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New Post | Remichi Today 09:18 PM |  Small Hive Beetle (SHB) in KTBHIs leaving both windows of the observation KTBH open the entire day ok? Or don't the bees like it? I wanted to take the lid of in the morning and open the windows. Hopefully the beetles don't like... (119 views, 1 replies) | |
New Post | Roland Today 09:15 PM |  HITS method of mite controlIf doing nothing about mites is best, then why are we not over run with feral swarms? Feral hives do exist, but they are few and far between. Half of our operation is in 30 plus year old comb, so... (2,314 views, 131 replies) | |
New Post | cerezha Today 09:10 PM | Mann Lake vented suit Oooo old post. I am 180 lb and 6' tall. I believe, my current PM vented beesuit is size L. I ordered originally XL and it was gigantic. I exchanged it on smaller one. This current one fits me well,... (13,398 views, 119 replies) | |
New Post | Steven T Ruddy Today 09:07 PM | ||
New Post | Brooder Today 09:05 PM | Damaged Queen cell capping? Mike, Thanks for the info. At this point , I'll wait a few more days to see if a queen survives. I thought I had 4 swarm cells in a cluster on this frame, I damaged 3. Still hopeful? Maybe... (153 views, 6 replies) | |
New Post | Saltybee Today 09:00 PM | Possibly Queenless-Do I re-queen? If you had more bees I would just add the one new frame a week for the 3 weeks. With only a few bees to work with I am suggesting a work around, mostly to not weaken your package hive. Get your queen... (184 views, 8 replies) | |
New Post | Colleen O. Today 09:00 PM | Letting Teenagers Name The Queen - a Poll. I was torn. Cleopatra has drama and was the name of such a well known queen...but who can't like a queen named Betty? My first queen was named Luna. She was an Italian with a half flaked off... (164 views, 9 replies) | |
New Post | Ian Today 08:53 PM | Australian Bee Imports in 2014????? >>Your bees get a rather unique winter, the life of lazerus in an air conditioned shed. Do you propogate at all from those that come out of the shed in good shape ? (2,075 views, 36 replies) | |
New Post | PatBeek Today 08:53 PM | Top Bar bait hives . Here's one of my prototype top-bar bait hives. It's basically just a miniature of Phil Chandler's top bar design. I'd love to build them a tad smaller/lighter, but I have a feeling that... (3,153 views, 21 replies) | |
New Post | curios1 Today 08:48 PM | Making a model Apiary. mine are in a row .I use standard langs. I like things simple 6105 (51 views, 2 replies) | |
New Post | BeePappy Today 08:46 PM | Are those eggs in these cells? Thanks. The credit goes to her majesty of course. On the arrow, guess I could have made it "honey" colored ... :) (79 views, 9 replies) | |
New Thread | mann Today 08:42 PM | tbh blown over in storm my top bar hive was blown over during a thunderstorm all the bees were wet luckily none of the combs were broken and I was able to pick them all up and put it back together. I put some stakes in the... (5 views, 0 replies) | |
New Post | Tony Teolis Today 08:39 PM | ||
New Post | RAK Today 08:39 PM | Feed Bee I use canola oil and soy flour from ADM. Expeller processed soy is supposed to be better than the deffated. (599 views, 19 replies) | |
New Thread | tommysnare Today 08:38 PM | feed bees syrup now ? soo our nucs we got last month seem to be doing well. we also have been getting swarms and cutouts regularly as well soo the yard is growing every few days ! my question is whether i should be... (16 views, 0 replies) | |
New Post | Beeracuda Today 08:36 PM | Pith Helmets I wear one because that was what the "old man" beekeeper/tree trimmer wore in the little town I grew up in. I always thought it was cool. Of course, the "old man" was probably only in his late 40's... (42 views, 2 replies) | |
New Post | Steve zone 5 WI Today 08:32 PM | Hello! New from Wisconsin. Welcome Elisa, My wife and I are new to beekeeping this year. Lucky you to have a window to peek in! For us to see the bees we need to take off the covers. Just a little bit west of... (67 views, 7 replies) | |
New Post | Sharpbees Today 08:24 PM | Multiple swarms or one HUGE wild swarm? Generally bees in the ground means yellow jackets, if you want to know for sure you can always stomp the ground near the holes it won't take long to find out. :eek: (109 views, 3 replies) | |
New Post | Brad Bee Today 08:24 PM | first attempt at newspaper combine Outstanding! So what method did you actually use? (286 views, 6 replies) | |
New Post | Grizz270 Today 08:14 PM | Gloves Make The Difference! I will wear my "bee" glove (long fabric with leather) only when I have too. If I'm not sure I will sometimes only where one, sort of like Michael Jackson (then I sing "Smooth Criminal" to them...then... (2,106 views, 45 replies) |
