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- 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
- 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
- Bees in meter box - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
bees settling in meter boxes is a more recent phenomenon- ie not 5- 15 years ago- then there may be a connection Migrating birds become quite confused by these signals in the laboratory Bees reactions to such signals are not understood yet, their systems being a little different to migrating birds
- 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
- Italian vs Carniolan Bees | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Buying bees from a local beekeeper who has raised their own queens for a few years is a good way to get stock that is adapted to your area Regardless, don't stress too much over the breed of bee
- Ghost bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The ghost bees might be drones (larve) that they are removing If the strong hive can afford it you might steal a frame of brood from it and give it to the weaker, just make sure you don't move the strong queen with the frame
- 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
- Bees vs Cornfields - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Well, I have most of the makings of one hive assembled in my basement and most other accessories to start my single hive season in the backyard next Spring But new and depressing information has given me second thoughts about getting into bees Since I live about 150 yards from a cornfield, I'm
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