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Anthony Bee Farm in Swartz Creek, which is just west of Flint. There's an 18 wheeler coming from Olivares Honey Bees in California around mid April. Orders need to be in by March 25. 810-621-4371

As a pipe smoker, I don't think I could justify using tobacco to smoke hives. The stuff is just too darn expensive anymore and I enjoy smoking it too much.

I was actually offering this to someone if they wanted to take advantage of the convenience of it. Not really set up to do it myself, but if I don't get any takers then I'll have to roll up my...

Should also mention that the entrance to the cavity they are occupying is only about five and a half feet off the ground.

Was just cutting the grass and spied a large swarm descend onto the maple tree next to my house. The tree is about a hundred fifty years old and has been there longer than the farm has, so a cut out...

What state law are you referring to jannaMI? You should familiarize yourself with the Michigan Right to Farm Act. It gives comprehensive protection to Michigan farmers. And guess what? Under the Act,...

Had a swarm land in a tree at the back of my yard this past Sunday, 5/16. Swarmed from a feral colony in a tree on other side of neighbors house. She saw it swarm, I tracked it to the tree it landed...

Pretty cool. Thanks for the link.

It looks wobbly.

Good lord, what a monster. Congratulations.

Same here. The weather finally let up yesterday evening. Went out to check on things, and the bees were all making up for lost time when the sun finally came out about 6:30.

I have been using cinderblocks, mainly because there is a giant pile of them in the old pasture behind the house. Once everything is level and settles a bit it seems to be a rock solid base, I've...

That was weird.

If it breaks down in a couple of days, how can it last pretty much all summer?


Multiply that philosophy by a thousand and you see the problem. Eventually someone downstream from you drinks that...

Buy a scythe and learn to use it. Or burn out the weeds with a propane torch. Both are options that require a little more work than sitting on a lawn tractor. But the upside is that you are not...

Doesn't sound abnormal to me. Attrition is constantly going on in a hive. The last nice day we had here in Michigan I went out and checked on everything and then closed them up. I knew the cold and...

I wouldn't worry too much about the queen. On the other hand, I hope you are holding up okay with this experience.

Those are some great photos. Thanks for sharing them. Looks like it was a beautiful day there.

That's the spirit!

That's a little easier to understand. As I read it, bees are allowed. They are not wild animals, they have been domesticated for millenia. I know that I sure as heck wouldn't give 150 bucks to some...

Uh...it's got nothing to do with Mexican independence day. It commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the battle of Puebla. Frankly, it"s just an obscure event co-opted by Anglicized...

I don't think anyone is going to take the time to wade through the entire municipal code for Bedford, Texas. Which is where your link goes. The part you put in your post is confusing because you...

I guess what's available has to do with geography a bit. This is sugar beet country up here near central Michigan and beet sugar has more shelf space at the grocery stores. Up here cane sugar is more...

Is it just me, or does that "hive carrier" look like someone just took the push bars from a couple of lawn mowers and bolted them together?