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The expected has happened. Today, I received court notice that Russell Apiaries is in bankruptcy court. Regardless of what his supporters on this forum seem to believe, one cannot run a business the...

August 26. Still no refund.

July 3. Still no refund or "reversed" funds. Russell Apiaries has made no effort to respond to my attempts to communicate with them.

No refund as of 20 June.

Not quite.

1 - I needed queens. I didn't get them.
2 - I disputed the order through PayPal nearly 2 weeks after requested delivery date and 6 futile attempts to communicate. I waited as long as I...

Would it be unreasonable for me to at least be able to cancel my order? I can't even do that because Russell Apiaries will not respond to any of my attempts to contact them! No responses to mail or...

As I said before, I confess that I have myself to blame. Had I googled Russell Apiaries, I would have learned that their failure to deliver in a reasonable amount of time and their failure...

May 28.

The charge is there. They have my money -- paid in full. I'm leaving town on June 13 for three months of work away from home. If I don't get my queens by then, they will die in the Post Office. I...

I placed my order on March 16 and paid in full on that date. To date, I have received no acknowledgement of my order from Russell Apiaries. All attempts to communicate with them have failed.

What about dusting a new package before installing them in a hive?

Pigeon Mountain Trading has a relatively new line of extractors in models from two to twenty frames (http://www.pigeonmountaintrading.com/Category/1-22632-honey-extractors.aspx). The descriptions are...

Here's Brushy Mountain's Ulster Observation hive - http://tinyurl.com/7hcdmx9.

http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/images/U501Ulsterobserhive.jpg

Because it is the same size as a 5-frame nuc,...

I always paint the outside -- never the inside. I have boxes still in use after nearly 50 years of use. You'll never get that kind of longevity without paint. I buy light-colored exterior latex paint...

Hmmm. Looks kinda like a waffle iron. That gives me some ideas.

Try these YouTube videos for ideas:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XPEpdyR_PQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p86Jpwd2L98

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H2A3uwStfE
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I've made my own frames for nearly 50 years. The design came from the 4-H leader who got me started in beekeeping way back then. They aren't self-spacing, but they're easy to make. At 1" wide, they...

That's the way I've made 'em for nearly 50 years. Most of my original boxes are still in use. I currently use TiteBond II glue. I've always used 6d cement-coat nails into the corners from both...

Watching the family doctor wash his hands and don new latex gloves between patients made me think of bees.

It seems to me that beekeepers can easily and innocently spread disease from one hive to...

While my hobby as a beekeeper started as a 4-H project, I earned the Beekeeping Merit Badge back in the '60s. I look forward to serving today's Scouts as a Beekeeping Merit badge Counselor.