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I caught a swarm a couple weeks ago and I plan to feed them heavily to increase their chances of surviving the long Vermont winter. I'm giving them white sugar syrup but I'm wondering about...

About resistance to venom; I was just reading "A Country Year" by Sue Hubbell, a beekeeper in Missouri, and she does the following procedure to desensitize her nephew to bee venom before he starts...

I caught a swarm about a week ago - first one for me. I got about 80% of the bees. The folks whose yard it was in contacted me today saying that the remaining bees are still there and have started...

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. Aside from some itchiness everything cleared up within 48 hours.

Hi all,
While extracting yesterday I got stung four times (the most yet). I woke up today feeling a little feverish and achy all over. Could this be a systemic reaction to the bee venom? Has anyone...

Do you mean that, when extracting, the bees are more likely to leave the supers and head back to the deeps ("home") when it is cool outside? Do you extract during the evening?

You think it doesn't...

Thanks for the reply. Your quote above raises another question. During extraction what do you do with frames that are only partially capped? I know that uncapped honey has a higher moisture content...

Hello,
I'm new to this forum and relatively new to beekeeping. I've had one hive since last spring, and as of yesterday, I have two (captured a swarm!) My question is about when to extract honey.
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