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That is insane!!

There is lots of talk of swarms these days, and rightfully so, as it is the beginning of swarm season in some areas of the country.

I split two hives in February and the splits were a success. The...

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Yes, I broke a cardinal rule, but I was desperate.

A month ago or so, I split two hives that were both two deeps each. After the split, I put a second deep on top of all four (the two splits and...

Drones starting flying here in Northern CA over the last week or so.

How do I attach those queen cells to the frame of the hive that needs a queen?

I like the stock that I have, so I have decided to let the splits raise their own queens. I checked on the splits three days later and one had several queen cells developing and the other did not. ...

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Thanks guys

Yes, imagine that!

I have three hives that have made it. Each of them are double deeps that have a ton of stores left in them. Do I just let it go at this point or is there anything I should do?
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Hahaha

Virginia Wolf -

Will that soothsayer Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow this year?

Also, I hope your bees are not as temperamental as poor Virginia was......

I know, an age old question and it certainly depends upon the person and the goals of their apiary.

I am growing my beeyard from 3 to 20 this year and I wanted to get some opinions on one versus...

BeePro -

There is a store called Sacramento Beekeeping Supplies. The staff there is VERY friendly and helpful. I would recommend stopping by there and getting to know them. You should join SABA...

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I am a backyard beekeeper and have been giving my honey away to family, friends and clients for years. I am growing my beeyard from 3-20 hives this year and plan on getting serious on...

Thanks guys - I appreciate the responses

I have a honey super that I pulled the other day in preparation for over-wintering. I would have left on for a few more weeks, but the fall nectar flow is over. There is no way they would have...

I will be harvesting some fall honey in the next few weeks or so but discovered a serious mite issue yesterday. I used powdered sugar on two of my hives for treatment today. Will they convert the...

Please be patient, for what you are experiencing everyone has at one point in their beekeeping careers. We have all learned over time by making mystakes, and hopefully keeping costs at a minimum...

Upon inspection I noticed some capped drone brood on a few frames of a two deep hive (I have a honey super on as well). My queen is new and healthy, as she is still laying quite a bit late in the...

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I will be expanding my back yard hobby to a commercial pollinating business in a few years. I have a friend who will be letting me use part of his 10 acre parcel in Northern...

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Went a year then have been nailed 5 times in the last month or so. A few of those stings were attributable to catching a swarm barefooted and with shorts on. What an nit-wit

I captured a large swarm (maybe 6 lbs) a few weeks ago. Upon inspection on the fourth day, I could not find the queen (not suprisingly), but did find several frames with eggs and some queen cells....

So you guys think that I have a good queen in this hive based on the information given? Even though in some cells there are multiple eggs?

I have too many hives as it is - a split is out of the...

Day 1 - Removed a swarm from a garage. I estimate close to 6 lbs and that was only about 80% of them. I placed the first large scoop (for lack of better term) of bees into the swarm box. I put the...