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My bees survived our "winter" very well. Mildest I've seen, I was more worried the bees would run out of stores, they were so active. I ended up feeding my Italian colony, because when the weather got even nicer, they did blow through their stores. Fed the Carnie too, but theydid not take...

if you buy a "kit" it can be about $300.00 or more. I'm a first year keeper, got my bees last April. I got a kit that had a pre assembled hive and one super, came with frames, a suit, gloves, smoker, and a few other things. Worked for me since I am no where near a woodworker. But it is very...

I have Langs. Yes I did cover them with something, I used stiff 1/2 " insulation. I made the 4 sides, and I can just slide it over the hive, then I made an insulated top to go over the cover. I made the edges of the insulated top 4", there is a small upper entrance, and that 4" overhang...

Pirateship, Luckily I had cargo straps around each hive, instead of a big brick, to keep the lids on. I think the hives would have come apart if I had not had each individual hive strapped together. After getting them upright again, I got another, larger, cargo strap, and strapped them to the...

I learned something today. Last night we had a LOT of wind, about 70 MPH or so, sustained. And gusting higher. The previous night winds gusted to about 60 or so, but were not sustained. Well, I had my hives, 3 of them all in a row, on top of an "ant stand". This morning the hives had not...

I've chickens and bees. This time of year the bees are all over the chicken layer feed, suns out, it's warm, nothing blooming, so they are after whatever they can find. The chickens do not bother with the bees.