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Okay so Weil's disease is like the hantavirus on steroids, I retract my prior statements as I needed some much needed advice to do further research. Based on my findings I recommend the mice poop honey, and SHB honey both be disposed of properly. Then reevaluate your hive/hives and see if there...

I will have to research Weil's disease, all I am familiar with is the hantavirus. If I made a wrong recommendation feel free to correct me. Sorry for any misguided advice.

I recently advised you to give the mouse poop honey back to your bees, but the SHB honey is a complete loss as it can not be fed back to the bees and it is wasted for human consumption. I don't know why you're having this many issues with pests. You need to go to the source of the problem and...

We live in a desert, the only thing keeping it fertile for plant growth in our area is the Columbia and Yakima rivers. If you want to see anything Google Richland, and Kennewick Washington.

A honey heater? This is a piece of equipment I've yet to see. Also we were warned in our bee club that cooking honey above 120 degrees can remove a large amount of the health benefits.

Been reading about bee space concepts and the comb that they make to fill it.

There really isn't a wrong time to add a honey super as long as you add a queen extruder to prevent her from laying eggs in the honey. If it is a bit premature they just won't fill the honey super as quickly, until the next honey flow.

Yes that is precisely why a queen extruder is used in that situation. It is historically why the assistant of the master bed keeper who introduced Africanized bees to Brazil ended up accidentally releasing them and causing an chronic disaster, because he removed the extruders in 1957 and they...

I just hope you give the honey back to the bees and not have any further rodent problems. Better luck on your next attempt.

Not familiar with venom collectors for bees, and not sure if anyone on the board will have more experience with it then I will.

Birds of all kinds are having offspring where we're at.

This is my first time hearing of this, she stops laying because of extreme weather?

What do you give them as a protein source? As pollen is generally no longer available at that point of the year

What I have been brought as far as information is they've got to have a suitable reason to swarm. You probably already know this but those examples are generally not enough space for brood, or no space for honey production. Other problems that can have them leave the hive are mites. Typically...

I don't have experience with national hives, but wouldn't the 14×12 be larger frames and therefore produce more room for brood or honey production? and because of that be more desirable then smaller frames?

Congratulations Robbo glad you're getting a lot of joy out of watching them. They're always fascinating to watch.

I make rounds when I am at home to watch them at both hive locations, and see what's going on.

Thank God that England and France are finally catching a break in the stormy weather, and getting delightful bee weather. We have been getting 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit here for the last few days ourselves.

Sorry to hear this project hasn't been what you were hoping, none of us enjoy loss of bees, and none of us enjoy having our plans not work as intended.

We have a Russian Olive tree problem where I live. It is a invasive species and usually overwhelms the other tree species in our area.