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- Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bees are there constantly, even though they are only about 100 feet from the lake where they get all the water they want Personally I know that a certain number of bees from each hive go out and seek salt If one don't provide a safe (preferably sea-salt) they will go on the P-puddles, manure and such places where salt is available
- Bananas and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The bees didn't care At all So I crushed some the the flesh They still didn't care So I sat down on my hive watching crate, took my veil off, and enjoyed a snack while I watched bees for a bit Bananas have no apparent effect on my bees My bees are not your bees Your bees live in a different place, and may be a different race
- Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
Pollen traps vary greatly in design and positioning on the hive All make use of one basic principle – a grid to remove the pollen pellets from the bees and a box or tray to collect them Pollen-collecting field bees are forced to enter the hive through an opening screened with 5-mesh hardware cloth or 3 16-inch diameter perforated sheet
- Vinegar in sugar syrup - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
If you don't adjust the ph the bees will do it themselves Bailey, in England, did a study years ago that said adding vinegar to sugar syrup that is fed for overwintering shortens the life of the adult bees
- Poison Hemlock - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I am just starting beekeeping and expecting my first bee's to arive in a couple of weeks The area I am going to place my hives is by a creak that is full of Poison Hemlock The entire creak bottom will be white with the flowers from this plant I have two questions first do I need to be
- Making Michael Palmers inexpensive pollen sub - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Hey all we used Michael Palmers sub this last year We add some lemongrass to encourage quicker uptake on the sub It worked great either way My wife made a video of how to make the sub for a local club It is 1 5 minutes long and has the Palmer recipe broke down to 5 25lbs of patty Directions
- Release queen from cage or wait? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The bees need to orientate to your area to seek out pollen and nectar supplies They need to draw out some of the foundation or clean out the old comb Your queen acceptance is higher with syrup feeding too Replace the cork with a marshmellow A single queen replacement could be difficult because of shortages
- Bees attracted to urine? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bees are attracted to smelly liquids If your go back in the Beesource archives you can find more examples where bees rather slurp horse piss, bird bath water, swimming pool water, clothes washer discharge than what we perceive to be the good stuff that comes out of a tap
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