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I am a first full year BK and my strongest hive has been slowing down some the past week with the number of bees flying. They were strong 8 days ago upon inspection, but yesterday there was quiet a...

I am up in the mountains of NC and last year was my first year as a BK. When mine got to that stage I put an excluder on and a super on top. By the mid June I made a split out of that hive and both...

Would there be an added benefit to rotate treatments, ex: Hopguard AND Apivar? Three treatments a year for Hopguard, instead...use Apivar for the second treatment with the added benefit that it lasts...

This is my first full season and over-wintering 2 hives that started as packages, and one split, I treated all three in the fall and they are doing great!!!!! I followed the directions on the...

Are they actually now making available soon HopGuard II?

If it did not work, my girls weren't told....they are doing great! i gave three consecutive weekly treatments last fall ending by mid October - temps in the mid 60's to mid 70 degrees. On the last...

I did a split last July and put them in a 5 frame deep nuc. When they drew out the comb on it, I added another 5 frame deep on top, eventually moving to a ten frame deep brood box and adding a...

What is a newspaper combine? I'm a NBK too! :)

I had a friend BK lift them and let me see how they should feel if they have enough stores for the winter. He thinks they are doing really good. It is suppose to start being 'winter' up here later...

Thanks Vance, they won't starve if I can help it, but when it is too cold to get in there to see with the weather changing so dramatically I get uneasy.....this is my first wintering over. I have...

Well, here I am again with a question :) The girls have been doing well as far as I can tell in the cold temps that we have been having UP TO this past week. Now - it is in the SIXTIES, and not even...

Here in the NC mountains,we have been having temps in the lower 20's during the nights and days this week in the mid fifties. I am a first year BK and fretting somewhat about my girls having enough...

John, that is FUNNY!

I have learned THAT, there is ALWAYS so much more to learn! This is my first year and first wintering, and admit, I am alittle nervous about them. I am learning to read as much on a topic as possible...

Thanks so much Bill, I will do that today and fit it inside the outer cover :)

Thanks Bill,
I did get some half inch insulation board to do just that, do you cut it to fit inside the outer cover top, or the exact same size as the inner cover? I do enjoy looking at the girls...

I bought them for my 3 hives this summer and they worked well, but when I use the top feeder the condensation is terrible....if I cock the outer cover to circulate more air the insects get in, so I...

Well, I am a newbie, and this is my first experience at fall treatment and over-wintering. I have just come in from doing my second HG treatment and the girls were not too fussy with me today. I...

I started my first treatment last week, when I go in to do the 2nd treatment, if the first two strips are not eaten or gone, do I remove what is left, or just put the 2 new strips in a little...

I have learned that I am one of the many fairly obsessed with my girls!!! I start with 2 packages in May, ended up doing a split with one in June (which so far is doing great!) the initial two are...

I see I can't purchase Hopguard in NC, where can I get it, is there another product I can put on my supers while I still have a honey harvest building to take off soon?

I bought 2 pkgs. of...

I have been told by several BK's that they keep mineralized cattle salt in a dish with a little water, and put an old clean rag into it for the bees to get salt :)

Goldenrod is nature's remedy for ragweed, which is usually close by - Goldenrod gets the blame LOTS of the time though :) Goldenrod honey would be great for allergies.

Me too Bevy! I said I only wanted two hives ~ HA! This is quite addictive....love my girls. I started with 2 pkgs. of Italians, did one split which is doing great, and next year I hope to add one...

Thanks, I will try those :)