OK, I've been putting this off for weeks -- busy with gardening planting and the like. But -- I've got to get back into that hive and check things out -- check...
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Martin Gutzmer
mrgutzmr
Jun 2, 2009 10:12 pm
I went for years - just scraping and dripping the honey out of the combs- I finally bought a 2 frame extractor from Dadant - Think of this, With a 2 frame -...
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Pam
hotoes40
Jun 2, 2009 4:06 pm
... we have found that if we wash with real homemade soap, preferably lavender, after we come in it prevents the rash,and if we do get a rash, washing with the...
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fFrank Mong
spur0303
Jun 1, 2009 11:25 pm
... From: fFrank Mong <spur0303@...> To: Beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 6:19:03 PM Subject: Fw: [Beekeeping] Swarm question:...
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fFrank Mong
spur0303
Jun 1, 2009 11:19 pm
... From: fFrank Mong <spur0303@...> To: Beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 1, 2009 8:27:47 AM Subject: Re: [Beekeeping] Swarm question:...
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pgmrdan
Jun 1, 2009 11:05 pm
I'd only be concerned if there was no pollen being brought into a hive this time of year. It *may* depend upon the amount of brood and the stages of the brood...
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Matt Moore
mgmoore7
Jun 1, 2009 10:47 pm
Less than a day for sure. ... -- Matt mgmoore7@... 813-293-7333...
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Mary Kroll
wildheavenfarm
Jun 1, 2009 10:44 pm
How quickly can 3lbs of bees go through a pint of sugar syrup? I swear, Either my feeder has a leak or these girls each have six hollow legs. Mary ...
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william kinder
mrwizard9090
Jun 1, 2009 10:09 pm
my one, and only hive, varies in the pollen brought in. some days the pollen baskets are plumb full. others, nada. methinks that the different hives have...
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william kinder
mrwizard9090
Jun 1, 2009 10:06 pm
the folks downwind of you are probably getting mysterious rashes whenever you burn PI parts. the worst thing that can happen is getting the active...
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Katherine K Hebenstreit
irishbreadloaf
Jun 1, 2009 9:51 pm
Thing is herbicides will kill the jewel weed which grows near poison ivy and poison oak. In early spring, I set to work. I rake the last of the leaves and...
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deknow@...
deknoww
Jun 1, 2009 9:17 pm
...i assume that pi grows around beehives because pi is an antidote for beestings (or vice versa) :) seriously though, i've read about a high strength vinegar...
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Bill
emailreqd
Jun 1, 2009 9:09 pm
I use the Roundup concentrate full strength (or 50/50) when I really need to nuke something. Note that it is the sap of poison ivy plants which causes the...
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william kinder
mrwizard9090
Jun 1, 2009 8:45 pm
my favorite subject, poison ivy. my theory is that it grows from a massive tuber that underlies most of the world. there are varieties of roundup that will...
13758
Julie Gritten
nevistavis
Jun 1, 2009 8:41 pm
Watched the girls going in and out of the hive today and noticed that one hive was bringing in tons of pollen but the other hive wasn't bringing nearly quite...
13757
pgmrdan
Jun 1, 2009 7:50 pm
Good luck! For the first time (this is only my second year of beekeeping) I'm letting the bees try their hand at making a queen. Three weeks ago I made a...
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pgmrdan
Jun 1, 2009 7:49 pm
If you look up Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus online you should get a lot of hits. HTH, Dan Submitted 10:09am ct June 1....
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torqueornot
Jun 1, 2009 7:49 pm
... 2. Determine the # hives the package of medicine was intended to treat, either by reading the package or accompanying literature. Measure the product...
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pgmrdan
Jun 1, 2009 7:48 pm
Answer to #1: You don't. Pinch the queen (euphemysm for 'kill her') about 24 hours before introducing the new queen. You'll get better acceptance of the new...
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sankosa
Jun 1, 2009 7:47 pm
All birds and mammals can be infected with a form of influenza virus, of which there are three types (A, B and C) and Humans can be infected by forms of all...
13752
crbrlw
Jun 1, 2009 7:46 pm
Hi: I have some poison ivy growing around my hives. How can I get rid of it without hurting the bees or catching it myself? Best wishes, Cara...
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Keith Graham
kpgraham51
Jun 1, 2009 7:45 pm
A few minutes ago (a couple of hours after the picture) the hive is active with bees returning with pollen and lots of bees going in and out. The hive looks...
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Matt Moore
mgmoore7
Jun 1, 2009 6:50 pm
If it was a swarm, they will have left swarm cells that should be ready to hatch very soon if not already. I would just check for activity to see if you still...
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Matt Moore
mgmoore7
Jun 1, 2009 6:46 pm
I don't think that 24hrs is enough time to detmine that the queen is dead or has left. The bees need time to build comb and they have to feed her to get her to...
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Keith Graham
kpgraham51
Jun 1, 2009 6:34 pm
I looked at the hive about an hour ago and they were swarming all over the front. I uploaded a picture. I went to get a box and some pheromone to try to catch...
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Mary Kroll
wildheavenfarm
Jun 1, 2009 6:23 pm
Our first package bees were installed Thursday afternoon, the queen cage was empty at the 24 hr check, but there is no sign of her. The workers are building...
13746
hivehealth
Jun 1, 2009 3:38 pm
Bee Venom Used to Treat Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis Retired Dentist Uses Bee Venom as Therapy By Tatiana Pina, The Providence Journal, 5/30/2009 ...
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hivehealth
Jun 1, 2009 3:24 pm
Video: Controversy Over British `Manuka' Honey British Estate Produces Kiwi Favourite Manuka Honey 3 News (New Zealand), 6/1/2009 ...
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Pete
intelpete2004
Jun 1, 2009 3:18 pm
... Hi William Yup, this happens regularly. I've had two swarms from my own hives move into bait nucs at my apiaries this year (I started the year with 18...
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fFrank Mong
spur0303
Jun 1, 2009 1:28 pm
You have to remember the purpose behind the swarming instinct with bees. This is the way for bees to generate new colonies to assure the survival of the bee...
