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The calendar shows no events when I click on the meeting link on the home page. I would like to find out the dates and locations of the meetings. Thanks

Both my 2 deep hives are full. They did well this winter. I had been planning on splitting them but it seems too early with the cold weather and lack of drones. I put a new deep on top to make them think they have more room. When can I split considering the cool weather and possible snow like last M...

Thank you for your help. I have looked at hundreds of photos via google and am concerned by the clubbed antenna. I am going to search the entire hive tomorrow when I have help lifting. My searches also indicate that SHB can be carried in new packages which should make sense as that is what this hive...

I find about 10 at a time on the screened bottom board insert. They are good fliers so I drown them in water. They have clubbed antennae but these retract after they die and can't be seen. There have been about 100 in the last day.

Dana

I am finding a lot of what look and act like small hive beetles in my hive. I just got the package on May 3 to replace winter losses. I have never seen SHB before and I thought they were not in Colorado. Could they have come in with the package bees? What are other people seeing? Any SHB traps that ...

I am on the call list if there is to be spraying in my area. I was just informed that there will be spraying about 1/4 mile from me throughout Erie. I called Colorado mosquito control and was told that they will be ground spraying, and if they are lucky the special sized drops of pyrethrum based ins...

I am looking for suggestions. I have looked at a lot of pages online and was hoping for local advice. There are YJ robbing my hive usually early in the morning I see them carrying out larvae. They seem most active early in the day and late. When I inspect around noon a few show up and stick their he...

Thanks, I will take the candy off and use it for syrup this summer. I found your recipe for bee candy online and will try it.

I have two deep hive bodies with a horizontal frame with mesh that holds my bee candy on top of the hive bodies and underneath the inner cover and telescoping cover. I have a reduced entrance. One the warm days I note that there are a lot of my bees bringing in pollen. No fighting is noted. Today I ...