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Had dozens of swarm calls this year to many too handle or hive on my own so refered them to other beekeepers. Thought it was over until yesterday, got a call from a guy who had a swam 30 ft. up his...

Don't think it was CCD just having the frames tested for afb or anything else that might have knocked them out. As far as small hive beetles and absconding because of them no beetles here. The hive...

Had a hive collapse. It was totally void of bees and was being robbed out nothing in it at all but some pollen. Don"t think it was CCD but am going to have some frames tested by the state apiarist....

08/16/08
Knotweed and one of many different kinds of goldenrod

Linden Basswood 6.8.08 Springfield N.J. 07081

Black Locust may 21 Springfield N.J. 07081

Right about now I see grape like clusters of flowers and can smell them. Smells great!North Jersey 07081

I would add another deep now and if using foundation feed them sugar syrup.

Sure but you want a queen in there so get one or put in a frame with eggs so they make an emergency replacement.

Yea I live here in N.J. and there are a lot of morons but I would call this ignorance. People just need to be educated about bees and it is our job to do so noone else will. Whenever I pick up a swam...

Yea I do this also. I'll take 3-5 frames out, three brood (all stages) and two honey and pollen put in a nuc maybe shake some more bees off a few frames of brood (carefull of the queen) and move them...

Hey was that first shot a swarm you picked up?

Ditto with idee and others two ratcheting straps crisscrossed, a hand truck, pickup and maybe some window screen duct taped to the inner cover hole. Outer cover off. The motion of the drive and sound...

I understand what you are dealing with. I work for the town parks and recreation dept. and find myself caught between having manicured playing fields and keeping bees. I do find myself shutting off...

Picked up swarm today May9 08 Shorthills N.J. rain heavy at times 55 small 2 lbs. Missed at least two others last week could not get out to the location in time

"old" doesn't have to be that old the "old" queen could be two years old. The swarm I picked up two years ago is one of the best if not the best producers I have. At one point last year I had three...

Picked up a nice swarm in Rahway N.J. 3-5 lbs. 60 degrees partly sunny May 1 08

Have gotten a call for bees in a tree. The bees are about twelve to sixteen feet up coming out of a hole. The tree is staying for now the bees must go. I wanted to put a nuc at the entrance with a...

Are both of your deeps full of brood? Now is the time to make splits as long as you have enough frames from a booming hive full of brood(capped and fresh) and frames of honey and pollen.Your boxes...

The medium is capped I figured if i put the empty deep under that they would emerge and then the queen if not in the medium would lay into the top deep freeing up the medium for the upcoming flow as...

I have overwintered my hives in two deeps and a medium. I reversed the hives this Sat Feb 19 and now have the medium stuck in the middle. I did not want to break up the brood but also would like to...

Saw a new hive tool in one of the bee mags and was wondering if anyone knew of where to get one . The excalibur hive tool it is called.Checked most os the big suppliers with no luck.

In North Jersey. Have over wintered in two deeps and a medium. upon checking hives most had almost emptied the medium the top deep was still almost full. Should I remove the top medium? I left them...

I have a hollow tree in a public park full of bees that needs to be removed the tree is too big to remove the section that holds the bees, so I had planned on using a trap with a screened funnel so...