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I would like to put out some swarm traps this year near our existing hives, since we had wild swarms trying to take over some of our established hives last year (which are only about 18" off the...

You might want to check that cluster of bees. We had two wild swarms go under one of our hives this year, I can only assume they were trying to move in and take over the hive. One of them we didn't...

gone2seed.....ok, so that statement was from an 'ease of manipulation' standpoint, not in terms of the inspector complaining on how one chooses to manage his/her hives (when not relevant to...

Was the foundation, once installed in the frames, straight and flat? I've had a terrible time this year with the foundation wires being too long, so much so that they cause the foundation to be...

You said "save some for another nuc"....you may mean more than one, but why can't you just take one frame w/ cells out of their current hive and stick in the nuc? At least that way you should be...

HeatherM,
You said you didn't want to interrupt people at the beekeeper meeting. Do you have a mentor? Perhaps there is someone at the meeting that you can talk to one-on-one afterwards, and...

If they're on his land, sounds to me like he's the proud new owner of "several hundred hives".

I'm not going to say nothing's wrong with her, but if she is alive then "they didn't replace her". If that were the bees intent, I think she would be dead. She swarmed, so I think you should give...

If it is a queen cell, then there has to be an egg in it. If there isn't, then it is a cup, not a cell.

I think it depends on the nectar source. A local beek puts some of his hives on cotton fields for the bees to have honey for winter...says that honey crystallizes fast...

One of my mentors recommended this last year. We cut them to size, so at least 2 edges were always the "cut" edge and yes they frayed some, but not bad. They will propolis a bit between the...

So, does the feeding answer change if one is dealing with established hives and wanting the bees to draw more comb? And if they have honey and stores in supers? Without a large flow going on? I...

I'm planning on trying to make a swarm trap for next spring, since I've had 2 wild swarms try to move into one of my hives in the last 3 weeks. I've read to put drawn comb and lemongrass oil lure in...

You might want to check to see if it's a swarm. Last week I had a similar issue. A wild swarm tried to take over one of my hives, the wild swarm never really grouped up, but the bees were under the...

SilentSam,
You must be near Rockwood.... And since you are going to post more on the story at lunch, you must have some sort of past history with this neighbor. Two things I can think of that...

Is the capped brood worker or drone? If she isn't laying fertilized eggs right now (in the last 3 days), then pinching her will not do much good, since they will have no viable eggs in which to make...

Rick,
Please keep us updated on what PM has to say about your jacket. I recently purchased one and my wife got the suit, am curious as to how they respond and work with you. Thanks.

Welcome Rob! We're just down the road from you a bit... You'll find lots of insight and information on this site. Best of luck with your new hives.

Luckily, there's enough room to slide a frame out, and then pull out as needed....they just go back together like a puzzle. So I don't think I will have to flip upside down... Just started...

I appreciate all the comments, suggestions and discussion. However, I think I will pass on the open honey experimentation. Haven't decided exactly how I'm going to deal with the comb yet, but I...

Thanks for all the responses. To try to answer a few of the questions...

-I think all the 'overdrawn' frames are in 'honey supers'. I put them in the 2 and 9 position, cause I thought I had read...

Split a strong hive a few weeks ago, and had to put some frames w/ bare wax foundation in med's. Placed them in say the 2 and 9 positions. Made another small split off same hive after finding new...

I'm learning a lot from this post....I thought honey was 17% period.
-squarepeg, do you always try to dry your honey more, since I'm sure you're so humid down there in Alabama??
So...when...

Mike,
Like everyone else said, nothing in your post hints at problems, more like normal behavior. The hive, being 2 months now, is really starting to take off as I'm sure you've noticed. Just...

Bonnie,
Have you realized yet that you probably get 10 different answers to your questions also?? After asking just a few questions on this site, I quickly found out that even if there's just...