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The day i took the picture I added a 3rd hive body, That night they all went inside. Although it could have been heat.it was hot that day.

I made this swarm catcher last year and it works so good I had to share it with you.
It is just a 5 gal paint strainer from the hardware store. A cut off 5gal bucket some
hose clamps to hold the...

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See if this works.

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This is a test to see if i can insert a picture
I went to insert image.up loaded a picture from my computer.
Now i will hit submit. and see if it loads.

I would like to know to post pictures here.
Harold.

A friend of who is a new beekeeper told me one of his hives had deformed wing virus.
Has any one ever heard if deformed wing virus. if so what can be dune to get rid of it.
Or is this just a mite...

Yes CaBees I did save it.
it was a big swarm about the size of a basket ball.and twice as long.

When bees swarm how fare do they go before they cluster.
The reason for this is I cough a swarm yesterday and the home owner told me
he did not know any one in the neighborhood with bees.
TKS ...

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I assume then if you can see Royal jelly there is a egg or lave in there.
That is what i needed to know. when I see a queen if it was loaded or not.
TKS Harold.

I have some swarm cells in one of my hives
I dint know if have a queen in them or not.
I see what appears to be royal jelly in them.
I don't see any thing that looks like a lave in there.
What...

Thanks Michael.I will do that.
Harold.

Thanks every one.
I was just trying to figure out how to get the laying worker or workers out.
Last year i just let one die out.it had a lot of dead uncapped drone in it.
That is why i was...

I understand when a swarm Celle hatches . The old queen leaves the hive
with the swarm.
My question is if you have a laying worker and put a frame with a swarm
cell on it. when it hatches . will...

Thank you.that is what I will do.
Harold

Thank you all.
It could be because of swarm season .I did see one of the queen cells that looked like the side was being chewed off .
Or they just had not finished sealing it up. I am going to look...

My question is I have a hive with a lot of drown cells.
Not sure if i have a laying worker or not.
There is also 2 queen cells in there.
What i would like to know is , Will bees try to make a...

Thank you. i was sure some one out there knew where to find them.
Harold

I meant the one that slides in to the bottom of a bee hive.
TKs

I have been watching some videos on how to treat use Oxalic acid vapors.
Dose anyone know where I can order a 12 volt Vaporize.
TKS
Harold

Thank you all.
I see what it is used for now.
Harold

I just perched several Inner covers from Mann lake.
They have a notch on one end.
Being my old ones didn't have this notch.
My question is, Dose this notch go up or down.
Thank you.
harold

I have been using Hop Guard for Mites.
I see adds on Apivar. What I would like to know,Is the prows And cons on this product.
From any one who has used Apivar.
Thanks
Harold.

I have looking for lemongrass oil for my bate hives.
I have heard you have to use a food grade oil not one just for aroma.
Hear is what it says on some i have looked at.

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