I will have 20 Carniolan 5 frame Nucs ready for Memorial day weekend for $150 US$ CASH 4 frames of brood & 1 frame of pollen/honey 2019 Marked Queen Pick up @ my house only, where you will see what you are buying Either bring your own box or I have a shipping box for $10 deposit added to the...

First winter, first hive. I started with a nuc in late Summer. I put the bees in a jumbo box (12" deep, 24" long). By late fall, the box was filled with drawn comb, though there didn't seem to be enough stores for the fairly large carniolan population. I didn't treat for Varroa. On one...

Hello friends in your opinion Best of breed queen bees for Hot and dry weather, What breed is best?

Hey Folks, I am looking to begin beekeeping starting next spring. I have decided to take a minimalist/organic approach to keeping, and will be building a top-bar hive. I have been reading a lot of information from Michael Bush, and would like to avoid using chemicals in my hive. I'm planning...

Reduced SNP Panels for Genetic Identification and Introgression Analysis in the Dark Honey Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) Beekeeping activities, especially queen trading, have shaped the distribution of honey bee (Apis mellifera) subspecies in Europe, and have resulted in extensive introductions...

The purpose of this post and the posts that follow is to share my inspection notes. This hopefully will allow other other beginners such as myself to reference their hives against mine and allow me to get more feedback and advice on my hives. For my second inspection, I thought I would...

There a lot of threads regarding splits, and I've read several, but my question is pretty specific, so I'd like to ask it. I'm a newbie and just did three Carniolan package installs a little over a week ago. My third package had a dead queen in it, and while my package source gave me a new...

Sue Cobey sums up the local dating scene in a single word: brutal. The entomologist is speaking of honeybees, bee mating being her specialty, and she knows the dauntingly steep odds drones, the males, face in fulfilling their urge to spawn. "There can be something like 25,000 drones out there...

Could someone please post where i could find Carniolan bees in package that ships to the uk/south wales.

I am looking to order two carnolian queen bees to do my splits with. I am getting new equipment ordered this weekend and would like to have a little different selection of bees for my yard. If someone knows a really good supplier that they have dealt with for queens, even would like to get a...

I'm starting this thread to help other new keepers like myself see someone else's progress over the year. Hopefully at the end I haven't been stung to death and I'm overwintering. Oh an eating me some HOOOONEY!!!! :eek: This is my Setup soup ta nuts. I'm not a super DIY guy but I can handle a...

Hello! I'm looking for suggestions on bee's feed during these winter months. I live in Central Maryland and the winter so far has had a fair share of warm days (60degrees) and cold days like today ( 30 degrees) I put fondant patties in the hives about mid November. Upon checking...

I'm new to all this and don't really know what I'm talking about, but have an inquisitive mind and just wanted to start a discussion. From what I've heard, Italians (and some other races I'm sure) tend to raise brood all year long (including during the winter), while other races such as...

I'm a complete novice, starting up with two hives this spring. I've just begun reading about beekeeping basics, but I'm leaving on a trip in a couple days and I need to order my bees before I go. Then when I come back in mid-February, I'll have time to figure out woodenware and so on before...