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Peeked into the hive last night to look at a frame or two, and I see a LOT of eggs, larvae, and capped brood. I see a good amount of honey and pollen but not as much as I would have expected. I...

I'm by no means experienced at all (in my 1st season so a total newb), but I see a little bit of burr comb on the bottom of a few of the frames. I removed it on mine at the last inspection so that...

huh?

for what it's worth, i'm an hour north of you. i installed my one and only package 4 weeks ago today. i added the 2nd deep sunday night and along with the second deep took two frames 2&9 (pollen...

my one hive faces east. most of them come out, take a left, and make a beeline for something that must be putting it out right now, because 95% of them go that direction.

got my very first swarm call today from a local beekeeper/honey supplier. of course i couldn't drop it all right then and go due to work. :( went about 1.5 hours later to see if they were still...

this is good to know and excellent advice that i was secretly hoping to hear. i find myself wanting to peek into the hive too much and would like honestly to tear it apart more often, but i don't...

pretty sure you can't see chiggers with the naked eye.

Another complete newb question:

how often do you inspect? I mean fully inspect like smoke, remove frames, etc. Beekeeping for Dummies recommends every week. Do you all get in your hives this...

for the two years previous to this one, i have seen a LOT of bee activity at our house in early spring. this year nothing until i got my first hive. our area seems to be low or almost non-existent...

A complete newb question for the board: we live in a somewhat rural area, the area where our town starts to change to "country life." There's a good amount of open land around us: hay fields,...

am i missing something here? your question asks about 10 frames......

i really like my copy of "the beekeeper's handbook."

i'm a complete newb at this thing, but based on the amount of capped honey and comb building that i see happening right now, i'd guess it's pretty good in our area.

northern colorado - 80524 - zone 5

apples and lilacs have started in the last few days.
dandelions are still very prolific.
russian olives are just starting to green up. we have none on our...

do a google search for "green manure crops" then cross-reference for stuff that's good for bees. basically you're looking for plants that are nitrogen fixers. as mentioned clover is a good one. ...

i helped a neighbor plant his tomatoes last night. he has an apple tree and plum tree in bloom. they are literally right next to each other. my bees were all over the apple tree, but they weren't...

Just what the title says. I'm a first year with a package hive. I would like to get at least one more this year. For a newb, should I buy a nuc or hope to catch swarms?

TIA

out in the sage huh?

california is the only state i've ever been to/through that has a point of entry where every vehicle has to go through and be inspected for produce, livestock, etc. my point is that if you don't...

my first response is "don't ask, don't tell" to keep it simple. if asked then plead ignorance.

the pacakage i installed 3 weeks ago tomorrow was bringing it back in a couple of days.

responding to subscribe to the thread. i am in a similar boat. after my first full inspection on sunday, i found frames 3-8 being worked heavily, a lot of capped brood/honey, a lot of eggs, and a...

c'mon. that's in my backyard.....;)

interesting. i'm gonna set out about 50 tomato plants tonight to start that process. i'll see if they congregate on my plants.

while i was planting strawberries on saturday morning, one of the...