Mar 9, 2021 · Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap designs are …

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Sep 1, 2020 · looking for an easy sugar brick recipe. i tried searching the archives but didnt have much luck. if i remember there was one that was 5 or 10 lbs of sugar and a small amount of water, put it on …

Nov 15, 2013 · Hi , I am designing a wax tank for dipping hive boxes in, The main problem I see with dipping tanks is that it takes way too much wax to get the box covered . SO... I am going to build a …

Jul 22, 2010 · Can bees get through a 3/16" hole? I am making a bee vac and I am using a 11/64" bit to drill holes in plastic for the containment chamber. I want the largest size possible to promote air …

Jul 14, 2005 · Speaking as the manufacturer of Bee-Quick, I'd like to point out that fume boards from all vendors are very similar. All of them have a metal surface that gets hot in direct contact with a woven …

Oct 2, 2007 · Does anyone reduce their hives going into winter? 2 deeps to one deep or 3 deeps to 2 deeps? Last year I left all the deeps on, and reversed in the early spring. I saw photos of a …

Sep 1, 2007 · In another thread it was brought up that large commercial operators add bleach to their syrup. Makes sense if the concentration is low enough. Can anyone verify this??? If so the rate of 1 …

Sep 19, 2010 · What do you classify your bee keeping as? For IRS taxes is it agg other is it agg. Are we farmers? Or are bee's live stock. What do you use for your classifications? My CPA does not know …

Mar 24, 2013 · When making the divider board, cut/leave tabs to sit on frame rest of super to block bee passage. Also make the divider board full height of super plus space between super and bottom …