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I caught two mini absconds/swarm too. I am close to the PTI. Both landed on a fence post that I sprayed with swarm commander about a month ago. Saw relatively small queens. Fortunately I have some extra bees that I can use to combine with them.

I am all mediums too and have been overwintering nucs for a few years now. I overwinter 5-frame medium nucs in 5x5 configuration and use a piece of styrofoam under the top cover as insulation. I think having a third box does help with extra feed as I often need to feed them as we get out of winter. ...

I saw one flying today too when I was condensing one of my hives.

I ended up ordering a 50lbs fondant at https://www.therestaurantstore.com/items/238422 and paid $57 including shipping.

I am using 8-frame mediums only including nucs. Though there are more frames to go through when doing an inspection, I like the ease of swapping frames between brood boxes and supers and there is only one type of frame to purchase.

Is there any local bakery supply store that sells 90/10 fondant? I plan to buy a 50lb pack. Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks

I have been overwintering medium nucs in 5x5 configuration with no issues as long as they have enough food.

Thanks for the update. Hopefully, I can harvest some spring honey this weekend without having any robbing issues.

Have 9 brand new MannLake 6 1/4" Pro Feeders - 3" Wide - 1 Gallon - With Cap & Ladder - $10 each. Send a private message if interested.

For other miscellaneous items for sale: see https://greensboro.craigslist.org/grd/d ... 95801.html

Have 2 styrofoam mini mating nucs. I painted them but never used. $15 each. Send a private message if interested.

It makes perfect sense. Thanks for the sound suggestion in marking her with the last year's color. Since the swarm was a decent 3-lb size, it'd be safe to mark her with blue. I plan to use the colony to get as much comb as drawn possible but have no plans to graft from that queen because of the very...

I don't consider myself a lucky person when it comes to catching swarms as this is the first time a swarm that's not mine moved into one of my swarm traps. I had a 10-frame medium size cardboard box with an old comb in it. Though it is somewhat smaller than the recommended size (also have 2 8-frame ...

Thanks for the heads-up. Fortunately they never caused a major for me yet but it is important to keep their numbers in check. Have been using beetle blasters for a while but did not get good results yet.

I have a limited number of overwintered honey bee nucleus hives that can be picked up in late March. These are 5 MEDIUM frame nucs and come with overwintered 2020 queens raised locally.

Nucs (5-Medium frames) Established Hive with marked 2020 Queen and Brood for $150/hive:

all sold out!

Sorry to hear about your losses. If you decide built your own "provap", I will be happy to help.

I think you got lucky as this particular method had been discussed at length in various bee forums including beesource (e.g., https://www.beesource.com/threads/alternative-mite-management.366161/#post-1845479). Unfortunately, efficacy of this method is questionable at best. You may want to consider ...

Sorry, sold it a few months ago.

If you plan to grow your apiary and have power nearby (I use an 150ft extension cable), it is much better and way faster to use band heater style vaporizer. I built mine a few years ago and it's still going strong with no issues. Here is the thread on beesource at https://www.beesource.com/forums/sh...

I have a used Wand Style Oxalic Acid Vaporizer which works great in eliminating varroa mites from beehives. I have recently upgraded to new vaporizer, that's why I am selling this one. You need to have a 12V battery to run the vaporizer. The vaporization of oxalic acid in beehives is a proven method...

I have an extra 10 pieces of brand new/unused 6 1/4" Pro Feeder - 3" Wide - 1 Gallon - With Cap & Ladder feeders. Sells for $106 at MannLake.

You may have them all for $80. Send me a private message here.