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We have plenty of wild turkey flocks in our area which help to keep the tick population down if you're fortunate enough to have them stay nearby....

Queens mate with quite a few drones having different tempered genes. SOMETIMES if we wait, the semen from the mean strain gets "used up" and she naturally goes to semen from another drone's gentler...

Very good to know. Thanks!

This is one of the better videos on how to requeen a vicious hive from Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmmtjFgdqz8 The daughters will probably be as mean. I would requeen from a...

If it is warm enough in your area, it may be time to reverse the supers. Bees travel the most efficient routes. The brood nest is at the top and so are their stores. The bottom super is probably...

Countless beekeepers have placed gran. sugar on their inner covers for years. I've used the method with hundreds of hives successfully for wintering for 50 + years. Heat from the cluster rises...

Plugged with grass and then hung over the bottom board of the back side of the F350 stake body truck. The smoker comes with a hook that fits the board very well. The truck, usually driven between...

First time in my area near the coast of MA. A new beek, 3 miles away, ordered a package - the new hive didn't last the summer. When inspected, several frames filled with SHB larva and a few...

Placing 2" of the pink rigid foam insulation on top of the cover, accomplishes the very same as placing it inside the telescoping cover but doesn't allow the bees to chew it all up. Saves yourself...

You should accept the hives. I would not move them in the winter. Sure if jostled they would break cluster but what many beeks do not seem to consider is that often times the bees get quite angry...

I would use them, you probably will like the results. However, if they are too far gone with drone comb, melt them down. They will clean that up in no time. OMTCW

Congratulations on your newly acquired bonanza! Here's a link that should give you some ideas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pyB64oaHWk I use a small crockpot to melt some cappings wax and...

It should be quite a concern! I came very close to losing my son because of my bees (350 hives at the time). Have her go through the series of shots that will desensitize her and when a bee sting...

Was expecting a little of the same here in MA, however your sentence may have our answer, "We have had the warm spell blow in that much of the country saw." The wind (chill?) when too strong might...

There is more to digest from this quote. In the following spring these queens will also build up more rapidly than expected (they were bred for rapid build-up) and their considerable progeny will...

Migratory tops "wear" differently. Depending upon the type of wood used they do not last as long as the regular top covers which have 4 lengths of wood to maintain the stability of the main cover...

In 1962, I was in your situation. I ordered what is probably called Old World Carniolans nowadays, NOT the modern New World Carniolans, the former swarmed more than any other race at the time, very...

They don't seem to be occupying the lower deep, why keep it in place? It's just another space to heat up. Since there are no signs of mice, small hive beetles, or remnants of left over syrup...

Does the valley have good air drainage and nearly as much sun as the ridge top? Less wind? How are both areas in the winter? Has the creek ever flooded over? Are they both as easily accessible...

Do you have the small hive beetle in your area? OMTCW

Right on libhart. Have also seen the stingers in such cases. Am wondering if they are fanning bee venom as some mild defensive mechanism in colder months all the while preserving the integrity of...

Usually, that is done when the nasonov gland pheromone is being sent out into the air to draw the queen or a swarm to the new location. IMHO during the summer it may be a sign of queenlessness and I...

Placing it on the top bars over newspaper, -- eventually a considerable portion of the sugar falls between the frames onto the screen bottom board, to the ground and causes a major ant problem in the...

I've used an electric brad nailer for over 50 years. They no longer make mine but there are some similar on the market. I also have air brad nailer. Comparing the two, the electric brad (1...

I fill my one gallon pickle jar feeders with the honey/cappings, add just a little water, and shake them well. Then overturn them to feed the honey mix to my bees. Works very well, I then put...