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We use screened bottom boards and maybe a piece of plywood to knock out some of that afternoon sun seems to help. We have temperature and humidity problems so most of the experienced local...

I used Saltybee's idea and cut a couple of pieces of 1x2. I reduced the entrance to about 3 inches, glad I was suited up they where not happy to see me. I reduced the week hive to one inch. Seems...

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I should have mentioned that I just hived three nucs. The weakest hive has an entrance reducer but it was a bad nuc when I received and I may have to replace the Q. There are foragers...

Do most of you remove entrance reducers when the main flow starts? I have a new nuc that has been hived for 10 days. I don't have an entrance reducer available so I keep trying to reduce the...

I think the definition of "mean bees" is kind of like the definition of pornography. You and I may not agree about every example but I know it when I see it!

Good question, it appears the best way to get rid of old frames is to sell nucs.

Tangi-Tamington meets in Covington, about an hour away from the lower ninth if you take the Causeway. We have members from the West Bank and New Orleans East. It may be a bit inconvenient but if...

The small red squeeze bottles for ketchup seem to work just fine for filling the between frame traps. Get them at Wally World or the Dollar Store.

We are constantly fighting with mosquito control down here. After Katrina we had huge National Guard planes spraying entire parishes (counties) to help prevent the spread of mosquito borne illness....

Hello from Thomas, Louisiana. FIL lives not far from you in Denham Springs. Are you a member of any of the local clubs?

Inexpensive scales that weigh in grams are available in just about any WallMart, Target, or cooking store.

When the club picks up 150 nucs at a time the club member picking up the nucs is not going to inspect every nuc to look for good brood patterns, eggs and larvae. It is the responsibility of the...

In my experience its just how high you set the bar. If you have brood, a laying queen and lots of bees you are better off then a lot of nucs that I have gotten or seen. As far as old frames I...

Hi there Piney, glad you stopped in.

Take pics of the nucs/frames and send to your supplier. Ask for replacement. The frames should be filled with stores and brood to be a good nuc. I have a similar problem with a nuc purchased...

I guess it all depends on if you are named as a creditor or not in the bankruptcy.

Thanks for all the replies. I am picking up two 5 frame nucs this evening and will be installing them into 10 frame hives tomorrow. I had Russell Apiary bees year before last and neither hive made...

Thanks for the advice Andrew. The reasons used for recommending live vinegar is bee gut health and pH of the feed. Guess I go with the club recommendations and see how they do. Like I said we are...

There is a lot of different information on feed floating around.

Many beeks swear by some combination of 1:1 sugar water and essential oils while the members of the club are recommending using a...

Hope to get two nucs this weekend. Got pushed back two weeks and its possible I'll get an email pushing them back again. Better to wait and get good full nucs then to have problems with them later....

Looks like you made some type of wick. If you are just feeding sugar water then probably no harm to the bees. Think about everything involved with beekeeping before deciding to get into it. It's a...

The ordinance should have a caveat that would allow the inspector to approve special situations like vast tracts of undeveloped land adjacent to your property. What kind of property is the wetlands...

This is the link to Louisiana ordinance. Not sure if it is appropriate to NM but it may be a start. There is also a thread currently being discussed about some Florida regulations. If you set an...

In civil suits I always thought the burden of responsibility simply came down to what should be considered reasonable. Having a dead pine tree in your yard leaning over your neighbors house, the...

I bet if you are worried about it you can call your insurance agent and get them on record one way or the other. I think most of us hobbyists would rather play ignorant and not have to pay for more...