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Emergency queens require them to thin out the royal jelly and float the egg from a horizontal position to a vertical position grafted eggs do not. ...

Acme,

I cut mine with a molding cutter on a table saw. A little shallower than the commercials, but sheds water just the same.
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As long as the weather is warm enough, go for it. I assume you just want to pull the frames and put them in newer brood boxes?

Just pull the frames one at time like you are inspecting, and...

The easiest is to direct release her. If they have traveled for a few days, they have most likely accepted her (in less a mother queen was shook into the package, in which case leaving her in the...

+1 for a trailer. Cheaper to register and no insurance. I seem to collect trailers like riverrat collects tractors. My wife gets sick of me pointing out nice trailers when we are driving down the...

Corrugated cardboard made out of plastic. At lot of the roadside election signs and one day only sale signs are made out of it.

I've overwintered in 10-frame polystyrene hive bodies divided with a piece of coroplast.

http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/portable-double-nucs/

Sweet! I've always wanted one of the UDLX's with the full cab. Unfortunately, way out of my price range.....

You might want to read the posts in this topic -> viewtopic.php?f=14&t=5570&start=40#p45514

Two frames aren't enough resources to make good queens.

I find rock candy to be much safer. If your candy gets too soft it will start dripping down on the bees (assuming you are putting it above them). Here is the recipe I use to use. ...

If there aren't sufficient bees to create heat to keep the air warm enough to vent out the 5/8" hole, adding more ventilation isn't going to help. A 5/8" hole should be plenty big enough in...

Just put a piece of corrugated metal roofing over it. That is what I use for my barrel top bar hive.
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The only time I have had issues with candy boards dripping was when the candy wasn't made hard enough. Was it like clear glass when it cooled, or was it white cloudy-like?

Hopefully the cluster...

Oh, I guess I missed that in your earlier post and just assumed you where using it for queen mating as it was intended for.

I'm not a believer in emergency queens, just because the bees CAN make...

Oh, you are using it for splits and not mating nucs........ Two frames aren't a lot of resources to make cells in my opinion.

Billy likes to kill honeybees...

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Being stuck in the mountains is not a criteria for some folks..........................

Not critical, some simply use a small nail. Nails leave a barbed edge which can be a pain when trying to clean. 1/16" drill bit does a fine job.

Here are my thoughts on feeders.... your mileage may vary.

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I just didn't know if you had access to a garage or basement. I would keep the vents plugged until the temps get into at least the 80s or you see them clustering on the outside if it where me. ...

I don't know your situation, but can you bring them into a garage or basement for the night? Since you only have one to deal with, you can do some things that wouldn't be practical for someone with...

It is not put on until end of September/ early October, so they are usually out of the comb building business by then. I do get a strong hive now and then that builds comb up there, but that is an...

BACON!!!!!!! :yahoo:

Good point, hefting is always a good idea. My dilemma with hefting is I have mixed honey super cell and wood frames. An HSC frame empty almost weights as much as 1/2 a full wooden frame. The...

Did a quick check on 17 hives today before our next cold spell hits tonight. It has been a mild winter and I know there is a lot of talk about bees using more stores when the weather is mild. ...