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  1. Hello all! My wife and I are just getting started with BK here in west-central West Virginia . We’ve joined two local clubs, taken two beekeeping 101 classes, and found a wonderful set of mentors. We plan on starting with three colonies and should be getting our first two nucs from our...
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  2. we had a warm fall which means the bees ate a lot of the ample stores I left them. I think the biggest hive is still good, they had 2 full mediums but the smaller 2 have been fed a fondant patty a couple of weeks ago before the freeze, and apple cider vinegar moistened granulated sugar on top of...
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  3. Hi, I have a question on trying to get a hive to move. I have a large hive in a tree stump and I bought a bee box that I want them to take up residence in. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could coax them into the box? TIA
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  4. Hello new here. Looking to get into beekeeping! Started consuming a large amount of honey and need a way to offset the cost. Is there anyone that could point me in the direction of how I start ? What supplies I will need ? Thanks, Mink
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  5. I will be starting my first year as a beekeeper and am trying to do lots of research. And I have a question. It seems common to hear the refrain “Don’t harvest honey your first year”. Sadly people don’t seem to qualify or expand on this, and it seems like an incomplete thought. Is that...
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