michigan

I thought I would start this thread and see what's happening in Michigan. It's been real warm here, hitting 60+ for 3 or four days. Right now I'm 5 for 5 doing OK. Stores are holding out OK. Is it too late to use vapor OA and catch them mostly broodless? I didn't dare open them up enough to...

Hey guys, need some advice for a huge problem. I ordered three packages and they were shipped on March 30th. But because of a USPS delay, I didn’t receive the bees until 6 days later (April 4th). Here in Michigan it was around 45 degrees so I installed them and put a blanket around the hives to...

Took some time off from building our Silo house. went to bee class at MSU. built langstroth hives, watched 100's of how to's vids, ordered 2 nucs. wish us luck! Looking for bee keepers close to us in Michigan.

Going into my second season with bees. My hive didnt make it through the winter and I am very bummed, but also geeked up to start again. Im thinking of a nuc and one starter pkg. Im assuming I can put the new packaged bees in the hive that is already established? It has comb in it but no honey.

I am new to the beekeeping world all together. My Grandpa and I each started our own top bar hive this summer. It has been a blast, and it is so nice to have someone so close to compare my hive to. His hive has been awesome! Mine on the other hand, has struggled a bit. I will learn the in and...

My partner and I live in mid-Michigan, on some wooded property outside a small community. We are novice beekeepers with two English garden hives set on two-foot-tall hive stands that our Amish neighbor made for us. We just got our bees last weekend...are having some major problems with them (see...