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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
Beesource Beekeeping Forums A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more!
Safe distance from hives? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Close to the house is fine in most cases, but I would recommend that hives be placed at a distance of 60 yards from the house The reason being, that if a colony becomes defensive, most of the time, guards will cease following at 40 to 50 yards, that will make it more pleasant sitting on the porch on bad bee days Best Wishes, Joe
Queen rearing calendar Generator - Beesource Beekeeping Forums A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more!
Footwear Dos and Donts: - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I use 11 inch hiking boots, and my ultra breeze suit has the elastic bands in the ankle I have never had a bee make it inside the suit so far Personally I like to have the pants on the outside and cinched tight over the boot, not on the inside I have used the mud boots, but I think the hiking boots are more comfortable Welcome to beekeeping,
Who has Caucasian Queens? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Moreover stamina is the source of a whole series of desirable traits, longevity, hardiness, wing-power, etc Observations made in 1953 lead me to believe that the Tellian is the longest-lived bee I also noted that it is active at temperatures at which no other honeybees would dare to venture forth, not even Carniolans
Outyard agreement - Beesource Beekeeping Forums inherent risk of bee stings to people, animals, or livestock Beekeeper is not responsible, for complaints, claims or other actions on the part of neighbors due to the presence of hives (If it is ruled illegal or ordered that the hives are removed from land owners property is is the responsibility of the beekeeper to remove them)
New package - treat or not? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums It is possible to be chemical free but the odds are very high that a beginner trying chem free will have dead hives to show for his efforts After you have kept bees for five years and learned how to split to make new hives to replace losses consider chem free if you desire Beware of snake oil salesmen The bee world is loaded with them Dick