I decided to go with my gut and many of your recommendations. It became problematic to get a guy with the know how to...