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i fill a small bucket (or a decapitated milk jug) with syrup and float a large handful of pine needles on the syrup. I never see drowned bees, so either they don't drown, or they are carried off...

VERY nice. What lens are you using?

So sorry to see this. It is truly heartbreaking.

Is it at all possible that it was caused by someone broadcasting insecticides from the road, as is common for mosquito control. (I have no idea,...

if you have the time and resources to build legs, you may consider something like this

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?271115-My-Ant-Proof-Hive-Stand-Actually-Works!/page4

while...

So, I inspected this hive on 5/1 and all the queen cells were gone, i was unable to find a queen. I rechecked today, and found no brood, no eggs, and didn't see a queen, they do have lots of stores...

I used to use plastic entrance feeder that i had rigged up under a modified follower board as Rader suggested, but it seemed to leak an awful lot and was difficult to refill without making a mess. ...

Build a swarm trap and you may still have a chance at (free) bees this year
http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?277934-This-year-s-Odfrank-Swarm-Trap-Models-2013-year-model-1

Thanks for all the feedback. I have one other package just starting out in a lang as well that now has (a little) emerging brood as well as mix of open and sealed brood on four or so partially drawn...

This package was installed about five weeks ago. I inspected after a week and it was way behind the 3 other packages I installed on the same day. I found no brood but did find the queen (she looked...

What web browser / email client/service do you use?

Very likely, your picture viewer is just showing you images in your internet cache (pictures automatically downloaded as you surf). There is a...

Most app developers are always seeking feedback on their apps. A feature request like being able to bulk update entries for all hives in a specific group shouldn't be too difficult to implement...

That's not a bad idea (mag stripe cards are very cheap, you shouldn't have to go dumpster diving to get them)...
What would be easier and quicker (than using an 'ID card" for each hive), would be...

ref: the way you were handling the bars/comb in the video (hive 1): you dont want to tilt it like that, always keep the hanging comb plumb, else-wise, it can tear or break. especially once you have a...

if its too much ventilation, the bees will close it with propolis

They start building comb where they happen to start...

http://parkerfarms.blogspot.com/2013/03/awesome-sorta-timelaps-of-topbar-hive.html

i wouldn't worry too much about peeking in through the...

same experience here with every package i have ever installed... (all 5 of them :D )

I'm not sure that I have heard of toads being a significant pest problem in my area. In any case, my hives have upper entrances so that should mitigate most pest problems (i hope).

if its only 2 frames of drawn comb, perhaps you could transfer just those two frames (and ALL the bees) to the top box of a double medium with all (other) medium frames and foundation (except the two...

welcome from another newbee near NOVA! this is my second year... i started with one colony last year that i lost to mites; and began again this year with 4, 2 in langs, 2 in KTBH. good luck. (Got...

Another variation on the theme (a GREAT idea!)...
I tried to do this for even less money...

Using a single length of 1" galvanized conduit EMT ($7) cut into 10" sections, a pressure treated 4x4...

For Votives, I dip a length of wick in melted wax a few times and roll it straight as the wax hardens. Pour molten wax into the mold, wait until a skin forms on top of the freshly poured wax, Then...

Thanks for taking the time to look through my pics, JD.
I had been looking, but had not seen the mites (with my novice eye). There were many frames nearby with MUCH more stores...

Back at the beginning of October I conducted a full inventory of my one (top bar) hive and everything looked to be ok. There were lots of bees covering nearly all of the combs, open and capped brood...

thanks!!

First ever package of bees installed March 30th. the girls have done really well and have comb on about 32/37 bars.
I started them in the middle of the hive and moved one divider board along as...