- The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Great presentation from Mr Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped He and Dr Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant uk and work closely with the growing cohort of TF beekeepers in the UK A few slides outline the fundamental dynamics at work in the colonies
- Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid Two pollen trap designs are described Both designs use the same principle of removing pollen from the bees but differ greatly in all other features and in method of mounting on the hive
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- Bee Venom Therapy for Chronic Lyme Disease
Stinging one's inner thigh is not a fast operation so I fumble and finally grab a bee off of the landing board and sting the rash Jim asked if it hurt Not bad I replied That was a young bee he said Grab another The next word I said was not "ouch" By this time half the class was over with us and the master beekeeper had a bit of a frown on
- Bee-L | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bee-L is controlled by rouge moderators that like to use a tactic of belittlement as a tool to encourage non participation of those that do not agree with them A brief glance in the archives of Bee-L will show this pattern of belittlement, and also ignored posts by new bees This is very discouraging to new bees
- How do I sell off most of my hives? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bee keeping HAS to at least pay for itself, if you have more than a few hives I have found my niche, I sell honey by the jar, I carry a tote of honey everywhere I go Bars, Resturants, bank, Dr, Dentist, salon, bowling alley, Elks, Eagles, VFW, etc Maximum profit is on a half pint jar and it is the hottest seller
- Has anyone ordered from Betterbee? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Dick Allen is correct Farm equipment and livestock are exempt in NYS The bee supply houses are taking an awful chance if they don't obtain Tax Exempt Certificates when they don't charge sales tax Nothing needs be 'on file' with the state to issue a Tax Exempt Certificate Bee suits, gloves and hats are especially questionable
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