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I used Apivar in 30 hives this spring. Temps. were 30 to 50 degree days and 20 to 30 degree nights. The first fifteen days I was seeing mites but after that I didn't see any more even in the drone...

I bought 40 packages from Koehnens this year . All are carnies. I finally got to look through them today. Eight of the forty have queen issues. Over all i'm a hole lot happier with this years...

I moved some Friday from Medford to Roseburg. I got on the road at seven and unloaded at eleven. I had one hive that got alittle hot and cooked some of the bees. This time of year you need to move...

Eric, there is not enough forage to sustain the bees for a full year or make a marketable honey crop. I went down monday night and picked up my splits and they had new honey in them. They are going...

ericweller, This was my first year in the almonds and you can't see reality from a picture. There are ground cover plants blooming in the orchards and this year the bees made some honey. After the...

You live in a tough area for good mating do to your weather. Keep a close eye on your queens if you make your own.

You have two choices, you can throw a match on them and buy your honey at the grocery store or requeen them soon.

I tried the MAQS for two years. The first year I separated my hives while treating and had great results. Last year I added a super as the directions stated and lost a little over half of my hives....

Thank you for the replies I think i'll try it.

Does anybody know if Apivar is temperature sensitive ? I want to treat my hive's when I bring them home from the almonds but it will still be to cold for thymol or formic acid. Any other ideas are...

Not sure about the moldy smell but the pungent smell is probably pollen being turned into bee bread.

A few years back I used to help an old neighbor with his bees. A commercial guy stopped by one day to visit and gave us a four gallon bucket of carrot honey. It was one of the worst things I have...

My bees took a cleansing flight today. After sampling the brown specs on the hives I finally discovered what adulterated honey is.:eek:

I seen quite a few blue boxes in orchards on my way down yesterday and I finally figured the ones with the sides bulging out must be the NUTRA-BLUE hives.:D

Iv'e always said it only has to look good on paper. With that said I would suggest you do allot more research before you spend your money.

If you buy two you can extract in the dark.

I live an hour away from them. All my boxes are from them and they do have good quality. They are supposed to be making completed frames soon and i'm looking forward to see them. It's nice to be able...

Are the or. boxes from Shastina?

I know a man here that uses it but has allot of trouble with bees dieing and people claiming his honey makes them sick. I don't know if the problems are related to tactic but it makes me wonder. The...

Also could I weld a drain in the bottom or will the design of the machine prevent this?

I have a 60 acre grass field with white and red clover next to one of my bee yards. I'm not sure of the clover names as we planted it over 20 years ago. The bees work the white clover really well and...

The top bar on the [ML] frame is a little thinner. I have less broken end bars with [ML] when i'm done assembling than I have with Dadant because the [ML] parts fit together easier. Also [ ML] uses...

The cost of equipment. I don't want used or stuff that is only going to last a short time. I do build my own tops and bottom boards and assemble my frames and boxes. This year I plan to add 60 or 80...

I'm to big to be a hobbies't and to small to be commercial. It's not what I have spent that bothers me but what it is costing to finish the jump.

I live next to Hwy 97 on the OR./Cali. boarder. In the last few years [since iv'e gotten into bees] I pay attention to all the loads going by. Last year I noticed quite a few loads on pickups and...