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I was at work today and got a call on the radio for me to come and take a look at some gants or bees. I was completely surprised when I found a large swarm had lighted on a bush just outside one of our hallways. I raced home and got some equipment, about a 10 min. Drive one way. When I got back, the...

Well... I tend to do things in a grand fashion so I expected no less from my first time installing packages into my new hives. Rob, Peter, and I went down to Triad Bee to pick up four packages. Two for me, one for Peter, and one for one of the club dead outs at the Guilford County extension. They ha...

Video on varroa mites

http://youtu.be/fE4emUMyOWs

Just what I needed to hear. The search is the way to go. Found some good info that cleared up a lot of things. Thanks.

In with getting all prepped for picking up packages this weekend, how much syrup should I make for two packages? How much syrup can I place in a top hive feeder at on time? How much on average will last a week? I plan on feeding Honey B Healthy as well. How much can I expect to feed before pulling o...

Great write up. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing the videos soon.

With the current weather pattern of snow and rain going down into Ga., I was wondering when we should be looking to see what the weather is like for quality of queens in packages. How long should one count back from delivery date to estimate possible quality of queens? I know that there were issues ...

Good. Thanks.

Was wanting to know if anything can be shared from class last night as I missed it for work? Any area on the forum that I could review to keep up with class?

Thanks

-B

Maybe this questions should be moved to another post... but here you go.

Zulu and Rob, what is BT?

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Welcome to the board. This year will be my first with bees as well. I'm taking the class too.

Brian

None of my hives going into winter were as strong as they had been in the past. I think the cool, wet summer led to less nectar and less feed for brood rearing. I probably should have been much more aggressive about combining hives, but I still have difficulty killing queens, even bad ones. So you'...

It has been a rough winter so far. I brought home 2 more dead outs today-1 expected and 1 a bit of a surprise. These 2 hives were side by side in Summerfield, and the "stronger" hive had a small cluster of bees starve in place covering a tennis ball sized patch of capped brood. I brought ...

Good info, ski. What's the brand of the feeder shown? How much sugar water do give them at one time? I ask this as I will start this spring with a few hives from packages and may only be able to check on them on the weekends and I want to make sure they get a good start.

I keep reading about how large number of bees can drown in sugar water at large numbers with some feeders that are used. Also, with the number of different styles and makes, does any one find any issues with fit when using with different makes of hive bodies?

Brian

Thanks for the great info.

I was just wondering what one should look out for or be doing at this time of year for hives given the current warmer weather the last few days and the recent kill of most nectar and pollen sources due to the heavy frosts we had the last few weeks.