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- 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
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- Pseudo scorpions! - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Well ain't this an interesting tidbit Donovan and Paul point out that chelifers historically used to live in hives Only by the introduction of hives made of sawn and therefore smooth wood or later Styrofoam hives, any space in the beehive in which chelifers could have retreated or nest disappeared As long as bees were kept in straw baskets or hives made of coarse wood, this was still
- 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
- Syrup Calculator | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
It's that time of year again, folks are asking about mixing sugar syrup Randy Oliver made a handy syrup calculator in Excel, you can download a copy here
- Varroxsan - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
VarroxSan – Natural Varroa Mite Treatment with Slow-Release Oxalic Acid Strips VarroxSan is a natural solution designed to control varroa mite populations in honey bee colonies
- Known beekeeping scammers | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bee scams are very common on Facebook Lots of fake profiles offer nucs and equipment There's a good group that tracks these scammers and keeps a database of known bee scammers Before buying bees from anyone, check to make sure they are not on the scammer list
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