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how important is it to be level with hives , I have them on 3 foot rings of scaffold I wasnt using they  were level but are now leaning to the front some ground is wet from all the rain and legs of scaffold are sinking

I was concerned about the washboarding because it was clogging up the entrance..but it is kind of neat...today the numbers were down but still washboarding. I've been reading "At The Hive Entrance" and trying to learn all I can. Would love not to have to open the brood nest once it is established, not more than absolutely necessary.

And how is Iran Contra any worse than Fast and Furious guns being used to kill our own law enforcement people. At least Reagan was trying to stop the communist spread across Latin America. That was a lot more effort on securing our border than what the current occupant is achieving. And he is Constitutionally mandated to protect our borders, which he is not.
I think what they have spent on killing 9 American citizens since 2009 via drone strikes could have sealed up a lot of our border and sent a lot of illegals home.
As far as PAt Robertson, if you are a man of God, you need to be firm in your convicyions. If he sees a society falling apart  from an absence of faith minded people, it is foreseeable that he can see some of the violent weather as a wake up call from God. Some people still have faith in a higher being, thank God!!
And I think he also believes that God had a hand in a whole lot more not being killed.Sounds like a whole lot odf teachers were praying for God to protect their students. We'll see which side of the aisle pursues them for offering prayers in school.

what should I do with the comb that I take off when I try to straighten the bees comb  out some has honey ,but not sure what to do with the pieces  thanks

still going strong cathy

I imagine that some VSH might well be less productive to start with.  But, allow them to join the larger breeding population and some good things may happen.

Did they forget that last year was a record low number for tornadoes?
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/2012/2012-NOAA-NWS-tornado-facts.pdf
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/2012-tornado-count_n_2387622.html
Contradicts these peoples predictions for 2012 by trhe so called weather experts.
http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/...tornadoes...1/61631

It will seperate. I would hand rub wax into the corners first then do controlled dips till satisfied.

JOhn

It all depends on the ingredents of the treatment. becasue when the bees walk over it the wood may be leaching it and they walk across the comb. I let the bottom boards go natural. the oils from the bees coat the wood any how.


John

Where did you find the rollers?

they are stock steel rods. i cut them to length and then put them in my old mill and drilled and taped the ends then I just rough milled the faces for traction. then used angle iron for the ends. and a old handle for a transfer pump to turn it with. I am still deciding if I nee to groove the ends and attach a figure eight band to help the bottom roller turn when pressing.

john