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It has been exacly 30 days since I made some walk away splits. When should I see evidence the hives made a queen - eggs/larvae?

I use medium supers for everything - hive bodies and all. I have several hives with a total of four supers and the rest three supers. There is capped brood in all the supers and very little honey. ...

Both swarms were in a tree 50 feet from the splits. Closest tree to the splits.

I have only made three splits so far - up until this year. I go through the hive to be split - and make sure I have eggs/uncapped brood for both hives, honey, and pollen - and try to split them...

My mentor - who has been tending bees for 70 years - and was a veterinarian by trade - uses this method, along with screened bottom boards for varroa control. He has tried them all - and settled on...

I have 5 hives that I intend to split this year. I use medium supers all the way - including the hive bodys. Three of the hives are a total of four supers and two of the hives are five supers. The...

I use ten frame standard supers for all wooden ware. My bees overwinter pretty well in two standard supers - but I am not very far north. I like the luxury of same size for everything.

I had ten new supers/frames/foundation in an enclosed storage building. Went to get a couple of supers yesterday and the wax moth caccoons were thick on everyone of them. I will definately try the...

I use the five gallon chicken waterers. I cut a small strip of pipe foam insulation that forms a gasket around the bottom of the cover when I slide the cover on. I then put a stick in the hole the...

I bought a couple of five gallon chicken waterers - mixed up three gallons sugar solution for each, and placed them in my two bee yards (four hives in one, five in the other). Both feeders were...

Here in SW Arkansas, the elm trees are blooming again and the bees are working them over. Pretty sure that is where the pale yellow pollen is coming from.