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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 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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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
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
Large Colony Losses Looming | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Some are: a 18-20 year boom cycle showing signs of stress, single revenue source for beekeepers, many new participants chasing the fast money with leveraged assets, a quickly increasing number of colonies ( in the US this in the face of devastating honey bee die offs due to pests disease), decrease in demand for colonies, decrease in value of
Apparent Africanized Honey Bee attack in Comanche County. . . 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!
2024 Buckfast Mated Queens | Beesource Beekeeping Forums Buckfast Queen, open mated Bee Monks of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia $34 95 each + shipping April is sold out Available May through late August Pre-order here God bless!
Build It Yourself | 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!
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