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Hello again Jorge
I have the same issue to deal with that you mentioned: I wanted my bees to bee downsized yesterday, not a year or two from now. But I bit the bullet and installed full frames of...

I dunno, Michael. I spent some on a tractor out East of Rock Springs one Fall, and I swear that wind got it's start in some other galaxy. It was flat impossible to put on enough clothes to keep it...

Hi Jorge
I just love it when other people pass laws to tell us how we have to live. That's why I live in a rural setting.

JCByler put his finger on what I wanted to mention, which is to get a...

I determined that this was the cause of my multiple posts. It was so slow in accepting my post that I thought the command had not been received, and sent it again. I know better now.

Hi Michael
Thanx for correcting me on the terminology. As I stated in the post, it has gone away, and there is no more evidence of varroa. So I doubt my original assessment of varroa. I repeat...

Hi Jorge

There is something satisfying to the soul to see a few old biddies scratching around in the yard and hear them clucking, with the occasional bragging cackle when one has laid an egg. ...

At least I think it is called shriveling wing disease (SWD), when the newbees emerge with deformed wings. I had been of the understanding that this was one of the signs of a major varroa infestation...

When a colony first starts drone production in the spring, how long will those initial drones persist (survive) into the season to be available for beeding new queens? I know that the drone raising...

Thanx, yes it was just sloppy typing on my part. I keep forgetting that computers are essentially dumb and only do what I say, not what I mean.

Hi Dennis;

You mentioned that some races of bees are better at caring for banked bees than others. I have seen similar comments in other posts on other subjects, and have always been left...

Hi Terry
You haven't said what the feral colony is established in now. Is it a tree, house, or what? What you have done so far sounds excellent in making the bees enter and exit through the...

I don't know why I am getting multiple posts on this site. Will investigate on my end.

Hi Linwood

I don't know enough about apitherapy yet to answer your question specifically in regard to pollen, but if you will go to an excellent site called www.danielchapterone.com, enter...

Hi Linwood

I don't know enough about apitherapy yet to answer your question in regard to pollen, but if you will go to an excellent site called www.danielchapterone.com, enter "arthritis" in the...

Nice pictures, Dennis! It's interesting, the color you painted it is almost the same shade most of mine end up. You must be getting your paint out of the mismatched paint bin at the same hardware...

Wish I could just pick her up and paint her like you, Don, but finger dexterity is one talent I have never had - I know I would wind up squashing a queen sooner or later, and probably sooner than...

Is there any kind of Locust tree which is not a thorny proposition? I've heard of other kinds, but don't know what they are.

Thanx to all. Believe I'll try the mason jar lid first, and just get a bottle of model paint when I go to KC tomorrow. Faster and (I'm Scottish) cheaper than sending off for the other things. I...

I like the concept of latex moulds. This would save the problem and expense of finding someone with a kiln and hiring the firing of a clay or bisque mould. Would the flexibility of the latex be a...

This is timely for me. We must still be walking the same road, Mike. I was planning to get one of the marking kits sold by various bee suppliers which have the gizmo for holding the queen...

Sorry about the multiple post. I was having trouble with my browser, and I tried to delete the redundant posts, but couldn't.
Joel

The first book I ever read on beekeeping was by Ormond Aebi, and I found his love of bees contagious. I truly enjoyed that book, and respect him as a writer.

I have been enjoying calm and...

The first book I ever read on beekeeping was by Ormond Aebi, and I found his love of bees contagious. I truly enjoyed that book, and respect him as a writer.

I have been enjoying calm and...

The first book I ever read on beekeeping was by Ormond Aebi, and I found his love of bees contagious. I truly enjoyed that book, and respect him as a writer.

I have been enjoying calm and...

What a wonderful thread!

Would the hydrocal moulds have the same easy release qualities as the bisque moulds?

Joel