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I have a lot of respect for Bob. He's a member of the Boone Regional Beekeepers and I like to here his opinion on things. This year has started off a lot wetter than last year and I'm hoping for a...

I never thought i would see someone in my neck of the woods on here. I'd love to visit with you. My bees are on the way to higbee off of Hwy B.

I built the frame jig this winter and it works great. Thanks for posting all the pics.
Jordan

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm still learning so I like to look once a week but I see that I need to move more towards two week intervals or more. It is hard to find time for the bees but it's...

I was wanting to pick the brain of experienced commercial beekeepers. I'm just starting out, and was wondering how often and how much time you spend on production hive inspections. I would like to...

I don't mind you asking about my experience. i am new with 2 years experience. But they really do cover me and follow me about 50 yards to my car headbutting me all over my body. Thanks everybody for...

Astrobee,
They are so aggressive that it's impossible to do any inspections on that colony. I think i will replace her but i didn't know if her aggressive tendencies would likely be present in her...

I was going to wait till spring and see what happens. They do cover me pretty good and bombard my veil and suit. I walked away several times and was followed about 100 yards. It's extremely...

I'm a new beekeeper and have started some queenrearing. My best colony started off friendly and exploded in population. They also made enough honey to be set for the winter. There was a cold snap for...

I'm a newbee just finishing my second year. It is discouraging with the drought that I didn't get any honey this year either. I'm hooked though, I keep thinking about how many colonies I can add next...

Great good to know. Thanks.

What size holes do you drill in a jar lid or a paint can.

I have placed 3 orders from Mann Lake and they always got here unbelieveably fast. Everything has been good quality. The only problem I have everytime is that something is always wrong or missing....

Hey guys. This is only my second year beekeeping and I too am tempted with using the Michael Bush patented upper entrances because of the low cost and other described benefits but, I worry about not...

I was wondering about making inner covers out of 5/8 or 3/4 plywood. I was thinking there must be a reason that the manufactured ones are pretty complex instead of a solid flat piece. It would be way...