... oops Vernon is a town in my spell checker. Vernon better known locally as Vermon is Not good for much. May even be considered bad for the immune system by...
Hi there! New beekeeper here, or going to be one when the nucs arrive in mid- May. We've ordered two nucs, have our equipment and hives ready and are awaiting...
Hi We have sold nucs for years and here is what we recommended. It has proven successful in the past This is a quick version (Coles notes ) Put the nuc in your...
Question Are you leaving the rest of the hive chamber empty when you put the nuc in? thanks rich ... From: Ferguson Apiaries To: beekeeping@yahoogroups.com ...
Subject:HoneyBee colony in my house Date:Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:57:23 -0700 (PDT) From:PatLappat@... (P.L.) To:wd6esz@... I have a 'hive' of honeybees in...
Hello, I'm a new member, and I thought I'd introduce myself. I have always liked bees, and I am interested in eventually keeping one or two hives (who knows -...
Randall & Robin I advise taking a course from someone that teaches beekeeping seminars. There are so many new pests and you NEED 2 KNOW how to help your bees. ...
Hi...I started with my Bees Last April and over wintered 4 hives...They say you are not really a beekeeper until your bees live through the winter.LOL. There...
No I would fill it up or use a follower board. If it is cool it would be a good idea to close the entrance to about a inch for the first while. I just use a...
Just installed my first 2 packages ever! Wow, interesting and exciting. I was wondering though, I did the following: Top cover Top Feeder Inner cover pollen...
As you probally know...You dont need an inner cover when using a top hive feeder. But as long as the bees can get to it...it probally doesnt matter. Check your...
Yet another brand-new wanna-beekeeper here. Must be a spring thing, eh? Just made the classic beginners' mistake of buying used equipment, only to discover...
bdloving wrote: "Filled the feeder with 1 gal syrup, how often should I check it?" I would check it every other day until you can determine how rapidly the ...
I used foundation. Thanks. Just watching is fun, set up 2 hives next to each other. Occasionally a bee returns and tries to enter the wrong hive. crawls in ,...
Thanks, Greensboro NC. last night low was 36, highs this week 50- 60ish. ... should I ... rapidly the ... it ... you ... will ... after the ... stop ... and...
Kalia - There has been some evidence that using a strong lye/water solution to mop and clean the areas where the equipment has been kept will help. Boiling...
AFB can be completely distroyed by Irraidiation. Here in Worcester County Mass our Bee Club gets together and sends our old contaminated stuff to be...
An aquaintance of mine who retired from beekeeping last year and who heard I was just starting out gave me one of his old hive bodies with inner and outer ...
Hi Nancy and group, Similar to your case, I was given a few old hives last year when I started. Perhaps those hives were not as dark (dirty?) on the inside as...
Not sure if it has been mentioned on this list in the past, but if I can my $0.02 some beekeepers add a few drops of food coloring to their syrup. In that way...
Where do you send it to have it done? Thanks Rich ... From: ROBERT J STOCKLEY To: beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 10:33 AM Subject:...
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I am getting ready to super the last of my hives this weekend. I have save my two most robust hives for comb honey. My question is, based on your personal...
Nancy in southern Connecticut karaho@... asked about utilizing a donated hive body ( and accompanying woodenware). What I have done in the past with such...
Hello everyone. I'm looking for a bee keeper in SE Michigan that can show me the ropes. Not everything, just the basics. I want to have a hive or two mainly...
I have been told that in areas where beehives are kept there are less hornets' nests in the area. I know in my sister's neighborhood that there used to be...
