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  1. Hivey League

    lemon grass oil as swarm lure?

    I've used lemon grass oil and it seems to work a little,but not as well as old comb does,IMHO the bees seem to prefer it over the lemon grass oil.
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    Strange Brood - Drone-Laying Queen

    IMHO I wouldn't wait too long to requeen the colony with good stock soon,rather than risk the colony to fail because of a poor queen.
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    Why are my bees drowning in sugar syrup

    I use the trusty canning jar top feeders,simply because they're pretty much trouble free.I just punch 6 or so holes with a 6d nail in the lid,and cut my hole so the jar fits well and doesn't get blown over by wind.No drowning,no fuss!
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    Which Poly hive

    I started out with only solid poly frames in all my hives,and so far they've performed very well,no warping to speak of,and the bees seem to like them,and draw well in them ect...I did see in an earlier post in this thread regarding boiling them to clean,and everything I've read so far says not...
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    Langstroth frame assembly

    Quite a few of my frames are the same way,no problems to speak of so far.I don't think the bees really care either way.
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