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My understanding about bees feeding in winter is shaky at best; I wrote this in order to organize my thoughts. Would you please look it over and comment if I'm wrong? Thanks in advance.

In a TBH,...

Well, I did see deformed wigs, and I may have mistaken robbing for hive activity, so here is my current plan: I'm going to place some green drone foundation in the hive and harvest that any time it...

I lost my bees to robbing in October. I now have 12 empty brood combs and 10 combs in various stages of filled with capped honey. When I dump a package into the hive in April, should all the brood...

Bees cluster around the brood to keep it warm in winter; however I read they move up to the honey stores when the honey immediate to the brood is exhausted. Doesn't this leave the brood exposed? -...

For lang users, feeding in winter seems to be as simple as spreading a piece of newspaper over the tops of the frames and pouring loose sugar over the newsprint.

What's the equivalant in a TBH? -...

I"m watching Phil Chandler dusting for varorra. He is only dusting the brood area. Anyone know why only there? There are bees all over the hive and I assume they would be just as likely to have...

mugging other hives - Mike

Folks , the question is about caulk. Thanks - Mike

I might want to use some caulk to close up some SHB hiding places. What type would you recommend? - Mike

well, I rinsed that portion of the comb (with the grey residue) and let it dry and it remains. I'll rinse again and scrub lightly with a paint brush to see what happens. - MIke

Well, here's the whole story: About a month ago I did the Oxalic Acid treatment. My guess is that I didn't recognize I was getting robbed plus they were weak so I lost the hive, leaving me with a lot...

I fed some vaporized Oxalic Acid into my TBH.
There is a light grey coating over all the comb.
What does this mean for crushing/straining as a
honey harvest method?

Would the residue on the...

I have a light grey coating over my combs.
In the last month I introduced some vaporized oxalic acid to the hive.
Will vaporized OA leave a residue? - Mike

You know, that's a simple solution; in fact I can just leave the bars where they are. I do have a tendency to complicate things. Maybe bring in several suspect bars in February to see that everything...

Right; that's why in the back of my mind I'm thinking of a 30 bar "long hive"; best of both worlds - Mike

That's the secret. Which means frequesnt looking and when you're a newbie, approaching the hive is a bit daunting - Mike

Can you describe what you did? - Mike

My hive died, so I have an opportunity to examine it at my leisure. One item I'm curious about is the effeciveness of the foundation used.
I used tounge depressors, 1/2 round, and 1/4 round (pointy...

My hive died and i'd like to kill any bug in the comb so I can reuse it next spring
No room on the freezer
Any reason I couldn't buy some dry ice,throw it in a cooler along with the comb for two...

Let's logic this out.
How different would be pouring a queen-less package of bees into an existing colony be from a bunch of robbing bees suddenly appearing?
Isn't the classical way of...

Yeah, so am I :(
When I built the SBB, I used plastic screening (from a craft shop, used for embrodery). I melted a hole in the plastic, so I"m not sure I"m ready for a mite drop test. Lesson...

I'm using an open bucket as a feeder in my TBH. Although I'm floating everything imaginable in it, some bees still manage to drown.
Will floaters act as a deterent for other bees looking for syrup?...

One of my "go to " guys has four Lang hives and leaves the SBB exposed - Mike

When I built the hive, I could not locate 1/8" HW cloth, so I used plastic screening from a craft shop; used for embroidery. I don't think it would withstand any scraping and it seems to have...

I do have a second TBH handy; I'm a little concerned that if I move them, they won't find their way home - Mike