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Thank you very much, Michael. I will tell him.

Tanya

Thank you both for your replies. I am mostly interested in knowing if this will help stop a possible swarming- to keep the hive from becoming pollen bound. I don't think he is interested in...

A bee friend who doesn't have a computer asked me to ask about collecting extra pollen in the spring. I don't do it so have no experience.

1.- First is it a good idea to have a pollen collector on...

thanks ifixoldhouses. That sounds logical. Does it clean propolus (sp.)?

Thanks.

Is carburetor cleaner the cleaner to use?

One other thing... I said the wand warmed up but it was only warm not hot as it should have been.

I looked at the connections and they have some residue on them. I'll take the 2 connections apart and clean them. I was thinking of using carburetor cleaner. Is that good?

gnor answered another of...

In the beginning of this year I bought an oxalic acid wand and a new battery. I used the wand in the spring and it worked fine for my 5 hives. Now, I'm in the process of using it again for fall. This...

Thanks Cloverdale.

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Mike,
After I posted I was thinking about where the crystals would land and that's the answer I came up with too. Open cells would be affected. If oxalic acid is in the hive naturally (In the honey...

I've wondered about that. Do want my honey to be safe but what exactly does the oxalic acid do to make the honey unusable for humans?

Don't the bees remove the crystals? I think I'm remembering...

Thanks! I love to learn...

Thanks JWPalmer. I was wondering about her pheromones at different stages. Have you tried the release using honey on her?

The site seems to have been down for awhile so wasn't able to answer...

JWP
Do they usually accept virgins if they are directly released?

Thanks Dan. As I mentioned I don't know the whole story. When I speak with him I just want to give a heads up on some things and learn myself. You've helped with part of my question.

I was...

Hi Steve,

I don't know why he didn't but perhaps that would be a better option in the future. I'll mention it to him. Good idea for me too.

My main question is to know if unmated queens need...

I have a friend who bought 3 unmated queens from a local beekeeper. None of the queens had attendants and all of them died.

A couple of questions:

1. Does an unmated queen need attendants?
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Thanks, Michael. I have grape jelly and water. Will have to pick up some borax. Do I just shove it under the hive stand? I guess the bees wouldn't be attracted to grape jelly?

Thanks RV. That may work for the future.

All good ideas. I have done my spring inspection but am recovering from knee surgery- and back surgery about 2 years ago that has limited some of my lifting. OK all excuses aside. I do use cement...

Thanks for your replies. I will have to think this through to see what's best.

Thanks ny. Very good article. I think it would be too close to the bees to try to put it under the bottom board.

SO- are there any other ways to get rid of the ants?

ny- I was wondering if diatomaceous earth would do the trick. Does it hurt the bees in any way?? I'd have to put it under the hive stand which is only about an inch or two of space.

The ants are...