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Hived my bees yesterday. There isn't any forage for them, so it's sugar syrup and pollen patties for now.

Wanted to paint the hives today and get them set up later this week, but it's SNOWING. Again.

Well, I did it. In my car right now are two complete 8 frame medium hives. I got 3 supers per hive that were preassembled, to get me rolling, and 3 more per hive to put together as needed, so I have 6 supers per hive, plus some odds and ends, like feeders and tools and such, as well as...

Well, I make an annual trip to Staunton, VA in March, and I randomly learned there is a beekeeper's equipment shop not far from my conference. I'm planning to go pick up 2 triple medium 8 frame hives and some extra supers to haul home. I've recently learned a friend's father keeps a lot of bees...

It's just a Mann Lake cotton/poly. I was going to order from Mann Lake directly, but I had an Amazon gift card and Amazon points, so I paid nothing for it. If this ends up being something I get really into, I will upgrade to an Ultrabreeze. But to get started, this will be fine.

Well, I ordered a suit. Finally. I have all the basics now. Just need hives with bees.

Thank you for the condolences. It has been a difficult time in our lives. I will check into Snyders...I know where he is, approximately, and it's not too far away. This is what I am hearing elsewhere too. Sigh. I don't know if I'll go for it...guess I'd better decide soon.

Well, I lost the baby (another boy) in a late miscarriage :( and in an effort to make me interested in...well....life again, I'm revisiting the idea of bees. Is it too late to order packages? I am thinking of messaging an apiary a couple hours north of me and asking if he will have extra...

Got a smoker for Christmas! Next, a suit or jacket -- I want an Ultrabreeze because working outside in the afternoons here can be an invitation to heatstroke while wearing a T shirt and shorts -- and a few other things. But I might put it off a year...just learned I'm very unexpectedly pregnant...

Ok, if one lives in an area where the biggest and most reliable nectar flow begins around April 15 and ends approximately June 1-10, when should the bees arrive? It seems like, based on egg development times, that the bees need to be installed in early March and fed to produce workers in order...

I have a general OK to go ahead from DH....he says it will either be bees or goats, and at least bees don't need a fence. Maybe eventually the bees could help pay for the goats. I don't think he quite realizes I need to buy some gear, and I should consider buying stock in a sugar company to get...

I'm really thinking about bees for next spring too. Been reading, bought 2 books on top bar hives, read, read, read. I stay up reading bee forums now, lol. My issue is the local beekeeper clubs' meeting all overlap with swim team and work, so I can't get to any and get networking :( So I am...