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When to and not to feed pollen party's?

I am looking for labels by the roll insted of sheets. Who prints them?

What do u use to catch the cappings? I was thinking a plastic tub but they are not high enought

Do u find the need of a pail heater? Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2

Tried it today we will see if it works. Had a hive that i noticed a few bees coming out of and one three down with a lot at the enterence so i made the switch late afternoon and even added a deep with drawn comb. Question.. how long* till i see a difference? Sent from my SCH-I545 using...

Looking into the wooten line of queens. have you used them in the past? thanks Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2

When i go into a hive i do a little cleanup with the hive tool (bur comb, propalious etc..) i place it on my hive and endup forgetting it .a few guys say a tin can works well.. What do u guys use? Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2

young Bee that have never left the hive secrete wax that makes the comb. so how is the wax geting contaminated with pesticides? the only way that I can think of is the field bees keep on working the already made up comb and contaminating it that way!

now that my package bees from April have drawn out two deep brood boxes i have been feeding them using the "division board feeders" from mann lake. they take up i think 2 frame spaces. is it recommended to remove the feeder now and replace it with frames now?

looks like the flow may have slowed down here . i still have honey supers on which have some capped and un capped honey. the brood boxes are some what empty with honey and i see capped brood. i think i need to think about feeding. if i choose to feed what should i do with the honey that is in...

1.do they work? 2. where do u place yours? 3. one per box or is one per hive OK? i see mann lake has them on sale this week!

i got this new fancy cell phone and looking for pod casts . found 2 . as soon as i figure them out i will list mine!

Pigeon Mountain ventilated suit question, thinking about getting a full suit because i over heat wearing jeans in the summer.. does it have pockets for hive tool? easy to put on and off with shoes on? can i wear shorts under it? i am 6' 270 lbs.. what size?

i was at a bee meeting today and i overheard a group talking about adding supplements in there feed.. a few where talking about making there own additive that was the same as Honey B Healthy /Pro Health .. any of u make your own?

I see the adds in the catalogs on pellet fuel. is it the same as stove pellets ? Is the use pellets for guys that need there smoker to burn for a few hours like working in there big yards? I find that pine needles work fine for me because I only need mine to burn for a short period of time.

help me with a plan for next season (2012) i am bee keeper that has bees since June 2011. this is my inventory... 1. 9 active hives that i bought this and July that consists of 2 deeps (brood chamber and upper box that are set up with 9 frames each. 2. 1 hive as the same configuration as above...

kinda think it would be a cool thing to try next season to get free bees.. where i am in the southern part of N.J. i am surrounded by agriculture and all those farms are being commercially pollinated and i am sure i would catch a few when those hives go to swarm.. for those who have done this...

how can i tell if i am being robed? one guy was saying to check your hives before day light if there are bees all around they are the robbers! is this true?