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Mar 9, 2021 · Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap designs are …

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Feb 24, 2016 · Supplementary Feeding of Honey Bee Colonies Honey bees can be fed various foodstuffs to supplement inadequate supplies of pollen or honey. In early spring before pollen and …

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Feb 24, 2016 · This thread is outdated. See the updated thread here: https://www.beesource.com/threads/build-it-yourself-equipment-plans-in-pdf-format.367102/

Jun 7, 2010 · I've heard that moving a hive more than 2 feet and less than 2 miles can cause the bees to strand themselves at the previous location. Nonetheless, I may be forced to move a hive 50 feet. Is …

Nov 30, 2011 · Bee Vac “This idea has saved me hundreds of stings and saved the lives of a lot of bees (I wouldn’t pull feral hives without one). If you’ve ever tried to remove an existing feral hive without a …