I am new to beekeeping. Last year I bought one package & caught 3 swarms so I wintered 4 hives. I built insulated enclosures for my bee hives & they all made it thru the Cold Iowa winter. This Spring & early summer the girls have been swarming like crazy. I have now 9 hives.
I can't get my bees to draw out wax coated poly-cell above queen excluders. I have heard or read somewhere about a second entrance above the excluder. Has anyone tried this? Does it help? Also has anyone tried the plastic foundation with dots in the bottom to keep the queen from laying in them?
I can't get my bees to draw out wax coated poly-cell above queen excluders. I have heard or read somewhere about a second entrance above the excluder. Has anyone tried this? Does it help? Also has anyone tried the plastic foundation with dots in the bottom to keep the queen from laying in them?