... equally good, >each with their own unique strong points. I have found the Italians & Carni's to be >the most docile with the russians being a bit more...
Rain @@@@ \\\\\\ wrote: the Carniolans are a bit more likely to propolize the hive and the Italians are a bit more likely to go hive-robbing from time to...
OK, wel I'm going to be ordering my package here tomorrow (I live in Ohio), and I was wondering if I should get it in later april or early may? I'm not...
This brings up an interesting point that I hope we can discuss. How can you tell what "breed" of bee you have?? I started my hives last spring with nucs that I...
Your supplier will watch the weather for your area and send them to you based on the best weather reports he can find. Don't worry too much if it's still a...
Actually, it helps the bees orientate if you use different colors or different shades (light and dark) on the hives as opposed to having all the hives in a ...
I think the "cahoneybees" might just refer to the location of the person starting up the discussion list. When you start talking honeybees and beekeeping, the...
Is it possible to have temps below 50 degrees at ... Yes in Ohio April and May can be a total coin toss. SOmetimes it's warm early and nice, and sometimes it...
... Anytime in the spring oughta be okay. Ask your county agent what the average last date of frost is. That's a good guide. You'll want them in place no later...
... I'd say your queen mated with multiple drones of diverse races. Each worker (female) carries the genes of the queen mixed with the genes of the drone that...
... As a teen in the '60s, I kept some hives on the roof of my parent's home -- in full, direct, day-long sun with no problems. ... During the same teen years...
Add pollen substitute. They will make more wax and the queen won't be afraid to start laying. ... Anytime in the spring oughta be okay. Ask your county agent...
Rain - Mike summed up the key points about different breeds of bees really well and concisely. I would add that bees are alot like people. - the all have very...
... Here in the Ohio Valley, our last frost date is May 15. Any time before that, whether the fruit trees are in bloom or not, it can suddenly go down in the...
... ROFL! Thanks for a great mental image of a honeybee sitting in a teeny, tiny Morris chair under an eensy-weensy lamp, wearing teeny, tiny bifocals. ... ...
Rain was concerned about installing package bees in her area. Just have an extra hive body and two or three thoroughly washed out LARGE pickle jars with...
... Yup. Residential area. Never any complaints. I'm considering doing it this spring. I can't have hives in the yard because we often get grandkids all over....
I don't participate to often but do try and read the mail. I missed the queen discus so I will just toss my 2 cents in (it's less than it use to be). We raise...
In case you have trouble picturing what Mike described, here's how it should look inside that empty top super. (I didn't have pickle jars so had to settle for...
I have read a lil on slatted racks, but only in catalogs. THey say the help with ventilation and swarm control, anyone have any experience with them?...
I've got a couple (5 for 15 hives), kinda neat in the spring but that's the only time I use em. I'd keep it simple the first few years. ... From: morphicsaiyan...
One would be expecting some tasteless Eastern European style spam out of our new member any moment now. Course I've been wrong before, maybe she really is into...
I am looking to start 1-2 hives this year, and all the catalog beginner kits come with boardman entrance feeders. Yet the books I have read all seem negative...
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