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Thanks for the info. Yes these hives are in the sunlight all day. I see the the beetles running when I open the inner cover. Haven't really noticed any larva but will check tomorrow. Hopefully the traps have caught a lot the last two days.

The small hive beetle is bout to overtake me . I am using the beetle traps. Anyone have a better solution? Thanks

now thats a HUGE swarm

Has anyone ever sold any ROund Ross Honeycomb in the round containers? If so, what is the going rate for each round container now days? THanks

I have a friend that lives near Summerfield and a swarm has moved into the wall of his house. I live too far away in Sophia to help him with the price of fuel now days :( Anyone that might want to get these bees, please give him a call at 643-1471. Just ask for Thomas. He lives in the Lennox Woods S...

Well it seems that I cannot keep any bees alive in my reg hives anyway ...had a bee tree and now they have died out too . At least it seems like bees can survive some out in the trees. Still hoping things will change this spring.

Is it illegal to have a bee tree????

Ok all my bee friends. What have u found to be the best way to treat hive beetles? I bought another hive last night and just took off the top lid for a quick look and seen 3 or 4 beetles running......so i guess i am going to have to do something about them :(. I have never been bothered with beetles...

I think the best thing about the radial extractor is that u dont have to flip the frames around...which saves alot of time. I have a 8 frame radial and i really like it.

My sister has a pool about 1/4 mile from my hives and she says many bee's are being killed everyday in her filter. I have a pond and a creek in my yard...so its not like they dont have a water source. Any idea why the bees go to the chlorine pool? I told her to quit blaming me...she has not seen my ...

Yesterday I found some small yellow worms on one frame in the brood box. Can someone please tell me what these might be and what to do about them. I took the frame out and froze it.The worms are about 1/4 inch long. They are not wax worms..they are not tunneling...but do seem to be eating the comb.

Is it ok to use "white out" to mark queens with, or is paint better and what kind?? THanks

Just wanted to agree with Jae. Thanks Ski for coming to Randolph Co. Great program.

Is it too late to try to split a few hives?? What is the best way to do it? Buy queens or let them raise their on? THanks for all the help in advance . Sorry for soooo many questions.

I over wintered 2 five frame nucs last winter. I would just feed them some sugar water on the warmer days and they seemed to make it just fine. They are still strong this summer.

I got a call today (coldest day in years no less) and the fellow said he has a colony of bees in between his floor joist in his basement. He has a drop ceiling in the basement and thinks they have been there since July. Anyone have any good ideas on removing them and when will be the best time?? Hav...

Ok Wally answer this one for us. I have always used excluders but often heard that it cuts down on honey production? So, I would appreciate some insight on this question also.

Is it too late in the year to do a trap out? Is this a good time or would it be better to wait until early spring when there is not as many bees??

What do most of you do with your wet supers once you extract them?? I have been sitting mine out for the bees to clean up, but does this cause robbing??

I am planning on taking my supers off tomorrow (wed) but it might be a week or so before I can start extracting it. I can store the supers in my basement away from elements. Will this be ok?? Any advice is appreciated.