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I caught one yesterday and another today. They are active.

Beez Needz found queen cells yesterday and made a split. March 12. 2025. Get ready. They are coming.

Very sad to hear. She was a fine beekeeper and a wonderful lady.

There's snow here now, and heavy, 30 F. for a high today. Next Wednesday is forecast to be 67 F.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Today is Winter Solstice. Each day after that will have a little more daylight. It is said that this is one of nature's ways of telling the creatures spring is on the way. The queen can resume laying anytime from then until mid Jan. For best buildup and strong hives, many keepers begin feeding both ...

Winter Solstice is when the days begin to get longer and the queen ramps up egg laying. With the new mouths to feed, don't let your hives starve. ""The winter solstice is a celestial milestone, marking the shortest day and longest night of the year. In 2024, the winter solstice occurs on S...

I think you need to look again. I think you have a queen and/or brood in that box.

No, but I did on the clean-up.

I was bushhogging yesterday and got too close to a hive stand. Toppled 4 hives. Didn't make the bees a bit happy.

I have read that they will ball a hornet and raise the temp. inside the ball. The hornet can only live to 118 F. The honeybee can tolerate 119 F. How true it is, I don't know. I never tested it myself.

Beekeeping is highly personal. What works for one may not work for others. I got my first colony out of the attic of a house. I increased by having people pay me to take the bees not me pay them. Removals may not be ideal for you. An extra 10,000 or so each year, plus 30 to 50 colonies never hurt my...

Reedy fork, did you change the type of top lid or inner lid on the hives that would change the sun's effect on the hives' temperature?

Beez Needz sells honey locally. Why not drop by there and look at his prices. They must be fair, as he sells a lot.

They work fine until the SHB find them. Then BYE BYE honey.

Just a guess, but I would say likely an abscond from aa SHB slimed hive. The bees are trying to clean the queen.

Jacobs beat me to it.

How were the queen cells open. On the side, or nice round hole on the bottom end?

I've heard some say their bees were so gentle they could work them with no protection, or even no smoke. I had 2 hives like that 3 weeks ago. Today, I smoked them both and opened the first one. It was normal. I opened the second one and walked away quickly. About 20 stings when I opened it and more ...

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