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.