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I have a hook on mine. Screw it to the wood on the back of the bellows. I can hang it on my belt, pocket or the side of the hive.A 1/2 inch piece of .125 aluminum flat bar works well.

OK, Re-queening completed. The bees were not very aggressive, actually going about thier business as usual, not as frantic as yesterday. I will check back in 5 days to see if she was accepted and if...

Thanks for the replies. I am going to try to re-queen today. I'll let you know how it works out.

Had a great 1 year old hive going, lots of brood, bees, pollen honey, rockin'. That was two weeks ago. Today, no brood, no larva, no eggs. everything else is there and the bees are a little more...

KBfarms, yes it is a bit thinner than 2:1 this way does not need heat to dissolve all the sugar. I got tired of waiting most of the day for the syrup to cool down where I could use it.

A 2:1 syrup formula. 25#'s sugar to 2 gallons water. Mix well, stir occasionally over several hours. No heat needed. This makes 4 gallons of syrup. Add 20ml Honey B Healthy to each gallon. Done.