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I want to treat my bees, but not like keeping the honey frames off for weeks. I would like to get you people's thouys on using HopGuard� 3

I know they draw to it. would it help swarming. any other ideas.

I have a 4/8 frame crank extractor. It has always been hard to use. It vibrates horrible, and moves all around. I have to be leaning on top of it. Are electric ones better. I am getting to old for this crap.

When do I use Oxalic Acid Dribble Method. I have been told not to when eggs and larva are present, just do the top super, told to only do the bottom one. When and how, please.

When making a wax melter, does it matter what thickness the plexyglass is. I found a piece about 1/2" thick.

I want to build a moisture board that uses large wood shavings. Are they the size of medium or large box.

I'm told that the queen does not like to go on the dark wax on a foundation. Do I remove the wax and toss it, and keep the foundation. Do I throw the frame away and replace. If I keep the foundation, how to I clean it so the Queen will use it.

I have 1 small spigot that I got years ago. Apparently no one sells them any more. What I'm looking for 3/4 I.D. food safe and be able to atacch to pale. Every time I use the big valves, I make a mess. Any ideas.

Can I usa brass valves on my buckets. Is it safe.

I can't remember, here goes. Can I put put honey b healthy in the winter candy or will hurt it when heated

Doing honey up for jars. I have uncapped honey mixed with capped honey. Should I do something before I jar it. Maybe one frame out of ten.

I went and bought 2" Styrofoam board to use for insulting. After I got it, a man said I should not use it because it might have formaldehyde in it. I see the green or blue being used. I was given instructions once to use the white board inner cover, an the bees ate through it. Our winter...

I went to get some more frames where I keep them. No problem so far this year. Went to inspect them, and I find some black mold on them. I was told that if I dip them in a Clorox water solution, this would take care of it, so I could put them in the hive. I used very little Clorox in the...

I got froze out during winter. I had pollen patties I put in during winter. I purchased package bees to replace. I added sugar syrup also to them. Is it a bad thing to do, take on of them out.

I have tried to make two different batches bee candy. I have know idea what is going wrong with it. I can't get it to go solid. I started with cane sugar, water and honey. 5lb sugar,1 1/2 lb my own honey. Got everything going great. S tiring my but off as normal. I got it up to 242 degrees...

I was wondering what Respirator I should get for treating with Oxalic Acid

I have just treated for Varroa Mites with Mite-away. I was told to use drone frames, to I get ready to treat for the winter. Should I treat in the fall with different mite killer and when is a good time.

Lost my hives over the winter. Bought packaged bees. I put the hive back together when bees arrived. In the frames was honey from last year. Which I put in the hive, about half up and the rest bottom. I check my hives yesterday. about two weeks after the queen was released. They took...

I had some hive that got lost in the winter. There was a lot of honey in the deeps. I put packages of bees into the hives today. Since there is honey, should I still go ahead and feed them or not.