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How do you make candles for beginners?

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REPLACING BROOD COMB-When should I replace my brood frame?

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Why aren't my bees making honey? How do bees make more honey?

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CAPPINGS OF BROOD CELLS

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Too much honey in brood chamber

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Is it necessary or helpful to the bees or beekeeper to reverse the brood chambers around?

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How to know when to add another brood box

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Multiple eggs in bee cell

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If bees only live for six weeks or so, why doesn’t brood rearing take place all year rather than on a seasonal basis?

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Do you think it might be possible to use molds intended for lead if they were chilled before using to help the wax from running?

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What should be done to prevent the wax from cracking during the cooling process?

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How do you melt beeswax when you do not have a solar melter?

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Removing wax from bee frames.

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With the season advancing rapidly and the honeyflow in most of the country about to begin, I would appreciate some pointers about handling beeswax.

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Since it would seem no established beekeeper produces enough beeswax to have worked into his necessary foundation, where does the surplus come from?

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How many pounds of honey does it take to make one pound of beeswax?

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What is beeswax, or what does it originate from?

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What is the best way of removing bees from brood combs of combs in the honey supers?

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Water gathering activities of bees

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Where can I find stingless bees? Stingless bee scientific name