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well, no honey is O.k....this is my 6th year with bees, and the first where I even thought of maybe getting into extracting....what little they have made in the past I just gave back to them....I...

I only have two hives....went in last w/e for the first time, found one appearing to be queenless (I couldn't find her, nor was there any brood) but pollen was coming in; the other had a small amount...

hello...I have a bumblebee hive, and would like to know more about keeping bumbles...the American Bee Journal had a series of articles about bumbles, the 1995 July & Nov., and 1996 January & February...

I use a pastry blender to mix the shortening and sugar...less mess in your hands.

hello...this upcoming winter will be my first with bees...I live in Maine and have one hive...it will likely be 3 deep boxes, 1 is the brood box, and 2 with honey (I say 'likely' because the top deep...

I'm a little late on this topic, but try:
www.backyardchickens.com

yes, I think the present queen is a drone layer, most of the brood are bullet shaped, and have been since the get go...but since the bees have only been in the hive <2 months, until the first batches...

I too am a new beekeeper, I hived two packages the end of April...today I inspected a hive I hadn't been in for two weeks and found gigantic black bees that reminded me of horse flys (I hived...