Water-Soluble Propolis `Significantly' Inhibits Tumor Growth Anti-Tumor Effects of Water-Soluble Propolis on a Mouse Sarcoma Cell Line In Vivo and In Vitro The...
I purchased two nucs this spring and they seem to be doing well here in North Texas. I believe the honey flow is over and it is getting very hot. I plan to use...
[I am reposting this question. I originally wrote it immediately after joining the group, not realizing it would not be posted until a moderator ok'd my...
Hi Barbra  Long time no chat.  I do paint all my hives. staple and glue.  To much invested not to....  I believe in different colors. ... Russell ... From:...
... lightly smoke em as you pull the comb out and either wire/tie/tape it to the (Waxless) frames. I don't think I included a vital piece of information... the...
Duh!! Didn't think they'd be in a STONE retaining wall. The bees are (VERY) probably in a hollow rotten section of the crossties. Be gentle with the chisels,...
Hello and welcome! Â How lucky to get some equipment and then have some bees just move right in! That rocks! Â I would plug up that hole, but not with tape....
Different colors? Do you color code for a reason? or, just like different colors? Â Alan, Lakeview, NY ... From: russell spencer <beekeeper121@...> ...
Sherill,    In no case use a pesticide on it, unless you want to burn the equipment. Several things could cause a small brood pattern. A small swarm...
Botulism a Possibility, Even if Patient Not Fed Honey Global Occurrence of Infant Botulism, 1976–2006 PEDIATRICS, Vol. 122 No. 1 July 2008, pp. e73-e82 ...
Iread a german artical in ABJ where keepers have rows oh hives lined up 50 or so.they said it stoped drifting.....So I tried it.. it worked ..... It was a...
Thanks Mike. The pesticide comment was sort of tongue in cheek! I wasn't as concerned about the amount of brood (although it did seem small) as I was with the...
I very rarely use the entire suit, but the veil is a must for me. Getting stung in the face is the only place that turns me into a crying sissy! I do have a...
There's a guy here in Guelph who sells a special belt for a beekeeper. It has a pouch that holds queen cages, markers, scissors, etc., and it has a magnetized...
The beekeepers I've talked to say they use whatever colour is on sale :-) They by the 'goofed up' paint cans really cheap at the Home Depot. I was thinking...
On another beekeepers list a beekeeper reported great success attaching wild combs to frames by creating a clothe hammock to hold the combs in place. I guess...
You said: There is a hole at the back corner of the lower brood chamber: not intentionally cut; looks like it cracked or rotted a little there) It measures 1...
I got stung under the eye once and I looked like a prizefighter.... Â Come to think of it, I must still look like a prizefighter cuz I'm still single! ... ...
I never got a suit until year 3 and that was when I went to work about 50 hives with some friends. I was used to my 6-8 and felt very comfortable but 50 was...
Dan, et al: Sorry about that last post! Why is it that arcane keystroke combinations only work when your fingers are on the wrong keys? Anyway, I MEANT to say...
Ya got me thinking about it. Haven't had a suit, or gloves, or veil, on since May. Went and bought some Queens from this ole Geezer two weeks ago, talked to...
I am looking at using a Miller type feeder and from the plans I've seen it appears as if there is a potential for the bees to simply fall into the syrup and...
Sorry, can't help too much on this one. Too much wild fauna around me to have a 'dead' nectar flow. Some are definintely better than others at producting...
So, its your first year? I would put some honey supers on top and feed them 1:1 sugar water all summer, assuming you have very few blooms during the hot summer...
Any one have any tips or advice in harvesting honey without a centrifuge. I inherited a hive and some equipment but no centrifuge. The super is full but I do...