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Did you every make progress in finding bee's in Haiti? I am setting up a project in Haiti right now and am having trouble with the local bees that am working with being Africanized. I am looking...

Yard of 40 hive last fall is now 4. Very hard winter

What is the "right" way to do queen-less packages?

Looking for 30 queenless packages for late April time frame. Have a source for local queens but not the bees to go with them.

Have been checking my hives here in Maryland this past week and already have 50% loss 1/2 with dead bees on bottom board and 1/2 with bees disappeared. Most are robbed out but some still have honey....

Put the frame in hot water. Not so hot to damage the frame but hot enough to melt the wax....but why would you want to do this. It means nothing that your honey frames have some old dark brood comb...

First week of July I made up 20 splits with new Minn. Italian queens. Made the splits 3 days before intro of the queen cage. All queens were released within a week and now I am going back through...

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I have some splits that I just made up 2 weeks ago. I am going out of country next week and will be back July 17th. The splits are in Cheasapeak city, MD. They are in new 10 frame boxes with...

I bought 10 deep Mother load feeders this spring to try them out. I also installed the cap & ladders. I loved them so much that I have ordered 100 more this week and plan on using these for all of...

Pierco Plastic all in one frames. I have switch to those completely.

I am planning on starting a beekeeping project in Haiti this fall. Anyone have a good idea as to the best strain of bee genetics to use in the tropics?

push all 10 tight together and then after they have drawn out all the foundation, you can remove 1 frame and run 9 evenly spaced frames. This helps from crushing the bees when you inspect.

Received my first call of the year for a swarm today here on the eastern shore of Maryland. Small 2 pounder 20 foot up in a tree but it is hived.

Was thinking about dipping my hive parts in a Copper 8-Quinolinolate based water sealent. All the research I have done show that this is fine for bees. Anyone have "real world" experience?

Looking for a part time/seasonal help in Earleville, Maryland. Will train. Fax info to #410-275-9371 or PM me.