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Got 3 of Russell's queens this year. They were slow to get them to me (took 3 months), poor customer service at the time, but after introducing them they performed wonderfully. 2 of the hives were...

I have 3 hives that are 8 frames. I use deeps as well. Generally I will harvest my honey and the feed till they have as much as they can store. Generally they will pack in about 60 lbs per hive for...

I have 3 of the garden hives with copper tops. Wife wanted something to go with the decor of the yard. I have one hive that beards more then the other 2 hives. Living in the desert of south eastern...

Up here in Eastern Washington, rabbit brush start end of September. Its a great pollen source for us. The girls love to pack that stuff in.

The only secret to knowing anything, us your money comes right out of your account. And I mean right out. It took persistent calling and writing. I even got to the point of demanding my money back....

I say, find the nest, kill it and put up the trap. If there are that many buzzing around there is sure to be more then one nest. But get the big ones first.

That is a great picture. It's actually pretty cool. Thanks

thanks. I look forward to trying the queens

I ordered 3 queens from Russll's Apiaries 2 months ago. Still no queens and not responce to my e-mails or phone calls. Personally, I feel this is a bad show customer service. They were quick to take...

I manage my bees in order to decrease my swarm potential. If the bees feel the need to requeen I let them do what they need to do. Bees have been requeening for millions of years. However; I have a...

I learned it's not good to drop a frame full of bees.

Here in south eastern Washington where we have had plenty of warm days it's not too early for spring build up. Just keep in mind the sooner you build up the sooner you need to split the hive. However...

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing

No shortage of birds here. If fact I would have to say the numbers are up.

The human brain is a super computer. We think, problem solve (and create problems), react to the enviroment around us, modify our environment, reproduce and thrive. heck we even create our own demise...

This has been discussed many times. Use search to look up the topic. As for me, I use a push mower and mow around the hives like any other yard obstical just a little quicker. Will even use the weed...

It can feeling overwhelming at first. I would suggest getting a beginners beekeeping book to help get your feet on the ground. Then get a hive started and keep learning from there. Harrington has...

Thank you. And a very Merry Christmas too.

Hope your bees winter well and make lots of honey to share.

All three of my garden hives are painted a dark green. Used primer first of course. In building my own hive bodies and supers I use elmers wood glue and nails.

One thing you can do as well which I have do with one of my hives is use deep hive bodies for the brood boxes and the mediums as honey supers.

I've got 3 of BM garden hives in my backyard. Haven't had such a problem. Summers are hot 100+ degree days. And cold winters that are in the negatives with lots of blowing winds.

With that being...

Last year my first bee hive got in to rabbit brush real heavy. The honey had a great taste. But the after taste was not so good. No one at home wanted to eat it. Used it as the sweetener for baking...

One trick I have used has been to lightly brush melted wax over the foundation thats not being used. The workers got busy cleaning it up and built new comb on it.

I've had my winter thinning. Seemed like the bees brought all the dead out at one time. If they do what they did last winter, I'll have another small pile outside then hive about the end of january....

I picked up some small wine tasting bottles from a local winery. Gave them out as gifts. They looked nice, but will stick with regular jars for now on.