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03226 - (Center Harbor, NH) First swarm of the season mid-day today, regrettably outbound. They laughed at my lemon-scented swarm traps as they headed for the hills.

I'm confused. Perhaps you can set me straight.

I have read in many places that (all things being equal) hives with first-year queens are less likely to swarm than hives with second year queens,...

Harry: Other than an improved handle, what other modifications will you make to your "prototype" when/if you get around to building version 1.2? Thanks for the post. Very helpful. -Mark

You might want to check with Ike at Forest Hill Woodworking in Paradise, Pennsylvania. I recently had some custom-sized boxes that I wanted. Mann Lake wasn't interested, but Ike's shop turned them...

bbrowncods: Very good suggestion. Thank you. I will do that.

I'm no Sherlock Holmes, but judging from your addresses, it is probably also appropriate to thank you for your service. Godspeed.
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A veterinarian friend of mine sent me an article about "bee bites" that appeared on phys.org, a web-based science, research and technology news service.

I hadn't heard of this before and thought...

HunnyMunny: Thanks for your notes. I had previously found the CBP provision that you kindly cited, but I was a bit unsettled due to the "as a general rule" language.

I was hoping to avoid a...

My son picked up several bottles of different kinds of Ethiopian honey (including white Tigray honey) at a recent food fair in Turin, Italy. He'd like to send them back to me, and I suggested that he...

Blows off less if its under the cover, no?:scratch:

Looking for a used Maxant motorized chain uncapper. If you have one, or know of one that is available, please PM me. Thanks.

Thanks Ben. I don't recall reading that before. Live and learn.

Can I get a quick primer on the benefit of lowering the pH of sugar syrup?

I believe that the book you are referring to was Swarm Traps and Bait Hives, The Easy Way to Get Bees for Free, by McCartney Taylor. I got my copy from Amazon.

Try this one:

https://plus.google.com/photos/111863660513010434468/albums/5617092227698654225?banner=pwa

Not certain why the link isn't working, but I will try again. If you scroll up to the #2 message in this thread posted by NasalSponge, the link is there and it works for me.
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Anybody have step-by-step plans for building the bee vac out of 5-gallon buckets? The pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/11186...92227698654225 are helpful, but instructions would enhance my...

Epilogue:

Thank you all for the advice. Here is the ending of the beginning of the story.

Peter, you were correct. I got to the hive by 6AM, and added another ten-frame deep with foundation. I...

Mama, how many bees were there? Tens? Hundreds? Thousands? Zillions? Did the bees settle down? Are they still there? If there were thousands or zillions, it sounds like a swarm, and it is that time...

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Peter, you are confirming what I now recall having read before. I'm on that first thing in the morning. Many thanks. -Mark

BUT WAIT, There's More!

So I had written this swarm off, and spent last evening drowning my contrition and reviewing the lessons of the day with some of Kentucky's finest sourmash. This morning I...

Sadly, that swarm has moved on to greener pastures. Bad management on my part, I'm afraid. I should have had my swarm traps out earlier this year. Oh well, live and learn. Thanks all for the good...

I've got the mother of all swarms in my yard, but it is about 50 feet up in an old oak tree. The bees were clustered until about 15 minutes ago, when all hell broke loose, and the swarm broke up and...

I've not tried the foundationless route with the monofilament reinforcement, but it appears that Goldprospector has, and that it has worked. Good luck. Let us know how it works out.

Yes. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwYrT8XhKf4