pgmrdan <pgmrdan@...> wrote: Do you actually mean extirpated instead of extinct? There can be a huge difference. I don't...
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Mike Stoops
mws1112004
May 26, 2008 12:02 am
pgmrdan <pgmrdan@...> wrote: I'm located in south central Iowa. This is supposed to be good honey bee country. It's May...
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Guro Dennis Servaes
dennisservaes
May 26, 2008 1:01 am
It is CCD due to incescant extirpation which will bring extinction. See http://www.geocities.com/dennisservaes/bees Have a great day, there are only so many of...
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tom langley
bruthagrizz
May 26, 2008 1:40 am
During a honey flow I would suggest not bothering them every week. It takes them time to get re-orriented and that is time lost when it comes to making honey....
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its on the need 2 kno...
midwestkraut
May 26, 2008 2:05 am
Dear Group; Were very blessed! this is our first time keeping bees and the bees we have are very gentile! We can come right up to the hive, heck one person in...
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tom langley
bruthagrizz
May 26, 2008 2:23 am
THats good but why would somone hit the hve with a stick? They may decide to be protective one day and they'll bee sorry! its on the need 2 know basis...
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hivehealth
May 26, 2008 9:47 am
Honey Bee Losses Continue to Rise in U.S. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521205303.htm ...
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ppsi1216
May 26, 2008 2:26 pm
Hello all. I'm a new beekeeper with 2 hives from Kelleys in Kentucky-set them up two weeks ago. Both hives are currently set up-w-2 large brood boxes and 9...
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Mike McDonald
pyrite90
May 26, 2008 3:27 pm
I have switched to using 9 frames in the brood chamber. It's for my benefit, not the bees. The bees know how much room they need regardless of what the...
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katwester
May 26, 2008 5:54 pm
When you first start a hive there are no gaurd bees. Just wait. These bees are mean, and the stingers carry more venum, then the foriger bees. I have been stug...
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Linda Elmenhorst
lelmenhorst1959
May 26, 2008 6:01 pm
Are Oliverez bees a breed? Or is that where you purchased them from. What kind of bees are they? Linda katwester <katwester@...> wrote: When you...
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Barbara Lindberg
barbaralindb...
May 26, 2008 11:53 pm
In my area many beekeepers were using a piece of canvas as an inner cover. They said they preferred it because the bees didn't cover it so much with propolis...
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ppsi1216
May 27, 2008 12:18 am
Mine are wooden and are marked for this side up. Just to be sure they are oriented properly the inner cover allows the bees to come out of the oval hole and...
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Lew Best
lewbest2000
May 27, 2008 12:37 am
Personally I don't use inner covers; I prefer migratory covers that don't require them. The purpose of the inner cover is to prevent the bees from propalizing...
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Mike McDonald
pyrite90
May 27, 2008 11:06 am
You should add a second hive body now. You can move the two frames that have not been drawn in one spot and they should draw those out. I never wait until...
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The Browns
leighco9
May 27, 2008 11:18 am
My experience has been that if you do not use an inner-cover the bees will still build burr comb on the inside of the top cover so yes, I use inner-covers....
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The Browns
leighco9
May 27, 2008 11:22 am
The times are fine, however, if you are using drawn comb during a honey flow you need to check more then once a week. The bees can fill a drawn comb super in a...
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apiculturamu...
May 27, 2008 12:36 pm
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Donnie C
midwestkraut
May 27, 2008 6:03 pm
Dear Linda; No Oliverez are not a breed this is where they were shipped from they are from the Oliverez Bee Company in California. Their breed is Italian. Don...
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Randy Eckert
redearthbonsai
May 27, 2008 10:25 pm
wild swarms made the news here also, I caught one off a street corner on the city square off a crape myrtel tree, they have a new home in a quicky box I built...
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ppsi1216
May 28, 2008 12:40 am
Thanks for the tip - are you saying they just need to have drawn out comb on the frames and not capped any? All I have is drawn comb at 2 weeks after...
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Mike McDonald
pyrite90
May 28, 2008 11:01 am
The queen does not like to lay in the outer frames. I have found that, sometimes, the bees don't like to draw comb on the outer frames. They will use it once...
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hivehealth
May 28, 2008 11:39 am
Execs Arrested in Plot to Import Contaminated Chinese Honey German Food Company Executives Arrested in Plot to Import Honey Illegally from China The Associated...
I was talking to a fellow the other day and he said that oleander honey is poisonness. Is that so? I have never had the occasion to think about that. It...
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Mike Stoops
mws1112004
May 30, 2008 12:19 am
pgmrdan <pgmrdan@...> wrote: As far as I can tell, all is well. Question: Both hives are getting equal amounts of syrup at...
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David Browder
david_w_browder
May 30, 2008 1:29 pm
True that, "Swarming, It's Control and Prevention" by L.E. Snelgrove is one of the best I've read bout swarming. One of my favorite authors on beekeeping is...
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Adam
adam522494
May 30, 2008 11:16 pm
Hello , i have recently built a 6 frame , 3 super observation hive in my living room. I have put up a few pictures and would love to know wot you experienced...
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hivehealth
May 31, 2008 11:27 am
Molan: Manuka Tests May Give Different Results, Yet Still Be Accurate Honey Ratings System Under Fire All About Hawke's Bay (New Zealand), 5/30/2008 ...
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hivehealth
May 31, 2008 11:46 am
New Book Looks at Honey Trade Worldwide Honey of a Book Tells Sticky, Sweet Tale Otago Daily Times New Zealand), 5/31/2008 ...
