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  1. Bee Forum
    If you want a Swarm Prevention method that does not involve Splitting and making more hives, then Opening the Sides of the Brood Nest (OSBN) could be for you. Basically it’s about maintaining an empty frame (empty comb or partial foundation) on each outside edge of the Brood Nest. By...
    management method osbn swarm preparation
  2. Top Bar & Horizontal Hive Forum
    Put swarm into a KTBH this spring. Gave them 4 combs of honey from my freezer, added furthest from entrance. They were growing slowly (built about 5 combs in a month) so I added 3 empty bars between the brood nest and honey. A week later seeing they had put nectar into at least one of those...
    management top bar
  3. Bee Forum
    Hello, I did check my hives today. I have 2 hives, both 3 deeps. 1st hive I checked 2 top deeps: top deep had 4 frames of full caped honey (saying full - there was nothing buy caped honey) + 2 middle frames were partially caped and some little brood at the bottom. 4 honey frames wee...
    deep frames honey management
  4. Bee Forum
    Hello! I know similar questions have been asked on this forum, but time goes on and the beekeeping landscape as well as the world around us is changing. Can you please share you thoughts on this: - Do you use any beekeeping software (mobile app, desktop program, internet application etc). ...
    apiary apicultural management opinions software
  5. Beekeeping 101
    Hey gang, maybe I'm overthinking this: I want to set up my hive for winter. I have deeps for my brood boxes and smaller boxes for honey supers. My top deep is very busy in that it's full of brood, but there is almost no food. I have two supers on top, and one has almost 9 full frames of honey...
    food management winter
  6. Alternative Pollinators
    I'd like to share our most recent publication: The Potential Management of a Ground-Nesting, Solitary Bee: Anthophora abrupta (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Here is the link to the pdf: http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1653/024.098.0220 Abstract: In Apr 2010, Anthophora abrupta (Say) (Hymenoptera...
    alternative pollinator chimney bee ground-nesting management native
  7. Beekeeping 101
    Obviously I have messed up to be in this situation, but like anyone, want to make the best of it. I don't know exactly what is going on, but it looks like I have had a swarm. I have two hives, one is thriving, the other is in questionable shape. I was gone for about 3 weeks, came back 5...
    management queenless swarm
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