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The roofing paper is black and it heats up to much, even in cold weather if the sun shine's the hive gets very warm. this extreme temterture change is to much for the bees to handle. I have had a lot...

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I have very good luck wintering my bees this way. There is 3/4 inch of fome under the lid and 1 inch on top of the lid. It important to keep the vent open at the top oh the hive.

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Crush and squeeze
This is an antique lard press, but it works very well on squeezing honey. Picked it up at a antique shop for $20 about 5 years ago. Best money I ever spent. The cover...

Thanks HBBf, I just checked. looks like 9pm Eastern

My wife and I need 14 guarts of honey per year, I have 2 hives. This is all I need so Its all I take. Everything else, Is left for the ladies that do the work.
To all you guy's that make a living...

First," I am from central Indiana and I have these russian bee's from Kelly bee Co. I am not sure how you are trying to breed your bee's so I will not comment on that.
But my russian bees are doing...

Wow Jim
This is a tuff question so I am going to give you a safty first answer.
One sting gives me a red area the size quarter, it itches and its all over in about 1 hour.
The only thing that...

Same here in central Indiana.
I done know where they are getting the pollen
Jerry

I think one of the mistakes most people make is with the use of smoke. And I was one of the worst.
No 1. I did at one time, use to much smoke.
No 2. And I used to put 2 or 3 puffs of smoke on the...

I am still kind of new But I will give you my 2 cents.
If these are your first two hives, and you are installing them on foundation. You need to get into them every 3 to 5 day's you will learn so...

I am very impressed with my Russian's. I don't remember the Italians getting out of the hive with such low temp.
And they are more resistant to verona mites.
I think the carniolans are here to...

Walter T Kelly bee Co. has 2 oz clear plastic bears

Ten years ago I gave up bee keeping, Defeated by the verona mite.
With the introduction of the mite resistant carniolians I decided to try beekeeping again.

My bee are russian's from Kelly bee's,...

Congrats
My youngest is 29:)::applause:

There's darn few realy good things in this old world.
And by god thats one of them.

Its not the destination its the journey you will remember.

All...

60 years With 9 grandchildren none are interested

To all, Thank you for all the good imformation I get from your post's.
May you have a Marry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.
Jerry

I agree with soupcan
I will start with," I order just about everything from Kelly bee. You just can't beat the quality of there wood products and everything else.
But I just received 25# of...

You already have good advice. I would go with middle to end of April.
Jerry

No people were harmed in this Ca. city. But one dog was killed by africanized bees. It was in a fenced in yard and on one knew this hive was there.
It only took one person to say, It could have been...

Dear WoodBuster
From Jldoll

If I need to give you an apology. Please accept it. I apologize,"""""""
I was concerned about the safty of people and animals in your location. And anyone else that...

Thank God for global warming.
10,000 or 15,0000 thousand years ago north america was covered with an ice sheet called a glacier.
I will just enjoy the short winter we have.
Jerry

I worry about my bee also, and I clean there entrance's from the snow every day. But for winter I have a great time trapping and hunting. I gave up deer hunting years ago. But I love to hunt coyotes...

You should take a look at the Mann-Lake top hive feeder.
It is heavy plastic built into a wooden shallow supper.
With a bee guard.
It is the best i have seen.
The Mann-Lake and the Brushy...

The wooden feeder from brushymountainbee is $19 dollars. And the Mann-Lake is $20 dollars. I am going to buy the Mann-Lake.
One thing that bothers me about the wood feeder, If the sugar water soaks...

At what latitude.
Or where is the line in the sand, Or in what states is it better to wrap a hive or not to wrap a hive.
I know it is needed in Canada.
And Not to wrap a hive in Florida.
I am...