It sure would be nice to find a mentor. I asked at both of the Associations
that I belong to for someone to come and look at my hives to see what shape
they are in and give advice. In both groups I was told "....That's OVER 30
MILES. None of us can go that far!! So I have one hive thriving about half
done with it's second super and one that still hasn't filled the two frames
of foundation I replaced the feeder with much less work on the super. Both
acquired the same day both feed like crazy 1/2 gallon of syrup a day.


> Find new mentors------and use a little smoke, it dilutes the alarm
> pheromones and causes the bee to gorge on honey, lessens the chances of
you
> getting stung.