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First of all, thanks so much to the experienced beeks out there who read these posts and offer their wisdom and knowledge to help the fledging newbies among us. I really sincerely appreciate the help and advice. Okay, onto the question(s)... We have two brand new hives this year--one...

Saturday I did my second cut-out from a water meter.This time, the box was completely FULL of mostly brood comb. There was some honey filled comb, but the colony had overgrown it's space and must have been swarming. As with any cut-out like this, it was messy and some loss of brood comb was...

Saturday I did my second cut-out from a water meter.This time, the box was completely FULL of mostly brood comb. There was some honey filled comb, but the colony had overgrown it's space and must have been swarming. As with any cut-out like this, it was messy and some loss of brood comb was...

My name is Keith. This will bee my first year to have bees and I have my Top-Bar hive built. All the good information except for what having a healthy colony has been gleamed from the internet. I am taking three classes after missing the first two of classes all about the expensive Langstroth...

Hello, and if you're reading this, then thank you for taking the time to welcome me to this beekeeping community. Let me introduce myself: I am a new beekeeper; I live in an intentional community in southern Missouri in the Ozarks. We have 1,000 acres of beautiful untouched forested land...