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LOL yeah, I would imagine they will not leave you much of a choice just yet. I will stick to my cigars lmaooooo.... I crack myself up!

Ha, that is an awesome story! Thank you for sharing. So we still do not know if we got the queen yes? Now I want to see that "Video" that was spoken of lol. I have a visual in my head from this story. It would be so cool if there was photos from the event. When you told of Becks "gently opening...

I run the horizontal Langstroth Hive. I went with this due to my storke. I can not lift but a few pounds. No boxes to lift at all just the frames to take out and put in. Mine holds 30 deep frames per hive. My lid is hinged on the hive so I do not have to lift it off. I just flip it open. It is...

If you can catch a swarm it is way better than purchasing a nuk. Here is why, A wild swarm vs a colony from some place else is that the local swam has built up a better immunity to the sicknesses that are in your local area. They will be stronger that one that comes from out of town so to...

I could hear it now.... Me: "OOOO BABY!" The Wife: "I am hungry, I will snack on your arm while you do yo thang." Me: Pulls all her teeth the night before while she sleeps and says OK! :bun

I know RIGHT? I mean that is like mans worst nightmare! No horror film on the planet can hold a candle to this. :th

It makes perfect sense and you are most welcome! I am in the same boat with chickens. Even though I was raised around them as a kid I never paid any attention to the knowledge required. Now I am regretting that part but I love learning so yeah. That your grand daddy said has to do with...

Lol Yeah when I get involved in something I tend to jump in with both feet, legs, arms, head, then I bring the neighbors body parts into it. My daddy always said "Boy, if you going to do something do it with gusto or not at all." and man o man does my wife hate that. So does a lot of other...

You made me spit my drink all over my desk laughing! "Objects may appear larger than what they are"

Everytime I see a drone I think "Poor Bastard" lmaooooooooo After mating, a drone dies quickly, as his abdomen rips open when his endophallus is removed. If I knew that my abdomen would rip open and my phallus would be removed well lets just say I would own stock in KYjelly and I would never...

LOL It is my pleasure and I am sure the same for all the others as well. Beekeepers tend to share any and all information as much as possible. We know the importance to humanity when it comes to the bees. Do not quote me but I think it is 1/3rd of all of our food comes from honey bees due to...

I would love to read it for sure. You must put up the story besides I need to keep learning myself and if I can do that from others then that is even better lol. I have physical therapy tomorrow so for now it is my bedtime. You have a great night and I hope to read that story very soon lol.

I might just have to break down and get me some carniolans come next spring. Right now mine are multiplying like mad! I have had a few times to where "grumpy" was putting it mildly with mine. Needless to say it did not take me long to learn how to read them lol. One thing about honey bees. They...

Now that is some lovely girls you got there WthrLady and you have an awesome eye! I want some carniolans so bad. I hear they are even more docile than the italians? Has that been your experience?

Here is a photo of me hand feeding my honeybees. Any how it gives you a couple of photos for comparison.

Yep those are honey bees. The ones with the yellow and black butts are the workers (females). The ones with the solid black butts are males or drones. Only the females sting the males do not have a stinger. From what I can see (and I am partially blind) I would guess they are of the Italian...

No need to be sorry, bad things happen to good people everyday. It was just my turn is all. Life is very short, most people do not really realise just how short it truly is. According to medical science I should have been 6 feet underground at the age of 45 when my stroke took place. Parts of my...

Yeah you would not want the chickens near the ghost poop. What I was meaning is if you put a seperate water supply for bees somewhere else in your yard where the chickens can not get to it. Put something with lemongrass oil near this seperate water supply and it will help draw bees to it instead...

You are spot on Mimi. A hive tool is basically a flat thick metal blade used to scrape off propolis, burcombe etc and also used to pry the frames lose. A thick scraper or even a large flat head screwdriver can be used. For a bee suit which I do not use. I just wear some thick baggy sweatpants...

What I have done for my bees is I have one of the large gravity fed automatic dog watering bowls . I place it on the opposite side of my yard away from my birds. What I have also done is I have filled the base with the Styrofoam packing peanuts. We call it "Ghost Poop." or you can cut a piece of...