Not really! But, want to hear something really weird??? Remember I told you that I starved my bees? Well, I brought down the hive yesterday to get it...
Wow! great news :) So you people in Tennessee are still actively working your hives? Here in NJ we're hanging on until March. We might see our bees when the...
Well a handful of bees can number more than 1000. Do you remember what your package of bees looked like? When the bees tightly cluster they don't take up much...
Our temperatures are above 50 right now. It's strange weather for us for January. But, I'm feeding my bees right now and they are working it so I have to...
Hi all I had several hives of bees about 20-25 years ago; planning to start a couple again this spring. I sold everything I had, figured I'd never want to...
Hi Lew, Just wanted to let you know if you have a problem finding anyone local, Ebay actually has quite a bit of supplies and books on their site for...
Thanx Joy That's where I looked first (I'm an EBay seller so look there first for virtually everything) but so far not much there. Some antique smokers & a...
I was on this list last spring and summer, then had a series of small disasters--one bee-related, one computer-based--lost my bees and lost track of you guys...
Hi Nancy Sorry to hear about all your problems, but one of the nice things about spring is the chance to start over :) I have tried both starting with nucs and...
I'm always stunned by the horrendous (high) prices Ebay sellers demand for beekeeping equipment. That would be my last resort. Get to know prices of new...
EBay can be hard to guess. Actually the prices aren't too high; it's an auction. Price something too high; it doesn't sell. The price is set by the high...
As I stated in m original post I kept bees many years ago; I've forgot a lot & lots has changed I'm sure. What's AFB? Lew ... From: Ferguson Apiaries...
... American Foul brood. You should have the comb inspected by a inspector to see if it had this deadly disease. Burning is one of the two options if your...
Thanks for the very detailed post! I'm not figuring used hives, etc. practical due to shipping but do hope to get the accessories (knife, extractor, other...
I'm seriously considering beekeeping, but not sure where to start. My interest started a few years back when a friend invited me to watch him put a new queen ...
In Denmark the local branches of the beekeepers association have schools for new beekeepers. The new beekeepers get to manage one of the associations hives...
... I second that, speaking as a new beekeeper who got a "great deal" on a large batch of used equipment which turned out to be AFB-infested. I lost my colony...
Hi Kalia Sorry to hear of your misfortune with the infected equipment. - what a horrinle experience. Hopefully the seller didn't realize that the equipment...
I'm a second year beekeeper. Am wondering if anyone on the list is located ion the north east coast of USA? The colony I have now was put in the hive this...
I boil all used equipment in a 5 gallon metal bucket, using a turkey gas fired pot to heat the water. Will this remove all dangers of disease from used...
No it will not. Once foulbrood get in there it's a bear to get it out. I read somewhere that you could boil it with lye and this will kill foulbrood. Still I'd...
Awhile back, Canadian bee researcher Steve Pernal looked at methods used to decontaminate woodenware. (Some numbers I have bookmarked.) 1. Scorching and Virkon...
In Denmark a blend of lye and soap is the most common way to clean frames and supers whether you have AFB, EFB or not. It removes all wax, fat and dirt left on...
Hello, I live in south-central New Mexico. For the last week or two I've noticed that there are dozens of honeybees attacking my birdfeeders. They seem to be...
They're looking for pollen, the dust on the bottom of the feeder will do in a pinch. If ya got anyone nearby feeding cattle sweetfeed or something similar...
I've seen the same behavior here with my bees. We had 68 degree temps last week and those bees were going wild in the bird feeder. I noticed that they had...
Ehh.. I understand your thinking, but it would not be correct to think that lower numbers of spores after a less than thorough treatment could ever be a ...
Yes indeed. Someone sent me this link: http://www.wbu.com/edu/bees.htm Which says that they are interested in cornmeal dust, which I suppose is a natural...
Hi guys just moved to New Oreans, an i'm looking for a new honey contaction, i know thats sounds bad, i make mead an my honey stock is all most gone, any one...
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