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I'm a new beekeeper and have ordered a nuc for the spring. The nuc I have ordered comes with deep frames, but I am planning on using medium supers for everything.

How do I install the bees?

I...

I guess my post wasn't clear... I realize that there are nuc boxes available, but I am looking for a couple nucs of bees, but most sellers sell deep nucs.

Obviously if I were building (or...

I am a new beek and am looking for local bees. A split, nuc, package, etc... I mostly would just like to find local bees to support local beekeepers, but also getting bees that are used to our...

I have seen some homemade medium nucs that are 'double height', but again most established bee keepers seem to use the traditional deep/shallow set-up.

I don't know anything about the legailty of...

1 vote for homemade :)

We have a fence of the same design as riverbee mentioned. We started our first wire 4" off the ground, then alternated hot, grounded, hot, grounded... all the way up every 6 inches. This helps...

I'm preparing for hives in the spring, and my vote is all mediums. Only problem is many times nucs use deep frames :(. Still trying to figure out how to make that transition as smooth as possible.

You can see Pikes Peak! So can I but we are about 4 hours apart! :) Gotta LOVE Colorado! :)

Thanks for the tips Ben! We do have bears, but also have an electric fence. :) We ARE in a heavy pine area, and you are correct that there is not much additional forage on the forest floor. There...

Is that using an electric winch? It's hard to tell. I'm getting ideas...

Do you 'paint' it on or let it soak in? It seems like you would get more penetration into the grain if it could be soaked.

And it makes her sweeter too... :)

Thanks everyone for the warm welcomes!

Michael - I've already been reading a lot of your posts and your website, and have taken a lot of it to heart. Wind isn't bad here, but since we literally...

Good luck! :)

Thanks Alpha6, I will remember that, (and try not to be a pest!).

Hello everyone!

My wife and I have decided to jump into bees. We are excited to get a couple hives going in the spring, but in the mean time, we are trying to absorb as much information as...