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That's up to you but I just keep mine open all the time. If I know a big storm is coming and expecting heavy rain to be blowing sideways, I'd consider shutting it, but 90% of the time I don't.

Update: the trapout seems to be working!:) Last week, we checked the frame (with eggs from another hive) that was placed in the "bait hive" next to the tree. Two capped queen cells were seen! So...

Nice Mike! Glad you joined this site! -Gary-

JonnyBee,

I still have all of my hive shimmed open and reaching 92 degrees in my part of the country. I'll remove them as fall approaches.

It must be a "private" robbery, because i can't see it either!

My "slam dunk" swarm catch was pretty stupid with a few mistakes thrown in!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8eJICaTN08&feature=g-upl

Last year I put them back on top of the inner covers and let them clean them up. Some great points have been made above my post about storing them wet. Now I'm wondering how a person find BT. Is...

Just starting to bloom here. :eek:

I second the wire crimper from Intheswamp. I can put the death grip on it and still not be effectively crimping the wire.:scratch:

Will do and thanks Cleo!

I got my branding iron from Will at www.novatoolco.com/ It works great and it didn't break the bank.

Great job on the stencils!!!

Here's the scenario:
Bees are in a tree (public park) adjacent to a home. The home owner wants to mow without getting stung. The city parks people are on board with a trapout. Like most of us...

Let's just say you did decide to feed now and they end up drawing out comb in the med supers....possibly filling the comb with sugar syrup/honey. I question to you would be this...

What do you...

Looks like you are getting good advice from the posts above me. I wouldn't do a split with the drought going on. The weather here in Nebraska is pretty much the same as in IL. I'm not completely...

What a shame and guessing poison!

1 1/2 lb plastic = $10
1 lb plastic = $8
12 oz plastic = $5
2 oz. bear = $2.50

Can't keep it on the shelf!:D

thanks!

Searching old threads on lip balm and trying to find labels for them. Obviously, I joined this forum recently and wondering if "Amy" is still around and how does a person find her?

I'm sure more experienced beeks will chime in but here is my two cents. Sounds like the upper deep is full of honey. What'd I'd do is move it above the super. I'd replace it with another deep with...

I know this is a bit off the subject, but if you use a heatgun, the wax melts... then you got liquid wax going somewhere... capping tank into the honey?

Same here. Seems like they become more of a "honey excluder" and they become honey bound quicker.

The one (a Sunkist Cordovan) I installed immediately is just doing very well.:thumbsup: I had to bank two of them (Cordovan) for a few weeks in a queen-right hive with an exluder installed. One...

Sorry. Lori, it has been very hot and humid here in recent weeks so it really doesn't matter to me because within a matter or minutes I'm soaked anyway. I only wear a jacket and veil when I'm...

Sounds like no one really beelieves Lori and without a picture, I too, doubt it happened!:D

This whole deal is very strange to me. I (like most) don't want to be burnt by anyone and/or company, so not 100% comfortable ordering on-line. Having said that, I ordered 3 queens from Russell...