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Is this the Henderson Road hive that was in the news or another location?

I did a quick check of the hive Sunday afternoon and the queen had been released. I did not see her but saw what looked like single, well positioned eggs on the deep foundation next to the comb. Time will tell.

It's probably too late for that now. I put the queen back in yesterday morning. Two of the five attendents were already dead. I put the cage near the hive before I put it in to see the reaction of the workers. Two came to the cage and did not appear at all hostile. They stayed with the cage when I w...

The adventure continues. I put a new queen in my weak hive on Monday afternoon. Multiple eggs in many cells and over pollen and all over the place convinced me I had laying worker. At the meeting last night Jack and others told me get the queen out before the laying workers/hive killed her. They sug...

Farmer's Appreciation Day was a really good experience. Wally made lots of new friends for honeybees and beekeepers. Several organizations may want speakers and we may have visitors/new members as a result his his and Ski's efforts. I had too much fun to leave the booth (except for extreme necessity...

I'm in the same boat on my weaker hive. I went through it frame by frame Sunday. I did not see the queen, any eggs, larva and very little of what may be capped brood. There was plenty of honey, capped and uncapped, a lot of open cells that appeared to be moist with some pollen in them, and one very ...

I'm planning on being there from start to finish. When you don't need me, I'll just wander around and buy stuff to eat!

Just an update--I still have the entrance reducer on my weaker hive, at the larger opening. It appears to have rallied and defends against the periodic robber. The stronger hive has no entrance reducer and seems to be doing fine. It filled the 2nd medium super with sugar water honey and is working a...

I have put entrance reducers on both my hives and blocked the entrances like in the Spring. The weaker hive calmed quickly and the stronger hive still has many bees trying to enter, just like when I first put feeders on the hives in the Spring. I hope there are enough of my bees left to rally and re...

When this is going on are there clumps of bees on the ground walking around that can no longer fly? I am either having very active orientation flights with 50-60 bees unable to fly once they get out of the hive or robbing that is not as dramatic as the picture (bees hovering at the front of the hive...

I'm no expert, but if you are going to use the dust or spray, you want to avoid any of the plants that are blooming and be careful of drift. I will probably use some dust on beans after they first break the soil but stop before they start flowering. What plants are you talking about dusting and what...

I will check in without signing in unless I have something to say. Generally, I have trouble posting if I enter the forum directly through AOL. If I want to post, I have to go to this site through Internet Explorer and then still sign in a couple of times. It is usually easier just to check things o...

Just a quick update--both hives had normal activity yesterday and foragers this morning (5/1) are bringing pollen into both hives. The robbing crisis appears to be over. Again, thanks to all who responded with help/suggestions.

Got it! Will do. Thanks--It's now about 10:25 p.m. It was an inartful entrance into the two hives--I crushed a few more bees than I would have liked to and spilled some sugar water on the ground. There appeared to be a reasonable number of bees in each of the hives but I spent as little time as poss...

Thanks for the article. I have read it. I'm abit confused and discouraged. The colony least under attack is still blocked with grass and a few drones remain around the outside trying to get in. The hive most under attack still has a fair number of workers and drones on the outside trying to get in. ...

I don't think the problem is between the 2 hives. They seemed to do fine this a.m. I think there may be a strong colony nearby (whether wild or another urban beekeeper). Unfortunately, I have a very limited area in my yard where I can legally place hives.

Things are rough again at the hives. I left home about 1:30 p.m. and all looked well. Bees going in and out of both hives at a good pace and some returning to each hive with pollen. I returned home at 3:45p.m. to find lots of bees outside both hives like yesterday. The group of bees were not doing m...

Thanks to those that replied. I blocked off the entrances for about an hour and things seemed to calm down. There were far fewer bees around, only those wanting to get back into the hives with their sisters. When I re-opened the entrances, the occupant bees came out and began orientation flights aro...

I picked up my packages (2) at Brushy Mountain this morning and put them in the hives (urban Greensboro). I put entrance reducers on both hives and now a few hours later there is lots of activity outside both hives. Some bees are being stung by other honey bees. It appears as if some are flying a st...

I found the guide and answers to be very helpful. I will try and be more active on the forum. It's just that being so new at it, I feel like I have little to offer.