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Hey folks,

I had the strangest experience this morning. I borrowed an observation hive from my beekeeping guru and tried to insert a frame from my Carniolan hive at around seven this morning so...

Thanks for the replies--this is super helpful!!

Gibbus, good luck to your son as well. Let me know if he qualifies, and we should totally meet at the state fair! :)

Summer, this is a goldmine....

"We are getting near," said Gandalf. "We are on the edge of his bee-pastures." --JRR Tolkein, The Hobbit

As part of my 4-H project this year, I'm looking for references to beekeeping in...

We've got multiflora rose (since 5/20) and witchalder (since 5/28). 45701

If there are no eggs or larvae, they won't be able to raise a queen. Especially at this time of year, and given that fact, I'd strongly suggest that you buy a queen and get her in there as soon as...

Spraying? No. Contaminating--he asked a lot of questions about where we get our water supply, so I guess there could be some contamination. There's a creek near the hives that's a good distance from...

So I just found out my house is being slowly deconstructed by termites. :( The exterminator says that he's going to dig a 6-inch wide ditch around the whole house and stick pegs or something down it...

Ah yes, that must be it! Think they'll poison the honey if I admit I'm a conservative?!


Actually, I was pretty impressed with the amount of stores they had left, even on the center frame I...

Hooray!! Best wishes for you and your bees! :)

I got into my hives for the first time on Thursday, and was delighted to see that they're both healthy, with nothing actually wrong. I did notice a couple of strange things and wondered if anyone has...

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4/12 Pear, Redbud, violet
3/18 daffodil, crocus

Pictures of something I've always seen in black and white are somehow a lot more moving in color. Thanks for posting the link.

Living in a college town, I hear about students doing dumb things like that all the time. Nice to see some retribution, even if it is only a joke!

I'd advise you to buy a queen. You're absolutely correct that it's a bit late to requeen "naturally". Besides that, your hive's population will be so low that it won't be able to make much of the...

That's definitely a hornet. I've had some similar insects flying into my hives; sometimes the guard bees will try to wrestle them out, but they usually just let them go in. I asked the local...

That was great!! Now let me peel myself off the floor... ;)

Multiple eggs in a cell shouldn't happen with a queenright hive. In fact, it's a pretty good sign that your workers are laying--not a good thing. You could watch for a couple weeks, but your hive's...

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Thanks, WLC. I have to be careful with the number of exciting journal articles I read about honeybees, or else I'll end up majoring in entomology! :eek:

3pianists

Thanks for your reply! :thumbsup:

I neglected to mention the rather relevant fact (:lookout:) that uncapped pupae are present on several frames in this hive and several in my other hive as well....

I agree. Unfortunately, I don't know why they're like that. :eek:



AHA! Thank you! :D

3pianists

Thanks for the reference, Myron. I'll check it out! :thumbsup:

sqrck, what's Dr. Tew's specialty? Wooster is a bit too far for me, but if he has info about this topic, I could contact him through...

Hi folks,

I'm looking for information on some viruses for a 4H exhibit. I know it's a little unusual, but trust me, it'll be great. :D Any links or titles of books I could find in the library...

Fortunately, AFB it's not!! I went out this morning to do the rope test and collect a sample to send to the lab. When I stirred my toothpick around in the first cell, I got a little surprise: that...

Hi folks,

I got back from vacation yesterday and, naturally, got into my hives today. The first hive was gorgeous, ready for another super. The second hive was much better than last time I...