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I was more thinking that I could use in the way libhart describes. Using it to determine if a certain setup is more desirable than another setup. For example comparing a solid bottom board...

You bring up some good points, and Acebird, maybe that was poor word choice. Instead of invention maybe I should use the word creation, or project. So it is my understanding that this contraption...

So I had this idea for an invention but need some help with some knowledge. The idea is that I could put some sort of probe in the beehive that could measure temperature as well as humidity levels...

So, I'm resurrecting this thread today because when I went out to my beeyard for not much reason at all I saw bees coming in and out of my right hive (I guess the wind blew the entrance blocker off)....

I've been trying to contact Bjorn Apiaries for approximately a month now and they have not emailed back yet. Maybe if someone could help me who has had business with them before. I was wondering...

This year I lost some hives as some of you may know and need new bees. I was considering getting some russians after all the good things I've heard about them. My first question is do you think it...

Not a ton of conclusions can be drawn about the best source due to the lack of a few essential pieces of data. If it were to be a conclusive study we would need what percentage of the total amount...

Maybe it would be a good idea for this to be stickied so it doesn't get "lost" behind all the other threads.

Ok, I lost two packages, I already voted for 1 though

Thank you for the picture, how big about are those because I can't really get a scale for how big they are from the picture

New info:

Did a thorough check of the hives from bottom to top and here is what I found:

Right Hive:
Appeared to have some kind of mildew on the sides of bottom box and on bottom board, as...

This is good that you're doing this poll, it will definitely help gather some good data.

These were packages that came from the same supplier. Maybe I didn't look hard enough but every time I checked on them I never saw mites. Also, the dead cluster looked small to me but I was so sure...

I got lazy about it, maybe I didn't do enough research, maybe I didn't do thorough inspections. Whatever the case, I have learned from my mistakes and this year I will know to educate myself to the...

That actually does sound like a good possibility. I do recall seeing some activity around the hive that I thought was robbing but this being my first year I wasn't 100% sure.

This fall in October we got about maybe 6 inches of snow so we had a good cold snap in there, could that have contributed to this?

Ok, one hive had the cluster still intact pretty well, the other I'll have to check again but I didn't see much.

Thank you very much for the help, I will post pictures tomorrow most likely, also I will collect samples of the bees to send to the lab tomorrow, unless it is necessary that I do it now.

Ok, just confirmed both hives are 100% dead, the hive on the right appeared to be starved (bad management, will do better next year), the left one though had plenty of food in it, I don't...

yea, there was no noise, does that mean they are 100% dead?

also, how loud should it be, cause there was a breeze as well as other background noise

that might be a big problem then, I couldn't hear anything, I will check again though

How can you tell if your bees are still alive? I understand that they are in the center of the hive in a cluster and they won't come out while its cold. But today I wouldn't consider it very cold. ...

I haven't got stung a ton of times because I'm new to this but I have found that getting stung on the knuckles is the worst. It swells up like no other and hurts quite a bit too.

Thanks everybody for responding. I just wanted to get an idea of what I should charge. Your replies really helped me determine that.

I know this really depends on the area I'm in but what, in general, is blooming in southeast Pennsylvania?