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try this he is in ohio haven't tried his queens but here good things about them
http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/beekeeping/

not to mention when u have to retrieve and it is full of bees

I have 18 hives of feral bees . swarms / cut outs and traps

No as the bees raise more brood they will consume more honey which will also expand the brood nest. I would keep a close eye on them also as they raise more brood they should explode in population...

I use mud flaps from big rigs that are laying alongside the highways.:thumbsup:

melons,blue berries,apples and so on

If you don't have drones yet than buying a queen or doing a combine is your only choice

That appears to be just an old tired worn out bee that will soon die.

I do the same but buy frames. You can just lay a small piece of gravel or a small stick under the cover nothing high tech. it will work.

I see no stores at all unless the mites ate all the stores the bees starved

Install the packages and look for local bees don't treat and see what happens with the local your bees staved due to the dry year in 2012

Stop feeding if they have plenty of stores they will swarm for sure. Do you have drones or drone brood ace keeps telling you to split but with no drones or drone brood unless you are going to buy a...

I am south of you in Jackson county dandelions are just starting to bloom here. With the rain and colder temps you will bee fine, I have not seen the first drone yet.

I wait until I see drones or capped drone larva.

I was ready last fall I get ready in the fall after the summer flows leave the fall flow for the bees to winter on and build equipment in the cooler days of fall. Then it is wait and bring the spring...

my my we sure are teste with only 2 post 2 your name but i will answer. its just like fishing there is never the golden spot the bees dont read the books that we write i use old dark brood comb and...

as long as you dont have any known diesases add new bees thay have survived for millions of years doing it there way

dead wet hollow tree black mold swarm moves in not a problem clean up place propolis every where house keeping 101, dead wet hollow tree colony dies out over winter mold and dead bodies all around...

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8000 feet for 10 years they are mutts

I will keep checking I want to be in.

Bees in the super and you moved to the bottom and put a hive top feeder on. The bees have to travel thru the deep to get to the top lots of work for a hive that has shrank in size due to winter die...

After I extract my supers they all go back on some on swarms and splits some on really strong hives. The strong hives may fill in a week or 2 if the flow is good and the splits and swarms could use...

Mutts the only way to go:thumbsup:

Give the plows a chance and time when was the last time you had 35 on the ground