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by brownsummit
Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:30 am
Forum: Beekeeping 101
Topic: Not expanding to new frames...bees possibly forming a union?
Replies: 7
Views: 14629

Re: Not expanding to new frames...bees possibly forming a un

Great information....I decided to start feeding 1:1 today. Thanks for the help!
by brownsummit
Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:22 pm
Forum: Beekeeping 101
Topic: Not expanding to new frames...bees possibly forming a union?
Replies: 7
Views: 14629

Re: Not expanding to new frames...bees possibly forming a un

Great info...and greatly appreciated. Can you tell me what your rule of thumb is for harvesting honey? I'm wondering if I should take any this season if I only have 2 full boxes...how much do Guilford County bees need to make it through winter?
by brownsummit
Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:50 am
Forum: Beekeeping 101
Topic: Not expanding to new frames...bees possibly forming a union?
Replies: 7
Views: 14629

Not expanding to new frames...bees possibly forming a union?

colony2.jpg colony.jpg This is my first season so any help would be appreciated. The new colony quickly filled the bottom 10 frames in the spring and I added a second box in June. They filled up two or three frames on that box and haven't done much more. In July there was very heaving bearding and ...
by brownsummit
Tue Mar 24, 2015 2:47 pm
Forum: Beekeeping 101
Topic: Where to get Nucs
Replies: 5
Views: 9142

Where to get Nucs

Hi- I'm brand new at this- just built my first hive and the glue is barely dry on the frames. I'm looking for advice on where to get Nucs or a package of bees. It looks like I might be kind of late to the party since most of the people I called (from a web search) have sold all their bees. Any advic...