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At 10k subs in under a year. It is very humbling. There is so much in the world of bees to learn and Laurel and I can't say thank you enough for contributing to our youtube and facebook bee family...

Thanks for everything fellas it has been very helpful!

Hey all I am going to be prepping a 30x36 concrete pad. The pad is not in bad shape but it is from the late 70s and I am sure will need cleaned and etched or sanded. I am doing my research now. Any...

We have three of the large ones. 1 for Laurel, 1 for me, and 1 designated for treatments only. That way if it gets any thymol, OA, or anything on it we aren't needing to use it with bare hands. They...

That is what many of the gurus did. They treated and it didn't work so they stopped and made the switch and began on the pathways of enlightenment. Lo and behold they found super bees that not only...

We just requeened the colony. No need for bees to die for no reason. This was for our youtube channel. The videos main goal was to show that OAV isn't quite as effective as many think it is with...

In a video series we have been doing a colony that was left untreated for experimental purposes had 94 mites in an alcohol wash of 300 bees!!!

If this hive was not monitored and had collapsed it...

I like 40s best myself. Doing treatments now in TN should have them close to broodless. I typically wait for a day or in the 40s in December. Waiting to get 40s after Jan is often too late as our...

We started off with 3 packages and 2 of our own nucs. Now we have 7 colonies thanks to our nucs that produced alot of brood and drew great combs. The nucs also gave 4 frames of brood to the packages...

It think it is just a matter of access. I run a very different system but it is nothing for strong double to take in a gallon of prosweet or 1:1 in 12 hours in my frame feeders. 45 holes is alot

I personally like waiting until a week after install. Install your bees, feed them. a week later OAV. The mites will still be exposed and the colony will be locked in as a colony and not a bunch of...

Oh yeah! We like having apiguard as one of our treatments! The 50 gram dose is a bit much when it is above 90 IMHO. I would rather cut myself with a dull hive tool than to start using formic again....

Sounds like mite issues.

Yeah my wife and I are not fans of formic either. Even when used correctly it roughs the bees up too much.

I personally don't see any significant advantage that is worth the time or money

When colonies have alot of brood it seems to take the apivar a good bit to knock them back from what I have observed using washes. I believe that is why they are suggested to be used over 2 brood...

I agree, apivar and OAV. 5 rounds of OAV in my opinion at 4 day intervals. Keep in mind if you have a 12% wash you have a much higher count once all the capped brood emerges. Once the OA is done I...

I made the switch from Kelley frames to Mann lake frames a while back and I have been really pleased with the several thousand Mann lake frames I have assembled. I have never tried a brushy mtn so I...

I am not against folks using whatever equipment they want but my double deeps are great. My wife and I have hundreds of colonies in them and most you couldn't squeeze into a single if you wanted to....

Yeah I think this is bologna, but I have been wrong before.

I agree with Old timer. OAV does not kill effectively for more than a few days. We also know it does not kill 100% of exposed mites during the prime effective time of the treatment. Another thing to...

I have used both and really haven't seen anything that would make me feel it is any better. It does work, but so does Anise. Having hive smells like combs, propolis, and a decent cavity size is more...

Lemongrass works exceptionally well. Add a little fresh beeswax and some propolis to the trap and you are set. Works great.

If you have a robust hive that can spare a frame of clean, emerging (or close to emerging brood) that would be a big plus. Young bees accept queens awesome and the extra workforce will help clean up...

You are righ, these packages have really looked terrible. I have had a few packages in the past that were fantastic though. I think the quality of the queen is the most important part. Clean bees...