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Thanks, Rather. VA is a little too far for me. My sister and her family live in Mechanicsville, though!
There are a couple beekeepers in my area, but they all say that right now is their busy...

I have been desperately trying to find a mentor in my area, for months. The lady I took my beginning beekeeper class from doesn't even have time to talk to me on the phone. Of course, she's on the...

I got my lemongrass oil at Hobby Lobby, too. It was $6.95 for a one ounce bottle. But, since it only takes one drop in a hive box, this bottle should last forever! LOL! Go online and print the 40%...

I'm a 44 year old newbie beekeeper. I got my first nuc this past April. I have not been stung (although I know I will be, at some point). In fact, I have never been stung in all my 44 years. By...

Uh....okay. And thanks!

Do YOU leave the drone cells in your hive boxes? What do you think about the green drone frames?

I need some help figuring out the topic of drone cells. I have read up on the importance of keeping the hive tidy and clean; scraping off burr comb and such. The one beekeeping class I took (before I...

I bought the Maxant, also, and I don't even have any honey! Only have one hive that I started fro a Nuc, in May. LOL! You could say I like to be prepared....The guy at Maxant so was helpful and...

SRB, I proudly accept your challenge! It's going to be difficult for my ladies to get to me, the way I go out there suited up! LOL! Let's "sweeten" the pot! Loser pays winner one jar of their...

OMG....I'm probably years away from going gloveless!

I think gloves are a very underestimated part of the beekeeper's PPE! I have half a dozen pairs of "expensive" leather and cloth gloves I bought on various beekeeper supply websites, and none of them...

Yes! I haven't had to smoke mine, either. But mainly because the smoker and I have some personality conflicts with eachother. I would rather take my chances with irritating the bees, than fool with...

Phoenix42, where in Galveston County are you? I am in Santa Fe. A beekeeper friend of mine told me that hive beetles destroyed several of his bee hives in Alvin. Since then, I went out and bought a...

My very first (and only, so far) bee hive was started with a nuc box (queen & 4 frames of bees) that I picked up at BeeWeaver in Navasota, this past April. I have zero experience in beekeeping, but...

OMG. The word that came to mind when I saw that picture was Majestic. How beautiful that is!

Thank you, NasalSponge, for the discussion on queen excluders. Can you also comment on Propolis traps? I have a full box of brood and I just put a 2nd empty box on top of it. I laid the plastic...

I have this same question.....Are we supposed to cut a hole in the center of the plastic propolis trap, for the bees to travel through?

Thank you, everyone! I moved my newest box to a spot about 30 ft away from the established hive box.

I pulled another frame up (to show off to my husband and our friend how my bees have...

TxFirefighter.....if a queen excluder is useless, then how do we keep the queen from laying brood in the frames/supers we want to harvest honey from? I thought that was the purpose of an excluder?

Beginner's question.....what exactly does "drawing comb" mean? I see that term all the time....

Added my 2nd deep super, last night. I pulled a couple of the original frames up, and they are...

I have a bunch of fruit trees. Actually, I became obssessed with fruit trees, and plant 6 - 10 new ones each spring. I have about a 75% survival rate. Some trees do very well here (all citrus, apples...

Thank you for the reply, CA! I sued to live in your area (San Rafel & Petaluma!), so that put a smile on my face, seeing where you hail from!

I forgot to mention that I did join a local bee club....

I'm a first-time beekeeper. Wanted to say hello, and so glad I found this forum. I have a gazillion questions.
I am starting out with a nuc of bees (4 frames of 10,000 bees and a beautiful Italian...

Hello. I know this is absolutely NOT the place to ask this question, but.....how do I post an introductory post? I cannot seem to recognize any links on this forum for "start new thread" or something...