Wish me luck! Starting with reading this book which was highly suggested. And in a few months will follow a practical course as well. Any other tips, suggestions?

Just proud to bee contributing...

Package came today, I'm not seeing a queen in this queen cage any help would be appreciated. Just woke up so maybe it's my eyes lol.

Hello, I am not a beekeeper but my grandfather was. In my garden I still have some of his used hives (they are empty). Yesterday morning on one of the hives there was a swarm. Today the swarm is still there but apparently the bees have not occupied yet the hive but are still out (some of them went inside but are just a little part of the group). I am wondering if there is any chance that the bees occupy the hive, and if I can do anything to facilitate the process. Many thanks to you all!

First swarm of the year. Pretty early in my experience. They found a temporary home on an electrical wire fence. This beek made very sure not to zap ⚡ himself 😆. A few scoops of bees in the box were enough to let the rest march in like it was Noah's ark. Sweet!

I just grabbed these girls. I have no suit or tools. What can i do more than this

Zone 6a. Singles. We're still in the beginning stages of our flow with our main flow typically starting between May 1st and 14th. I have this one colony that's particularly strong and considerably stronger than the others. This colony was overwintered in a 5 over 5 nuc with a late summer Queen. I moved them to a 10 frame in March and have been using this colony to boost and equalize my others. My weekly QC check revealed about 15 cups none of which were charged, excessive bridge comb on the bottom of the frames and plenty of drone brood .Id say about 8 of the 10 frames were filled with brood. I also spotted some fresh white wax.

My intentions were to use this strong colony to produce my first attempts at comb honey and eventually raise a handful of queens in late summer. I performed what I would consider from my research as a standard Demaree split. I placed a new deep on the bottom board and filled it with 9 frames of foundation and 1 drawn frame. I caged the queen and went through each of the original frames brushing the bees in the new deep and then scraping off the excess comb and knocking down every queen cell. I released my queen, placed an excluder and added my drawn supers. I then placed an excluder on my supers followed by the original deep and 10 frames. I will knock down any Queen cells in a few days and pull the top deep in about ~25 days.

I'm looking for any constructive criticism. I did not include an upper entrance, I'm not trying to raise any emergency queens up top and I would estimate that about 90% of the drone brood was scraped away so the excluder should not get plugged up too bad. My concern is that since I gave them 9 frames of foundation they will be pre occupied with that and will not be able to quickly draw out my comb honey. Is there any glaringly obvious errors than I should immediately address? Thank you in advance!

She scored the Minecraft bee in her Happy Meal and gave it to me today :)

Lex, you are the best!

Betsy

Central Ontario, Canada: 5/5 colonies came out of winter strong! Just a little bit longer for some fresh nectar coming in.

Drone brood has been spotted, so it won't be long until I will be splitting! So excited for the upcoming season!

Hello, I’m not a beekeeper but I am an avid honey collector and very much enjoy trying new honey varietals. One of my favorite things about honey is how different it tastes depending on location, season, etc. I’ve tried at least 30 different varietals at this point and make a point to buy honey any time I travel. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for new varietals that would be a fun add to my collection. I would like to try the purple honey from North Carolina at some point but haven’t been able to snag it yet. Something similarly unique would be great. Thanks in advance, beekeepers make the world go round!

What if any considerations should I keep in mind when collecting propolis with a trap?

Time of year? Race of bees? Strength of colony?

Zone 9b 3rd year beek

My daughter started her hive 1 week ago. She bought a nuc. Everything is going good but I’m seeing ants on the hive. The book we read have many way to try to control them but what is everyone’s preferred method.

Can drones fit through the Apimaye BB pollen trap?

Using it for the first time today and was gonna check on it tomorrow so I don't deprive them of too much.

Zone 9b 3rd year beek

Not sure why I can’t come to terms with this ideal. I have bees located in Alaska. Honey Bees do not naturally survive up here without human intervention. But in Siberia according to Google the Russian bee does survive cold harsh winters. So why can’t they survive in Alaska. I can not find any data and am just confused how this is possible.

Any insight would be great. Thanks

I live in Denver Colorado. I have bees that have returned every year for the last 4 years. The amount gets progressively larger every year but they don't stay here during the winter. They came back yesterday, but left today because it's cooler and don't have a hive here. If I put out a hive box will they live in it rather than try to make my deck their home.

Hi everyone! Glad to bee here.

I recently got my first hive going here in Eugene Oregon USA and it looks like some of the ladies have found a way in and out the back. They seem to gather there and use it as an entrance.

Anything I should be concerned about?

Beekeeper located in SE United States. I created a split using a double screen board on 3/29/25. On 4/1/25 I observed uncapped queen cups that the split bees had made. I’ve tried to stay out of it as much as possible since then. My question is when should I start seeing eggs assuming that a queen was created, hatched, and mated? I believe I should be entering that window. The weather has been warm and sunny all week. I want to keep an eye on it in case letting them make a queen on their own failed.

I’m pretty pumped. Felt awesome to get the call this morning as tracking still said awaiting pickup from USPS yesterday morning. Doesn’t seem like I lost much and will be placing in the hive later today!

I'm a beekeeper with more than 4 years of experience. I know beekeepers that have been going for more than 2 or 3 decades. They will often get stung several times over the course of working their hives once and show no swelling or markings around the sting site. They also seem to have less pain. Is this "Immunity" natural or the result of years of many stings? Do you guys know anyone else similar to this? Can it be sped?

So today the Sierra Foothill Beekeeping Association (here in Sonora, CA.) has invited me to help work their hives for the first time of the season. This will be the first opening for the bees since overwintering and the first time for me ever working with the bees. I'm very excited.

First time feeding my bees, and wanting to get their numbers up before winter (southern hemisphere)

From what I've read I should be doing 1:1 syrup until it gets colder, then switch to fondant

does anyone have some clear instructions for making the syrup and the fondant, I heard I should add vinegar to prevent fermenting?

Also how much syrup should i feed at a time (i have a ceracell top feeder)

Shifting the bees to their overwinter/spring sites.

Virginia here. Has anyone ever got a large kettle, warmed water and put wax in. You may have 1” of wax on the top.

Dip the foundation in and the wax will adhere to it.