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Since you used swarm cells, the queens could be different ages and therefore develop and start laying at different times. I have a few of those nucs going right now myself. Started four nucs from...

I like it. Sometimes I read posts and don't know if a guy with 2 hives or 20,000 is writing it, so I don't know how to process the information. A sideliners forum would help all of us people in the...

They're too hot for me when it stops being fun to open a hive. When I start thinking "Geez let's hurry up and get this hive closed so I can get away from these witches" (I'm paraphrasing here...

Well isn't this slick! Thanks for posting the link.

I check mine in the evening also. If there are still bees in the trap after most of my other hives have stopped flying for the night, I figure they've moved in for good.

None of my nuc boxes have landing boards, and they work just fine. I just drill a 7/8" entrance hole in the front of the box.

I order almost everything from Mann Lake anymore, except for the occasional oddball item that they don't carry. They get my orders to me faster than any other supplier, and even though their prices...

I agree with Shannon. As long as the hives are located far from the house and the kids don't play near them, there really isn't an increased risk. As long as there are plants on his property with...

Thanks for sharing! This will give me something to do during the next few snow storms.... :popcorn:

You might want to try wiggling the paper back & forth a couple times after you lay it on the bees (but before you pour any sugar on it). That usually works for me. I usually add 1/2" inch of sugar...

I totally agree. In a backwards sort of way, I almost look forward to winter because it gives the bees a break in the brood cycle, plus it weeds out an awful lot of small hive beetles. There is...

I've planted a lot of sedum around our house. It blooms in the gap between the end of the clover flow and the beginning of the fall flow, and the bees just love it.

As for roses...I see the...

I love everything about mine except the same two things KQ mentioned above.

To keep cappings from falling into the honey, I wrap the metal grate in a big piece of polyester fabric. Once I'm...

It would be nice to be able to make one entry that would apply to an entire yard, instead of having to make notes on a hive-by-hive basis.

Better swarm management. I didn't do so well with this last year.....but I learned a lot about what DOESN'T work.

I use an outdoor wood stain, like you'd use on decks, porches, etc. I just finished up the third summer and my boxes still look like new. Best of all...you only need one coat.

There will be far fewer bees in that hive by spring time. If you still want to requeen, you'll have a lot easier time finding her then.

I've never had a problem at all. My horse stands right near my hives while I work them. I call him my assistant beekeeper. I'm not discounting anything anyone's said in this thread so far...

You might as well buy a bunch of extra equipment right off the bat! :D Congratulations and have fun!

I'm not sure if it's a bat box. I have one, and mine doesn't have a bottom at all. It's kind of like a tunnel or hollow log. The bats fly up through the open bottom and roost (or whatever bats do)...

The ash borer hit our area (NW Ohio) 2-3 years ago. Ground drench with systemic insecticides was recommended as a possible treatment here also, and with ash being one of the major trees grown in our...

You find honey on EVERYTHING you own....purse, cell phone, tv remote, appliances, etc......and it doesn't bother you :D, then you might be a beekeeper.

I have a 3100, and sometimes the motor sounds like it's bogging down or is just plain going to stop. The heavier the load, the worse it gets. Has anyone else had this happen, or did I just get a bum...

I use 2" extruded foam on top of each hive and also tie 1/2" thick foam panels to the two sides that face the prevailing winds. I've had good results wintering this way; it protects the hive a...

I have three of Joe's Buckfast queens and they are outstanding! All were accepted right away and started laying like crazy as soon as they were released. I can't wait to see what these hives do...