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Hello all, I made some splits and added mated queens to two of them around July 1st and captured 2 swarms that have mated queens back from mating around July 8th, all 4 hives are doing well. My issue is, I don't see any continual progress in comb build out. I've checked for the past two weeks...

I have seen on multiple occasions that we can only ask of bees so much at a time; that is to say that "we can only really ask our bees to make more bees, make more comb, or make more honey". I do believe that I have also seen that we can expect them to do two of those three well, but not all...

I have read on several places about the different ratios to use for feeding during different times of the year. The 1:1 and 2:1 (sugar : water) are documented the most and probably used the most. Does anyone use a 1:2 mix leading up to spring? I've heard or read that the more watered down mix...

a coworker told me about a swarm of bees on the side of her house the night before. being late at night and concerned for her young children, her husband simply sprayed the swarm with a whole can of wasp killer and walked away. they hadn't seen any bee activity in their yard or on their house...

I purchased a 3# package that arrived 15 Apr and I fed 1:1 syrup for 2 weeks. They consumed about 2.5 quarts and started building comb on 10 bars. I stopped feeding after 2 weeks and they haven't built any new comb in past 3 weeks. The existing comb has capped brood and pollen and I found the...

It's been three weeks since I did the cut-out from a water meter box. for two reasons this time I'm 95% sure I got the queen. I was able to get ALL he brood. Since there was empty comb at each end, I feel I have her. Since there is a large population now in my wired up top bar hive, I feel I...

I have a hive that was existing when I bought it last year. It is only one deep and I've been trying to get the bees to draw out more comb in a second deep. So far they will not. I added the second deep several weeks ago and have been feeding sugar water to help encourage them but nothing...

This is my 1st year, so please don't mind my novice questions! I installed my 3# package into my top bar hive on May 25. By May 31, they had 4 bars that were about halfway drawn, and this is when I removed my false back. But June 1, those four seemed almost fully drawn, with 4 more started, 2...