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Found some queen cells in my breeder queen hive today. make two nucs I put three frames in there this time in each one. Put a frame with queen cell loaded with nurse bees has some emerging too. ...

you could do that. Those frame feeders are usually wider than a standard frame. Plus a nuc with two frames doesnt take much syrup. I just like keeping them out on the front where I can see if they...

I just use a 5 frame nuc put two frames of bees in there and a queen cell. Then I use a boardman feeder to keep them fed good. The rest of the entrance I block with an entrance reducer that I drill...

When I get stung in the face or my throat I swell up bad. Ive never had any problems breathing or anything like that. But last year one got in my hood and stung me under my jaw line the stinger...

Ive aquired most of my bees from cutouts and catching swarms. Ive got some hives that used to be hot. I could work a hive and be done still have my full suit on when I get in the truck and there...

no havent tried that method. Last fall I tried to graft some queens They had good acceptance but there was a drought here I tried to feed to bees, but could not get one good queen cell I got cells...

yes was intending on leaving her in the cage until all the eggs are too old. And so far hot bees that I requeen that are mated at my place usually turn out more gentle I hope it stays that way. I...

Here in Arkansas we have to register our hives. Ive lived here all my life and didnt think there was a hive within miles. When I filled out the form and sent it to the state other beekeepers with 3...

Ive got a breeder queen I practiced grafting last fall some. Ive got a cloake board and that is the method I used last fall, but I really feel like its just way more work than is necessary, but if I...

In the spring of 2011 I caught a swarm in a residential area. I shook the swarm off into a nuc and then after a few minutes a few bees started collecting back in the spot where the swarm was located...

Dude go read about Hopguard before you say anymore. You might want to check out Formic Acid while you are at it. Might Away Quick Strips. There is nothing worse than someone acting like they know...

Well since you have not used HopGuard maybe that explains why what you just said doesnt add up. The instructions for Hopguard says you can leave the strips in the hive for the bees to remove...

I know HopGuard is some good stuff it works well for what its inteded for. When I treated my bees in the fall I just left the strips in and this spring most of them were still in there and they...

I forgot to ask how big is your entrance? If you have a boardman feeder and your entrance is wide open and there are other bees somewhere nearby I would say they are getting robbed. Even as hot as...

Somebody may have mentioned this but I didnt see it anywhere. I think its a good possibility your bees could be getting robbed. If you are in a dearth right now and you are using a Boardman Feeder...

I just thougt I had read where HopGuard would not get the Tracheal mites. I dont know where I read it at. It may have been on the Mann Lake Website or somewhere else. I do know that HopGuard will...

Sounds like a good idea. Because of the heat here right now it might be better to go another route than the Cloake Board right now like Wildbranch said. I may graft more than I intend on needing...

That is a good point I wandered how the temp might affect them. It is blistering hot here right now and actually there are not alot of drones around but I am still seeing some. I figured Id better...

I had a couple hives last fall that had the same symptoms as you have described. They also acted depressed they just sat around like they were sick. Brood production had dropped alot because of...

Im just about to give grafting a try. Ive got a cloake board and plan on using it. Im only going to graft 20 to 25 larvae so could I get by with using a smaller hive to get the job done with the...

It seems like the prices should be higher than what they actually are. It just seems like that anytime I have something for sale its not worth much, but if I want to buy something from someone else...

Ive used the heat gun to uncap honey with the Mann Lake standard plastic frames and it doesnt affect the plastic at all. The caps melt so quick that nothing really has time to get to hot. If you...

What is the going price on bulk Honey straight from the producer. If the buyer was to buy drums of honey from the beekeeper what would be the going price? I know it may depend on the region the...

I seen a video on youtube about using a heat gun for uncapping your honey. I went a couple weeks ago to Harbor Freight and bought me one for 12.00, and tried it out. I will be using the heat gun...

Well what brought all this to my attention is the last couple of stings I got really swelled me up. Worse than Ive ever swelled. I had just started taking Lisinopril. It did make the affects of...