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I've used the 7 day method in the past but was curious if others have used the 21day.. pros and cons.
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Grumpy,
Did you treat your double nuc for mites at all? If so what did you use for treatment?

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Which shavings seem to work best or does that really matter as long as they are dry?

Yes I meant to write mesh. With my divider down the middle should I put one hole on each side of it in the feeding area?(entrance holes) The divider board is flush with the bottom of the box so I'm...

Candy boards are a new thing for me too however I have been reading up on them and they do make sense in theory especially in a cold climate like mine.
My 3 10f and 1 8f right now are configured...

At this point I built the boxes and then went around the inside perimeter with a 1" tall shim and one 1" tall shim splitting it down the middle so that the middle won't sag.
On top of the shim is...

Ok, with canvas too or is the mess alone sufficient?

I'm in the process of building up a handful of quilt boxes. I've never used them before but I'm gonna give it a shot this year.
My 1st question is if 1/4" hardware cloth is too big or if I need a...

Do most that have double nucs or nucs in general even treat them for mites?
Just for background this setup has only been going for a little over a month so I don't believe that mites are a major...

What is the normal doseage for a 4 over 4? Both sides are doing well, plenty of brood and starting to fill up with stores..
I'm wondering if a strip on each side is too much or if I should cut 1...

I use that type of veil and other than early on with it and after one mishap I've learned that as long as I pull the strings down towards my waist to make sure it's fairly tight off my shoulders and...

🤔 chocolate covered honey.. please elaborate.. taffy or hard candy? Sounds very good. You could also make up some lollipops or drop sized hard candies..

I just mowed yesterday here at the house and the clover was still flowering. Burdock is starting to flower and goldenrod is starting to pop out. I've also noticed a bunch of long blue/purple flowers...

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What about mites? I normally use MAQS on my other hives.. 1 strip or half of one?

2of the 8 frames are undrawn on this side but they were pulling them out as of yesterday. I'm having trouble getting feed to this side by side setup though because the inner lids are not notched and...

I might be wrong but I thought that filtered honey was when it was actually run through a filter press similar to what we do with maple syrup. Screened honey was not considered filtered..?

Same here, starting to see it flower.

How many frames do you figure is needed for winter? I have a 4 over 4 side by side setup going and it's my 1st time running this setup..
So how many of the 8 frames do you figure need to be capped...

Just went into the nuc( I was gone for the week) and that side is stuffed with bees.. I have a better bee queen on the other side and she is doing fine with a lot of capped brood. This side has a...

There wasn't any brood left in this hive and there also wasn't any eggs. The only thing left was pollen, honey and the remaining bees. The nuc has 3 undrawn frames in it so I'm hoping they will draw...

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Drummer,
I had read that before about them accepting bees and that's what I was assuming(hoping) was going to happen. As far as the nuc I peeked in this morning and yes they did get a big boost in...

I took it down to the other end of our property and shook the bees out. There was a ton of drone in there and I didn't want to combine that many drone with another hive if I could help it. Now the...

I just removed a queenless 10 frame double medium hive. I was pretty sure that it was queenless last week but confirmed it today. Anyways, it was the lowest hive in my location and right next to a...

Interesting, how many pounds do you figure that is?