50% To 50% ie. 2cups suger two cups water ________________________________ From: Beekeeping@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Julia Sent: Mon 3/31/2008 4:39 PM To:...
That is a very interesting hive. Of course, it's illegal here in TN since it is not a movable frame hive (I did some checking to be sure). There is a beekeeper...
Hello Bee people :-) I'm new to the list and have been reading through the archives with a great deal of interest. I have some strange questions to ask about...
This is the situation, there is a hollow tree full of bees where a new home is being built. They can be seen buzzing about on the few warmer days that we have...
been there done that one. had to cut down swarm or tree .after tree was down cut both ends off.took to a safe place and stood tree stump up in natural...
I took some photos from the last time. Check em out at this groups photos. Might be a little scary the FIRST time ya do it, but it's as easy as it looks...
Barbara, Welcome to the group. I hope I can give you reasonably correct answers to some of your questions. ... That hollow proboscis is the bee's equivalent to...
Seems my response to his post got stuck somewhere a while back. I'll try again. Barbara, Welcome to the group. I hope I can give you reasonably correct answers...
Dear Barbra humm have you ever watched a honey bee and a leafcutter be in a alfalfa field????? the leaf cutter bee is lazy he just runs in triggers it gets...
Thanks Russell. Sorry that some of the questions are silly - kids have a way of wanting to know all the bathroom stuff. But I admit I did wonder if the larva...
Hi Mike. I did wonder how any chewing could be done. Your comments caused me to remember mandibles from my insect collecting days as a child. So they may...
Hello, Where are you located? Maybe someone can come out and give you a hand? ~Jim _ In a message dated 4/1/2008 3:44:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ...
barbra it is so fun to watch all the bees line up on the edge of feeder in the fall when feeding with a inside feeder all there tongues going 90 miles a hr...
I'm not a beekeeper Julia, but the Beekeeper's for Dummies book says not to let the mixture carmelize as it'll make the bees sick. Barbara Lindberg London,...
Mike I have looked at your link. I have installed using the first method. I have read in other places about the second method, putting the installation box in...
Hello to everyone in this group. I am new to this list,however, I have been keeping bees for approximately twenty years, and have finally had something happen...
Jerry Yes have had this happen. i bought 160 packages .lost a couple.thought they were just gone. couple weeks later was feeding .looked at big trees above...
Well Bob I did not read either method. I can tell you what works for me. I feed cornsyurp in hive.when bees arrive it is full. I mix a heavy sugar water.remove...
Hi Jerry Sorry, I cannot shed any light on your mystery myself; but I wondered what your syrup recipe is, and ingredients? I'm guessing there was no brood or...
Correct on the drawn comb. I am thinking that there must be something wrong with the old comb because I did take it from a die out, and the hive body is new as...
No there was no eggs. I usually use 5 lbs of sugar to a gallon jug which amounts to approximately 2 - 2 1/2 qts. water. In the winter I use a stronger syrup,...
Denise, After installing the bees, I left the package box in the hive until I opened the hive to make sure the queen had been released. So the package box...
Wow, that makes me nervous. I lost 5 hives through the winter and was going to use their comb to start some new ones this spring. Makes me wonder if I should...
If I want a drawn comb to put a swarm onto (I've never bought bees) I would rather pinch one with eggs and brood at all stages from another hive, if possible....
hi i have just noticed in some of my hives that wax moths have done some damage. there is webbing through out the box. what do i do w/ the frames? what do i...
Terry ain't much you can do pull the frames cut out the comb and replace comb . Clean the box . lil tip.if hive is not in use keep some mothballs in it. i get...
As CCD suposedly leaves deadout not robbed out, presumably due to some pathogen that's putting the bees off robbing, if bees won't rob your comb it might be a...
I enjoyed your email. My new obsession is bees--eating, sleeping and thinking about bees constantly. I wanted to start beekeeping over 10 years ago but put...
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