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Hi all, I am new to beekeeping and just installed my first three packages this past Saturday. On Sunday one of the hives had very little activity going on compared to the other two. They had been acting different than the other two packages to start out with. While I was there I opened the...

I am a first year beekeeper with a new problem I can't figure out. It is most likely a problem I caused, so if I can figure out what happened, maybe I can avoid this problem in the future. I had two Langstroth hives side by side, one in a single deep with six frames of bees, one in double...

In summer 2012 I was fortunate enough to get two complete hives. I have been reading all I can and this is what I can tell you. When I checked the hives this is what I observed...... 1. The foundations were all pretty much drawn out, with honey, larvae, and newly laid eggs. All seemed fine...

Hello all! I am looking for (hopefully) some reassurance. I am fairly new @ bee keeping. I was never really impressed with the progress of 1 of my new hives. Last week I checked this hive and noticed very little brood but I did find the queen. I decided to sneak a peek again this week and...