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I am back! It seems that since the weather has gotten a little cooler the bees are not bearding (even at 11 Pm) like they were. I have added the 5th super.......a few weeks ago. I checked it yesterday and not much going on there........actually the bees seem to be removing the wax from the frames. I...

Thanks Wally!

There are three full supers below it. I am concerned about this heat this week and next........and how or if I should do anything to help the bees?

I may have an inaccurate source....but will the bees tend to stay in the hive and try and cool it and not forage as much?

Is this the correct time to put the top feeder back on? Installed March 26 and now have 4 supers.......top one has comb in all frames and spotty honey cells........I haven't seen any eggs yet.

Should I add the top feeder now?

Sounds good (but complicated)!! I may just use this year as a learning year! I'll keep adding supers until things start to slow down?

I guess this is a good problem to have? And a hobby that I can see is going to get out of control!!! LOL......

Mr. Jacobs, I have added the fourth super......it was VERY crowded in #3........so many bees and they seem pretty happy! I am watching bee-TV every afternoon for about two hours.... The 3# super was full of comb...and a lot of honey....a zillion or more bees. The #4 super was just in time....... Que...

I learned a bunch of bee stuff in that hour-plus. It seems to really be going great out there! I am checking again tomorrow on the third super... I have decided that the scorch knuckle method of lighting the smoker just doesn't work for me.....I thought that I might use a long handled BIC lighter in...

All seems to be going great in the backyard! There are a LOT of bees doing orientation flights......a lot drinking water......and I assume all is ok. My question is how will I know if I should start feeding again? If I look at the third super and _________ (fill in the blank) then I should/should no...

Perfect. I will PM my telephone number to you in case you need directions!

That would be fantastic. I am available all week......I just checked the second super and it's getting built out pretty quickly......I do see a lot of larva......and I added beetle traps (should have done that earlier...but forgot) and I have stopped feeding syrup. Could you let me know a time that ...

Yes, the first super was about 80% full. There was comb, honey/syrup.....but that was about two weeks ago. I would really appreciate someone coming over to take a look. The number of bees has increased a LOT......I am getting a lot of activity around the hive about 4pm everyday....lot of flying loop...

I also like the hive top feeders and you need to keep feeding them, but keep an eye on the amount of comb available for the queen to lay eggs in. You don't want the worker bees to fill all of the open cells up with syrup and not have any place for the queen to lay eggs. Sounds like you are off to a...

ski wrote:What kind of feeder do you have?

I have a top feeder. I have been checking it regularly and it's not gone below 1/2 full.

Thanks so much for the input.

I installed a package on March 26. The queen was released when I checked four days later. There was comb drawn, honey and a lot of activity at the entrance. I can't find the answers to these questions on the forum? 1. When do I change the entrance reducer? It's on the smallest entrance now (8 days)....