What are people's thoughts on the best type if feeder for bees? I would think the ideal feeder would 1. Be of simple and robust construction 2. Not require...
For me, I use gallon glass jars over the inner cover if I'm just feeding a few splits or a weak colony or two. Otherwise, I feed the hole apiary with plastic...
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All my feeders are top hive feeders. They hold about 2.5 gallons each. Made of wood with screen to allow the bees to get to the mix. It is also nice to...
Bob Cannaday
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Sep 20, 2002 2:04 pm
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what size plastic barrels? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Pocolady@...
Sep 20, 2002 3:52 pm
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I use 55 GL., but you don't have to fill them up. It's just easier to have the capacity if need be and the surface area is bigger. It also works better, if...
This sounds a little weird but has anyone has anyone tried humming bird feeders? I put some honey syrup in one to see how well the bees go for it. Joseph ...
In a message dated 9/21/02 3:18:40 PM Central Daylight Time, jtjrson@... ... I have fed bees from hummingbird feeder for three years, now. It was the bees...
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Sep 22, 2002 1:56 am
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Hummingbird feeders tend to only have two or three outlets. Even the much criticized boardman/jar feeder has a dozen holes to service a dozen bees at a time....
... I fed heavily last spring, and found that the bees brought in very little nectar, as far as I could see anyway, and vast quantities of pollen. Result was...
I believe i have the perfect feeder solution. The "Nacka" styrofoam hive system (and other similar systems) have a feeder box that you put on top of the hive....
Mats Andersson
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Sep 23, 2002 12:54 pm
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I would like to see the pictures. Cliff...... pocolady@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Pocolady@...
Sep 23, 2002 10:27 pm
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I have to tell you guys about an other method for feeding that a couple of beekeepers here in Sweden invented. It's cheap, simple and really smart. An empty...
Mats Andersson
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Sep 24, 2002 9:12 am
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Where in California can I find the manufacturer of bee hive pallets ?...
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I like the idea of frame feeders (I think they are also known as division board feeders) which have some good points: - Close to the brood nest - Inside the...
Martin Hall
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Sep 26, 2002 1:14 pm
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Hi I am a German beekeeper and police officer. I am 40 years of age. For next year I plan a 4 week vacation to US. Think I will visit the western states. If...
Looking for websites with pictures of beehive pallets. I am designing a flatbed on a drop box truck for permanently mounting my bees. Thinking of running the...
Hello Oliver, I'm not sure, but I think you may have some problems with the bees if you have them facing each other like that. You may want to run it by the ...
I have noticed that several of the people on here apperently have a Ham Radio License, myself included. Anyone interested in meeting up on 20 meters?...
Hello Oliver, I'm not sure, but I think you may have some problems with the bees if you have them facing each other like that. You may want to run it by the ...
It's been written up in the local press, and carried on the AP Wire and mentioned on Paul Harvey news. It was demonstrated locally in Oregon, we have a story...
Does anyone here use drone comb to capture V. mites? If so what do you use for comb? Do you use drones to count mites or to try to reduce their numbers....
I would like to start with beekeeping but i'm not so sure what type of beehives (LR, DB, ...?) are best for 4-5 migration per year beekeeping? And what type of...
I wonder whether anyone who saw this report has made up their own boom boxes? ... -- --Owen Watson --at home in Wellington, New Zealand --Don't reply to...
Owen Watson
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Mar 14, 2003 12:13 pm
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Hi People, While I haven't seen the paper on this I have found that if the bees chase me back to the car (some of my bees are very naughty) that playing the...
Hello, One day I was reading Russian beekeeping magazine and found simple tool that helps one in raising queens. It calls queen calendar and it was made of...
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