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Interested, can you send me some pics to the following email: huguscrhoneyfarm@live.com
Thanks! Mtn.

I am with odfrank, Harry's burn pile made me cry! I was getting ready to help by driving the bee truck to Harry's for some spring cleaning! :)
Harry what type of banding do you use around your hive...

Hi All,
Posting this here because of all of your years of wisdom and I know you will have some excellent advice! :D

I am seriously thinking about going to all Pierco black plastic frames in my...

I agree with Jim Lyon charge by the box would be a lot easier for tracking purposes.
The Beek I know has 2 different rates, one for meds. and one for deeps.
I asked him about shallows and he...

The Beek I know sells buckets if they don't bring there own and he sells bottling buckets, honey gates and jars for the honey. I believe he has a min. charge as well but he does charge the same rate...

I know a Beek that does custom extracting. You bring supers to him and he will uncap, extract and lightly filter and you can also help with the uncapping (ie. scratch the cappings that didn't get...

Ian I made the mistake of wearing a headlamp under my veil when moving bees at night by hand once. ;) ...and I say ONCE! ;)
Did not have anyway to shut headlamp off as switch is on headlamp and I...

I think this would make an very interesting thread (ie. Ways and Doodads of other beekeepers, let's hear them)!!!

Ian I will send you some pics once I have the prototype built and you can let me know what you think. Always great to hear input from other beeks and get there 2 cents for something that might have...

Your Welcome! Dreamed it up after lots of trial and error or should I say mostly error! ha ha :)
Now I am kicking around the idea of a slide in screen in that top entrance by cutting a groove in...

I was thinking about my top entrances that I use on my migratory covers which have a rim with a cut out (exactly like a bottom entrance on a 4-way pallet but on the top cover instead). All I have to...

Ian I feed my nucs either fondant or similar type of sugar/food patties in the winter. Stay away from syrup now it = danger in the winter/early spring before it starts to warm up.

What do you use...

Keith,
Here is the pics of my pallet/hive box wax dipping tank, decided to go with steel instead of SS to save on cost since it is wax coated anyways! Also have steel channel welded on bottom for my...

Sorry to hear about your loses hopefully everything works out the best for you!

Not sure Ace?? I didn't even see a video posted on this thread!?

Ace I can't even find any pics of buckets posted??? Really confused on the sludge you are talking about??...Please clarify and I might be able to answer your question if it is in the pics I posted?

Our locust honey is pretty clear color wise and I often get asked what we add/mix with our
honey and proudly say nothing that is the color of our spring honey!
Also fireweed and snowberry can be...

Mark that was probably where I was confused and got my stories crossed (that seems to happen more and more as the bee seasons pass by, the old thinker must be wearing out).
My apologizes for the mix...

Exactly, that is what put the big smile on my face. Maybe dad will get a beekeeping helper after all!? Sure wish for the best!
Thanks for the comments!

dback I have been told the same by some of the commercial folks about the W clips. But then they also stated when they pull into inspection at CA going for the almonds that the inspectors sure like...

Ian: Likewise, got the fever running high already and itching for more expansion! ;)
Thanks! Mtn. Bee

Sure can here you go check pics below!

http://i1305.photobucket.com/albums/s545/mike_hicks3/0414021312_zpsb5cc4bf2.jpg
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MAXANT: Ace confused me as well, especially the slug and bucket comment????

Mark I thought someone told me you were a retired state trooper that took up beekeeping??

I use 2 deck screws in my covers so the threads bite each time (just don't spin the screw by over tightening our it's all over). I use a dewalt cordless and go from pallet to pallet when I first get...