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Category: Newbee

link to Rich’s Hive-Inspection Tool Box

Rich’s Hive-Inspection Tool Box

These are the implements I always have handy during a hive inspection: Two types of hive tools, one with a hookSerrated knife for sculpting combScratcher for testing drones for mitesThree colors...

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link to A Quick Inspection – “Cracking the Hive”

A Quick Inspection – “Cracking the Hive”

"Cracking the hive" is a simple, rapid way to check your colonies for queen cups and elongated queen cells that could indicate an imminent swarm. Use this quick inspection method to determine...

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link to Tame Your Wild and Wonky Comb

Tame Your Wild and Wonky Comb

Sometimes it’s your fault for spacing frames too far apart; sometimes the bees just overdo it for reasons of their own.  They build cross-comb in the form of towers between frames or...

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link to The Language of Bricks   

The Language of Bricks   

While it’s true that no two beekeepers can seem to agree on anything, something we all seem to share is BRICKS. But then, don’t ask which end is up! Not only do bricks hold your top covers...

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link to Sugar Syrup in the Spring

Sugar Syrup in the Spring

WHY FEED — In NEW hives, the role of feeding is to help bees build new comb. It is not to fill up the hive with sugar syrup.* In OLDER hives, the role of feeding is to make sure that the bees...

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link to Which Foundation or None at All?

Which Foundation or None at All?

The use of various foundation types in the beehive is a confusing topic. There is no "right" answer, so I will explain some of the different options. PLASTICELL--This plastic foundation is...

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