I am new to beekeeping and have a Drebbieville AZ hive. I am planning on going foundationless, using waxed-in tongue depressors in my frames as a guide. I was going to get just a box of bees and a queen rather than a nuc to avoid the foundation. I've read quite a lot but just wanted to see if...

Hi all, I have explored forums, looked at pictures, videos etc., on the AZ hive topic. I have decided I will move my hives from Lang to AZ system, and currently I am building the house for the hives. I have 4 AZ hives (2 - 3 level and 2 - 2 level, to be stacked on top of each other, currently...

Hey folks! I have an AZ hive that I would like advice on managing. This hive is basically three 10 frame deeps that are permanently attached. Currently I have a package installed in the bottom "tier" with the queen excluder above that chamber. The queen has laid at least five frames of last...