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I should mention that I've been obsessive since 1957

AH- yes. I've seen dead colonies 'wet' and i like upper entrances for several reasons- including winter flights when the snow has closed the lower one. Never saw an advantage to less air, at least not here in NH

I am lazy. would never make a mess in the kitchen. I extract in the middle of the yard, hot days. FCirst- use """bee-gone''' to clear a few supers, lawn mower/garden cart to bring them to the extractor, MOTH BALLS or more bee-gone to keep robber bees away while i work. One could also...

Don't upset your wife. SHE is your """ honey"""

Question/comment for all......... ""used to bee....'' Some people would not feed at all- would leave enough honey on - only 'steal' the extra. any advantage to feeding? And- the air temperature inside the hive actually is only a couple degrees warmer than outside. Condensation from the...

I flip over the bottomboard to the shallow side- not enough room for a mouse!

sorry! I wait till the bees tell me. and they will- by preferring other frames. a drawn frame is valuable- and you can use it for the honey supers. ( darker honey is still great). I have beautiful brood patterns on very old (10 to 15 years) frames.

i used to have money. now i have a wife