Oct 17, 2025 · My bees haven't swarmed in years, unless you count artificial swarms. I agree brood breaks are a good thing, but there are ways to make them happen without allowing your bees to …

Apr 17, 2016 · The bees have been reported as living there since the 1920s; removed from the house once in the 1940s, but moved back in sometime later. When discussing the possible removal, she …

Feb 17, 2010 · The bees produce a lot of heat, especially as spring approaches and brood rearing begins. Currently, we are experiencing highs of about -5 to -10 C and lows of about -20C. I have …

Apr 12, 2015 · The Michigan article really nails it too, because my deadout contained piles of dead bees in the corners of the hive, like this stated. If they're pygmies, I wonder if they're less able to scale a …

Feb 24, 2016 · About a million queen bees are sent in the mail annually. Most of these bees are mailed to places in the United States and Canada, but some are sent to other countries. Recent …

Dec 12, 2006 · My bees are very gentle and I often open them without even a veil if I'm not going too far into them, but black suede and black fuzzy fabric will drive them completely nuts. Anything black …

Jul 26, 2006 · i put antifreeze in my car the other day and accidentally spilled a bit on the driveway i notice a couple of my honeybees lapping it up. i promptly stepped on them and took the water hose …

Feb 8, 2016 · I was wondering 1) if you can mix Russian and Italian hives in the same yard? and 2) would they eventually mix or would they remain with their own hives? Thanks for any comments of …

Mar 11, 2007 · Russian bees pro and cons My 2cents worth 3 years ago i bought 10 nuc of russians and lost 4 the first year anthe next year lost 4 more came out this spring with 2 hives built up slow but …

Mar 2, 2011 · But bulk bees?? Are you saying to add bulk bees to frames of brood from another colony?? No it was the term they used for the bees on the frame and a shake of bees from the …