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my daughters gave me a ultrabreeze jacket after the eyeball sting. eyeball sting was not bad at all, minor pain for 2 or 3 hours, then it cleared up. but it scared us for fear of loosing the eye....

mr. Hogan, I called the tool shed in Greenville,s.c 864-233-6185, they have a milwaulke 71/4" left hand for 149.00. he said all worm drive saws are left hand, but worm drives are real heavy. we use...

Mr. Hogan, a r.hand saw tilts to the right, a l. hand saw tilts to the left. so it seems that it would work well for handholds. building stairs back in the 70's, the right side skirt board we cut...

i have a old galvanized power ext. that i bought used about 30 years ago. it was slightly rusty. sanded,washed with vinegar, rinsed,primed with primer made for galv. metal, then put 2 coats of epoxy...

had a hive last summer that dwindled down to almost nothing.i must have killed thousands of hive beatles & worms. the bees clustered in a corner & was about the size of a softball.i removed all but 2...

yes. i have a few mediums, but the ext. has the cage & it is 1/4" wire. the comb lays flat against the wire.Its a real old a.i. root (i think ) with a motor. i keep camcoat on the inside.

Mountain Bee,i've been doing this for years. i use shallow foundation & make 4 pieces. i sometimes have a problem with crooked comb but not often. i run mostly deeps for brood & shallows for supers &...

Challenger, i have part of my bees about 50' from the dog lot. i spray for the ticks & fleas after dark. i have not had any dead hives since a nieghbor was put in the nursing home. he always used...

It was Challengers wife with the RMSF, But my wifes dad had it about 25 years ago. Doctors treated him for the flu for 3 weeks, then realized it was something else. He almost died. They did not know...

Howard, i have bees & coondogs. i use 10% permethrin & ortho tree & shrub insect controll. i spray dogs, kennels,& surrounding areas. i don't spray near my bees. it controlls ticks very good. when i...

looks like ya'll did a good job & its good experience. i do repairs because i'm a licensed & bonded builder. i carry general liability & workers comp. insurance & that makes jobs more costly. i have...

if it is hardcoat (cement based) stucco it should be fine to use thru the roof, silicone,etc. but if its synthetic stucco(styrofoam based) be very careful cause it pulls loose very easy. i would...

PatBeek, looking at your inside pictures, it looks like there might be 3 or 4 feet between the bottom of the window & the floor. if so, there should be attic access. if that is the garage to the...

i agree with jredburn. bees will likely be in soffit or between rafters.i've done several cutouts like this and bees have been in soffit every time. its vinyl soffit, so you can unsnap the locking...

i never seen my grandpa wear gloves or veil when working bees, but he always smoked a pipe. if he ever got stung ( i am sure he did) he never told me. my dad always wore every thing & even tied his...

thank you for the replys. just to let yall know,i went back in the the box , big roar, no queen, took a brood frame from another hive & gave to swarm. about 2 hours they calmed down & went to work....

hello, i dont write on here much, but i read alot.bad typer. we were building a barn for a friend today & one of his hives swarmed. i have had bees or helped most of my life & i am 55. grandpa, dad,...

i work the bees at night alot. daylight runs out. i use a coon hunting light with a snap on red lense. light is on a bump cap, so both hands are free.bees won't fly with the red light,but they will...

I had 2 small swarms last april that filled a 10 frame deep brood box & 2 shallow supers before october. I turned the wedge sideways for a comb guide & no foundation in any box. I fed them sugar...

I got stung thru my eyelid &into my eyeball back in early spring. Stinger was hard to get out but i did not lose any sight. Did not swell much, hurt a little.I don't have much reaction to stings,...