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Have you been able to locate the queen yet?

I have no idea, but great picture. Thanks for sharing. I'll look forward to the responses. :o

Mine have been rockin' and rollin' and bringing back pollen in Winston-Salem too.
Unfortunately had the chance to clean out my dead-out from the wind storm a few weeks ago:

My bees were VERY active this weekend as we broke 60 twice (snow is almost all gone). Pollen coming in ranged from almost white to green to orange to magenta (maples).

Sadly, I also had to clean...

Welcome. You'll both love it. My kids are facinated by my bees.

Hi all,

I'm seeking some advice on several fronts. I'm a second year beek in NC. I revently lost one of my 2 hives to a windstorm, but still have one colony that's very strong (from a captured...

I actually HAD bricks on my lids, but now I've got cinder blocks. :s

Oh well, you live and learn. Hopefully I can make a split or another swarm will come my way.

Thanks and good luck to you...

Well, issue resloved (unfortunately):

A 50+ MPH wind gust ripped the cover, inner cover and empty medium with feeding jars off of Hive A sometime today while I was at work. When I got home the...

Hive A (from a nuc) that has the small cluster IS Italian. Now should I worry? :)

Hi all,

I've got two Hives that I started last year here in central NC. Hive A was from a 5 frame nuc and hive B was a swarm I got in mid-June. Both wintered in a 10 frame deep + medium that were...

With all due respect to the current champs, I am NOT A TARHEEL!!!

I am a VERY proud Demon Deacon. (And my bees are Black and Gold) :p

Thanks for the welcomes. Yeah, apparently NC is a good place to be for beekeeping. I've not been to BMBF yet because they're not open evenings nor weekends and I work, but some day I'll have to play...

Hi all,
First Nuc installed less than a week ago and all seems very well. Looking forward to tapping into the expertise of the forum.

Peter