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Hello All! Yesterday I went out and checked 6 of my hives and added some "emergency" sugar bricks. I didn't see activity in one hive and further investigation revealed an entirely dead hive. At least 3 inches of dead bees on the floor. This is odd because this hive was one of my strongest and...

I am wanting to treat my bees for varroa mites and wondered of anyone has any experience using Formic Pro and what the results were. I have heard it can be temporarily hard on the colonies but/(and) want to prepare them for winter. My hives don't have a lot of mites but I want to treat before...

I just went through several of my hives and noticed an issue. 4 of the hives had no queen! 2 were trying to re-queen and I am trying to figure out what caused this to happen. They were very prolific colonies with great queens fresh this past April. It is disappointing also because they had...

Good morning everyone! I am interested in staining and varnishing hives to have a more original wood look. Has anyone done this before? What are some pros and cons of using stain and outdoor varnish instead of regular paint as many use in my community? Also, would it be a possible health...

I have 3 hives now but will add some and a package that's on order. I usually put up a windbreak along the fence in the winter. Currently I am feeding 50% syrup made from sugar and Honey Bee Healthy.

Currently one of my hives is rather large and has 8 frames with brood in the top deep super and 5 or so with brood in the bottom deep super. I have not found any swarm cells yet but would like to split before it has the chance to swarm. The hive has a very good queen with solid pattern brood...

Hello, I am from Constantine, MI and have had bees for 3 years. I am not quite new to beekeeping but would still consider myself a novice especially when it comes to bee diseases. I currently have 3 live hives that overwintered wonderfully (Actually none of my bee hives ever died during the...