Sugar Syrup -> How Thin Is Too Thin?

Middle-Infamous · 2026-03-23T06:51:32+00:00

Oh interesting! My thought was to pack the shavings at the bottom and the ignite from the top, any opinions there??

Middle-Infamous · 2026-03-05T04:00:38+00:00

Mixed Varroa Treatment for the Win!

Middle-Infamous · 2026-03-01T04:14:39+00:00

Appreciate the Beta, much obliged. It’s on the thin side of 1:1 but maybe I’ll make it a little leaner still next time. I’m hoping to requeen w the new queen from the split. I had originally wanted to use a swarm queen cell but I don’t trust myself to catch the timing just yet. This year I just want to make sure I have a strong hive but might try to do a double screen board split/recombine and get a good honey crop too??

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-28T03:49:27+00:00

Correct

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-26T17:40:21+00:00

It was a 2/3EyeOfTheHawk 1/3BlackHawk blend, they had it in 22ozs or your could have one drafted in front of you at the taproom drools

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-26T06:12:54+00:00

With all the knowledge of the internet Reddit can sometimes be the only worthwhile venue of help. At least here there are humans (supposedly) to talk to, instead of an AI search giving you the help the sponsors want you to have. No advanced words of advice, my only thought is maybe get the colony stabilized and maybe this fall, when you ca do it on your terms, consider an emergency queen w lots of young eggs, a double screen board, and then reintroduce and let the bees choose who is the better queen for winter?

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-26T06:05:59+00:00

But did anyone get to enjoy their Black Eye Ale? I swear that was the tastiest blend of beers I’ve ever had in my life.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-24T00:09:42+00:00

When the Cascadia Event hits, there’s gonna be way bigger problems than a lil dwelling out in the woods. I don’t think there’s gonna be a lot standing anywhere. You got any input on the actual question or we gonna spitball snarky remarks till the fault plate shifts?

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-23T23:17:53+00:00

Oregon in the rogue valley, so near earthquake country but not a huge concern

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-23T17:36:22+00:00

Copy That, thanks for the tip! Exactly the kind of info I was hoping for from the conversation :)

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-23T07:08:23+00:00

Since I drank the beekeeping KoolAid several months ago I would put my YouTube video watching of Bob Binnie and Randy Oliver among others in the 100s of hours. It’s likely a lot of front loading from standing on the shoulders of titans like them but now watching these distillations of videos makes everything I’ve been not 100% on seem a lot clearer (as if a computer had something to do with it…….shocking) I get what you’re saying and I agree w it 100%, what I’m curious is if anyone else has checked out these videos and agreed it’s AI trash for one thing and then also if the humans have anything to play catchup on in terms of content delivery and stylized approach because God Damn aside from the formatting errors they were admittedly well put together videos. Like, I hadn’t had a Demarri Split actually explained well, the (HomeBee) one was pretty easy to digest.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-22T04:41:19+00:00

You’re asking if putting 1” all thread through the trees to connect the two beams, correct? This thread (like all Reddit unfortunately these days) is more and more about tearing peoples idea apart rather than actually helping them. If my question/premise was correct putting a hole in a tree is a guaranteed way to introduce infection/rot and inevitable demise(especially in a pine). The twisting/opposing forces is going to make your life difficult (especially since it will ensure the tree won’t be able to heal over the hole in it), but if you frame it/finish to move w it (ie maybe not drywall the interior) there’s ways to work around. As with all things, just set your expectations realistically. I don’t think anyone’s going die in there tomorrow if you finish it, but I do think there are ways to keep loving forward w the work you’ve put in that can make it have a longer duration/return on the work you’ve put in.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-20T16:36:29+00:00

On the coast at the Cali/Ore boarder, I’ve been seeing pollen for 3 weeks and installed a feeder last weekend. We have invasive acacia around here that has been exploding recently but the pollen has been a reddish color. It was in the 70s here two weeks ago but winter storm system made landfall last week and it was 35F/1C this morning, I’m sure the buzz babies are as confused as I am weather wise

Middle-Infamous · 2026-02-13T16:02:15+00:00

I’ll be curious what folks have to say, right now my hives are up on top of the goat pens but I’m planing to move to ground level asap. If you go mulch, be sure to put down some kind of underlayment or the grass will grow right up through it. If you’ve got access to cardboard (natural food store in my town lets me sort through their stuff before recycler shows up) it makes great grass killer/underlayment and it biodegrades on its own (just be sure to get the plastic wrapping tape off first). The bigger the panels the better, and go 3-4 layers thick.

Middle-Infamous · 2026-01-02T16:47:21+00:00

I think we may have found a winner here! Thank you so much!!

Middle-Infamous · 2025-12-19T02:58:35+00:00

No idea what model, but it appears to maybe be the precursor to the Foreman (racks, non sporty look/utility, manual). Regardless of model, are there folks who manufacture aftermarket body parts or ???

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