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I h haven't heard of an AZ hive. I will have to look into it.

Nice!

Sounds great! Where did you get the hive from?

I have wondered that same thing.

Those ants sound huge! Hopefully, you will find something to deter them.

My first thought for another option to protect a bee hive from ants is the use of food grade diatomaceous earth (DE); then I wondered if it would harm the honey bees. After quick internet research, it may work if you take proper precautions to protect your bees, I.e., don't create a "cloud,"...

The latest book (a Christmas gift) I received on honeybees is "Song of Increase" by Jacqueline Freeman. I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet.

Thank you Bee!

Happy New Year! Does anyone have advice on transferring a regular four-frame nuc into a top bar hive? All ideas welcome.

Beautiful!

Looks good!

Thanks Beekissed!

Our bees did not survive over the winter, but there have been honeybees all over the small pieces of old honeycomb that we cleaned out of the hive box. We believe these honeybees are either from the first year we had bees and ended up with an empty hive (swarmed or just found a new home???) or...

How exciting for you Chicapee! Looks good.

Not directed to me, but we created a "lasagna garden" in the fall and broadcast native wildflower seeds into it. We are continually enlarging the area by suffocation of the lawn around the wildflowers and letting those wildflowers drop their seeds. I plan to attend a seminar on Successful...

Thank you Beekissed. We have a top bar hive. I love it when I read/watch something that reinforces why we went that route.

A good warning for all to hear!

We've got a line on a new queen available for pickup tomorrow. Just another round trip drive of three hours. Let's just say lesson learned! Thanks for the help!

No candy plug, but a cork plug, to be removed and replaced with a marshmallow.

Sorry, they were not nucs, they were packages, so no brood and no eggs!