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Does anyone come to this sight anymore. Curious if the poplar is blooming anywhere in guilford county??

I can't speak for the rest of Guilford County Keep's that stay tuned to this board BUT, we are fortunate to have The Master and Jacobs. You guys are the best!! I have learned what I know about bees right here. Thanks for responding to all our questions. Thats what I get for disputing the master. RB

I am full of info tonight. I have a hive that always had a lot of bettles. I recently discovered there was a crack in the top cover. This top has a copper cover and has a peak like the roof of a house. This peak allows a large cavity these little critters can hide from the bees. I caulked the crack,...

I would never dispute the master BUT, I had a trap out going in Kernersville last week and had to pull out early because of japanesse hornets. These are very large yellow hornets that were hovering near the opening of the trap box and also around the cone eating honey bees until they had there fill....

I have one ross round super and I have been asking around myself on the going price. I have heard $12 but that seems a little expensive. I do know that it cost us $2.50 per container. I have sold mine for $6 and feel like it is a deal. The containers are so expensive I might start cutting the rounds...

I have one hive that so far has produced 5 shallows and one medium of honey. They are a trapout from last year and a combination that I did not want to feed last winter. They are located on a knoll in the edge of a field that gets the first sunlight of the day and stays sunny until later in the afte...

Braswell here in Stokesdale. We need a trap out done in Greensboro. This hive is several years established. It is located on Alliance Drive off wendover ave. west. Heres the trap. This hive is approx. 10 feet above a loading dock door. The dock is 48 inches and the door is 10 foot you get the idea. ...

Its about time someone else got a hot box. Wally and Jacobs are speaking of two different hives. I was the lucky beginner that got 2 hot boxes in a row. Jacobs saw the first and those bees had not been worked in a couple years and a mess inside. They did not make it because of mite infestation. The ...

Forgive me for somewhat changing the subject. I looked in all the Stokesdale hives yesterday and spring has sprung. I had one hive dead. The hive bettles (not many) where also dead. The bees where clustered in the middle with plenty of honey on top and sides. I want to post pictures for all to see b...

Cancel that offer. I went to Triad down in Trinity. Super nice guys and very helpful to a newbee. Brushy products sold and local guy gets the money!! __ RB

I am heading to Brushy to get some jars. Does anyone need anything. I will leave today or tomorrow from Stokesdale if someone wants to ride or need me to bring back a load. My cell number is 451-5881 Randy

Just in case someone is keeping score. We never did find a queen and looked a couple different times. The population decreased each time we went to check on them. I have never seen so many hive beetles. Hundreds maybe thousand. The bees are now out numbered 2 to one and down to a few hundred bees or...

Why didn't I think of that! I have never seen so many hive bettles, hundreds maybe a thousand. Thanks RB

any suggestions on how to figure out if there is a queen without waiting

We split the tree open and found less than 2 pounds of honey stores and the only brood was slick and nasty with beetles, moths and maggots. We got them in a box but this is a mess. There were almost as many hive beetles as bees. Once the smoke clears I am going to get them out of this box into anoth...

Cut them out and pack them in the least amount of space I can so they can clean out the enemy? RB

I cut the section out of the tree and 6 inches of the bottom of the hive was cut off. The 6 inch part cut off was infested with wax moth larva,similar to maggots, nasty comb. Question is, should we remove the bees this fall or leave them till spring. Within a few minutes yellow jackets were feeding ...

Needing some expert advise. I have an oak tree approximately 2 feet in diameter that has fallen with bees. The bees are entering in a limb knot. Question is how do I determine how much to cut above and below the knot? Thanks RB

Is this the same tree at Blandwood you did before? RB

Me and My bees would not have made it without you. Thanks__ and congratulations!!!