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No excluders. I put the new deep full of foundation in the middle, between the 2 old deeps. This was my 2nd spring of beekeeping, and my very...
Last year, I had a hive that overwintered in 2 deeps. When both deeps were being used, more or less, by the bees, I gave them a third one, with...
I have a couple of questions on the proper use of MAQS. About 5 weeks ago (5/31/14) I treated a hive with MAQS for the first time in my...
Last year, I needed to requeen a hive and didn't succeed. This year I again need to requeen a hive where the brood pattern is poor and spotty. I...
Last summer/fall one of my hives lost their queen and eventually dwindled down to zero. I didn't take the hive apart until a month or so later,...
I have 3 packages ordered for early April. Right now all my extra woodenware is stored in stacks of 4 - 5 with Paramoth crystals on a sheet of...
When I was a not-yet-beekeeper, with brand new hive bodies and no bees in them yet, my wife helped me paint those hive bodies a nice pristine...
My 5 gal honey storage pail has a slow leak somewhere around the honey gate (probably at the rubber gasket seal between the gate and the pail...
. In other words, I could've known for sure if I went through the trouble of finding the queen. I think that's what I will do next time in...
One of my hives has suffered an unfortunate demise because of a mistake I made two months ago. At the time, I did an inspection of the hive and...
