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Just an update for you all: As I was cleaning out the brood box I found dozens of dead larvae on the bottom, as well as noticed that quite a bit of wood is rotting and falling apart. I've decided to scrap the whole thing including the frames. I've hired a local carpenter to have a Langstroth...

In the Philippines plywood and marine grade ply wood are the most readily available wood. I guess that’s why they used that material. We do have hardwoods here, but they’re not as readily available and are quite expensive. I printed instructions of how to build a langstroth hive off the...

How do I tell a good frame from a bad one? Thank you so much for getting back to me, everybody! I'll be sure to let you guys know how everything goes!

And can I use a kitchen blowtorch?

Will scorching the inside be enough or should I wash it as well?

Should I just scrap this hive and get a new one or is it still fit to use?

How would I go about scorching the hive? Could I use a kitchen blow torch? From what I've been told, the bees just died. I'm not sure whether it was all at once or whether the colony slowly collapsed. All the combs are darker in color than usual, I don't whether that's normal or not. They seem...

Hello Everyone! It's been quite sometime since I've been on the forums, since in the end, I was never able to set up my hive. It's been 5 years since my last post! I hope everyone is doing well especially in these trying times. I'm looking forward to being more active on the forums from now on...

I was wondering which would be better for a first hive: a prefabricated one or one that I will have built from scratch? We do have people who can make them here for about USD$200 which includes everything: a stand, two deeps, two supers, all the way up to the outer cover. Another option I have...

Thank you! :) I'm not sure. What we use here for Apiculture is the Western Honey bee (Apis Mellifera).

Hello everyone! I'm Josh from the Philippines. I got into Beekeeping about 3 years ago, but everything I've thus far has been reading books and learning as much as I could. Finally I've been given the opportunity to set up my own Langstroth hive. I'm really looking forward to being on the forum...