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So I was told by a commercial beekeeper to check my hives every 10 to 14 days. I totally get the problems that over inspection and brings. However, what constitutes “going in”? If I pop the top check the top box to see how crammed it is, does that count? Or is it 10 to 14 days for a full...

Hi, Question for the experts. I found larvae (approx. 4 larvae hanging around in my hive) it was either in uncapped wax or on top of the frames in the burr comb that was starting to be built. It looks like bee larvae but I don't know because one of the larvae was double the size of a bee...

Hello, Spring of 2106 i received my first Nuc. All seems to going very well (from a beginners eye), queen is laying eggs, signs of capped honey in my second box, lots of capped brood in the 1st box. After inspecting last weekend i noticed the outside frames of the second had capped honey (over...