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I'm about 50 miles south of Barry, Texas. Our pond was almost dry and it is now overflowing. We're above average for rainfall so far in 2012 and December was above average. All in all, this year is...

Her's a link with the info:

http://www.nabeekeepingconference.com/conference_home.html

Walt

Highly variable weather here. I'm about 200 miles NW of Galveston. Last Sunday it was really cold...high only 51 and a low of 23. Yesterday it was 77, today 60.

But...having lived in the NE for...

When I purchased bees (packages), I picked them up and put them in the back seat. I'm 80-90 miles from Navasota. When I got home I just sprayed them gently with water to cool them a bit.

They...

We have both and haven't had a problem. We have separate water sources, but animals are famous for not following instructions and will just drink wherever they want. :)

Walt

Faith,

Did a quick search and found this site from a bee club:

http://www.cherokeebeeclub.com/beekeeping_regulations_in_georgi.htm

Seems like most of your questions may be answered.

Walt

No, liked the agenda, but it's a little pricey for me.

Walt

I have heard of people using the metal drywall edging, cut to size and enlarging some of the holes to 3/8".

Walt

Yes, they can certainly surprise the unexpecting with service. Ordered a couple of their queens earlier in the year. Was going to notify the post office the next day. At 6:30am we got a call from the...

I think this link will help you...

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=246723

Walt

Sweetened, Can't help with your situation, but if you want to have some fun and are free at night, attend the city meetings. It drives them crazy. Nobody ever shows up at the meetings and when...

You may find these books helpful:

Chickens in Your Backyard: A Beginner’s Guide by Rick and Gail Luttmann
Choosing and Keeping Chickens by Chris Graham

Also, a couple of websites:
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My first thought was maybe it was "throw a drone out day"; then I thought they may be drinking. Is there dew?

I think the weed is "creeping Charlie" or "ground ivy".

Walt

If this helps, there are 3/8" holes in the metal mouse guards I purchased. And, simply because I couldn't resist, a dime is 0.7025"...approximately. :)

Walt

A honey producer south of here lists Snow-on-the-Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor) as one of many pollen producing wildflowers in the area.

Walt

Several years ago I "threw out" my back doing some home remodeling. Shortly thereafter the area was hit with a severe ice storm.

Next visit to the "back breaker" I mentioned that he must really...

What Mark said. It's always better to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission. :)

Walt

I checked all over and ended up ordering from Amazon through one of their associates. Comes in a 10 foot roll and is a little pricey per foot, $2.50, but I didn't need a whole lot. Here's the link:
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Welcome. :thumbsup:

You have an EXCELLENT club near you: The Central Texas Beekeepers Association. You may want to contact them. They are located in Brenham ("the place that cows call heaven") and...

NasalSponge's photo is correct. I was loaned one almost identical. It's a 4 frame. The screening that is missing is sturdier than hardware cloth, with about 1 or 2 inch openings. In fact, pretty much...

Mark,

Thanks for the work you are doing.

Walt

So, I was thinking of a 16 x 24...oh, never mind! ;)

Looks GREAT!

Walt

Almost tripped over this little guy (girl?) on my way to the workshop.

http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv142/beeguy/Snake2.jpg

It's a Prairie Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster). I am told...

Hoxbar,

The OK Dept of Ag suggests contacting your extension agent or calling (405) 522-5986 or (405) 406-1824. Here's the link:

http://www.ok.gov/~okag/cps-bees.htm#beesfaqtop

Some time...

When people ask, "What do you do?" and I say I'm an engineer, you can just see them thinking..."boring". So I decided to do something exciting: raise bees.

The I realized, raising bugs isn't...