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Made a call to Walter Kelley Company. They will be at the Indiana Beekeepers' Association event and are taking orders for on-site pickup. :thumbsup:

One vendor's loss is another vendor's gain! :)

I sent inquiries to several vendors about placing orders for pickup at the Indiana Beekeepers' Association event in Indianapolis on Saturday, February 26, 2011.
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This link might be helpful.

Warré Top-Bar Construction

I haven't had a chance to see the new Kelley box joint but it sounds like an improvement to me.

:scratch: Any chance you could post a photo or drawing of the "new improved" boxes?

:applause: I just discovered the “ignore list” in the user control panel and it’s great.

I no longer have to scroll past the more viral posters. Now I don’t even see them.

Poof they’re gone!...

Early Morning Bee in Buckwheat

Bees In Buckwheat

Anyone have updated information on the winter feeding of dry sugar (aka Mountain Camp Method) causing increased nosema spore counts?

Body color and pattern are the most reliable identifiers.

http://www.warrebeek.com/yellowjacket.jpg

Yep, that's an Eastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons).

http://www.warrebeek.com/yellowjacket.jpg

Bees vs Eastern Yellowjackets...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STDsJE0ZriA

(spoiler) the bees win! :thumbsup:

Frankenhive: http://www.warrebeek.com/fhhive.html

Langstroth/Warré Hybrid Hive

http://www.warrebeek.com/hhhive.html

Chinese food exports to the United States have nearly quintupled in the past decade, from roughly $880 million to more than $4.2 billion.

As of this spring there were only about 300 inspectors to...