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Looking to buy two nucs available for pickup in Fairfield County, CT.

So I've decided to try and save a weaker hive by moving the into the basement before the blizzard. They are in 2 deeps with plenty of stores and sitting on a screened btm. board. I've put a screen on top and created a screened in 8-10" area outside the bottom entrance for a place to poop and...

Crazy late for a cutout in Ct. right?? But the homeowner is selling the house and the buyer wanted it gone!! Temps got above 50deg. just barely on Sunday so I went for it. Homeowner swears that there has been bees there for 40 years and from the look of of all the propolis along the drip edge I...

Checking my hives for stores and as I pulled the entrance reducer from one I found a pile of dead mites behind it! As I inspected all the bees were up in the top box with all the stores. The bottom box was empty except for a dozen capped cells, some chewing out as I watched. I found the queen...

Using a Hazard Quotient to Evaluate Pesticide Residues Detected in Pollen Trapped from Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in Connecticut Analysis of pollen trapped from honey bees as they return to their hives provides a method of monitoring fluctuations in one route of pesticide exposure over location...

So what are you thinking? What do you see? I've got a fair amount of Joe Pye weed that's in full bloom now, Japanese Knotweed is just starting to flower, fair amount of Goldenrod is close too. Also seeing Seedum about to bloom.

Any thoughts out there?? This hot humid weather seems to have kept things going, although we could use some rain! I still see a lot of clover around, and Joe Pye Weed is starting to bloom. Anyone see anything else? I just extracted 4 medium supers last night to the tune of 135 lbs 😳 of...

So we're all baking in this heat wave an the humidity is starting to climb today. Storms are predicted for tomorrow as the air mass is changing. My question is this, Will it be best to remove them now so the honey doesn't absorb any of the moisture in the air & store them inside with the A/C...

I've been trying my best to keep my hives from swarming & so far so good, but I'm wondering how everyone else is doing? With this stretch of warm weather were in now I would think we should start seeing some. I have to admit though as a newbee I have never seen one. Would love to catch one...

So what do you guys out there think, is the flow starting here in Ct? Already started? What would say is the peak of the season? Dandilions are out, Hyacinth, tulips starting Weeping Cherry & other similar trees are flowering. Others too that I can't think of at the moment.

I have plenty of drones wandering around the hives but has any seen them out flying yet?

I have a big hive started last May that overwintered in 2 deeps. Two weeks ago I installed 2 new packages and donated 2 frames of honey / pollen with a tiny amount of brood, to each package. I took these from the outside edges of the top box in the big hive. My question is will that slow down...

Any thoughts out there as to when to super with this crazy weather we've had? Now that it's becoming nice I'm wondering if everything will just pop at the same time???

Hello all, Newbie here with a lot of questions. I've been doing a lot of reading and felt pretty good going into winter but I'm not seeing what I expected to see. Since it is my first winter, and having only 1 hive i want to be sure I help them out as much as possible. My setup right now...

Bees were starting a few flights here in SE CT until this COLD snap 11 now 10 colonies, tree fell :(. Some looked strong around the first. a couple doubtfull John

First year beek here. We survived Hurricane Sandy and the nor'easter dropped a foot of snow on us last week that's almost gone already! Weather supposed to be in the high 60's today but cold nights are sticking around. Started with a nuc in May that has been very strong and provided me with...

From Larry Conner's email: SNEBA DEADLINE IS 22 October! SNEBA 2012 November 10 in East Lyme, Connecticut The Connecticut Beekeepers Association and Wicwas Press will conduct the 2012 Southern New England Beekeepers Assembly November 10, 2012 at Saint Matthias Parish 317 CHESTERFIELD ROAD in...

As a newbie I'm still trying to figure out the timing of these things!! The golden rod seems to be in full bloom & the girls are busy and I'm not sure if I should leave the supers on and hope they finish filling them up? Or should I take them off now?? I still have 3 supers on, 2 are mostly...

As a newbie I'm still trying to figure out the timing of these things!! The golden rod seems to be in full bloom & the girls are busy and I'm not sure if I should leave the supers on and hope they finish filling them up? Or should I take them off now?? I still have 3 supers on, 2 are mostly...

My first hive setup May 15 and they are doing great ! I've been wanting to get into this ever since i was very young when my Grandparents instilled in me a love for Beekeeking. Tons of questions for everyone though. Looking forward to everyone's input.