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Good to have another Missourian on the forum , I have family in van buren be heading there forth of July weekend For our reunion

How long can I keep a newly caught swarm in the hive with out syrup or water I really dont want to open them up yet

Beeophyte treasure the time you get to spend with your father , If my dad were alive today my bees are something I would enjoy sharing with him

I will take a pic and try to post it and get your option thanks

I caught a swarm of dark bees and was told by another keeper that they was starlight bees does anyone have any thoughts on this breed of bee thanks

LSBeses had the same thing happen to me a few weeks back locked them up for a day and ahalf let them out . Checked on them that evening they were gone next swarm feed them some syrup, a frame of...

If you have permission to harvest from the oak tree might try a hogan swarm trap thats what i'm working on now in several feral hives just search for cloe hogan swarm trap Great gentleman very...

Steven , I hived a swarm last week put them on plastic fountain, all i had . Left them for a day and a half with syrup in a second empty box , opened them up on my way to work. After work i went to...

I might be wrong but won't a virgin queen sometimes lay more then one egg for a while until she gets the hang of it , seems like I have heard that somewhere

mv64 by you asking the question, gkervitsky answering it. I learned they only fill the cans 1/3 full , so keep asking and i'll keep reading the answers thanks

MiddleofMae you might be interested in checking out Cleo C. Hogans posts on queen traps , he also a very helpful gentleman willing to share his ideas

I was checking my hive yesterday and saw a bee haul out a young bee almost developed fully and dumped it outside the hive it was alive but it looked like it wasnt ready to hatch just yet so what the...

Sorry to hear about your queen Wade , that would have been a nice prize to have had . I think waiting another week will be good if the home owner will agree to it I have been putting this off since...

Thanks for the reply i might let them wait another week or so, Im getting a little anxious to get them in a hive

Is it to early to a cut-out in missouri , the one hive that i have seems to be bringing in alot of nectar and pollen and things are blooming well

If I was to use pieces of comb from an old feral hive that I have in the freezer as bait in my swarm traps along with lemon grass oil could that cause problems down the road as far as diseases are...

David we had a warm day a few days back in the sixty's , so i popped the top of my hive and poured a hive top feeder that i had left on above a top entrance shim and below a blanket shim full of...

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Does anyone use the plastic insert to their screened bottom boards , or do you just leave it open all year ? we are in the twenty's and thirty's at night .

1 just how enjoyable bees are ,2 I really like screened bottom boards , 3 After reading Michael Bushs thoughts on top entrances I put a top entrance shim on, big step for me just couldn't bring my...

Thanks Oldbee for the reply makes me feel better , even though i hate seeing all the dead and dying bees it makes you realize nature is not a kind host .

I stopped by to look at my hive yesterday and there was a quite a few dead bees and bees that won't make it back in . Is that normal at this point being December 12th ? . There were bees flying...

Dave good to have you on the forum there is a man-lake rep in overland park he is very helpful and you can pick your stuff up right from his home . Do you all ready have bees for your hives ?...

Are there any remedies to the problems I might have created from feeding to late such as some kind of moisture control

I appreciate the responses , Oldbee what adjustments did you make and M. Bush I didn't even think about the Bee's needing a place cluster .And here I was , trying to get as many stores in the hive as...