Thanx Bill. Thankfully we received our queen today and are all set. Our queen was alive and was sent with some workers luckily, everyone was alive and well....
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pool1@...
May 4, 2001 3:56 pm
I realize this is a big question to cover. But, just to give me something to think about: I have two hives that both have very high spring populations? I have...
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Bill Johnson
billj@...
May 5, 2001 12:36 am
You can 1. Split the hive with about an equal number of brood and fresh eggs in both and let the one which does not have eggs raise their own queen. But you...
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Garry Libby
LibBEE@...
May 5, 2001 12:51 am
Hi Dan, There are two ways to make spring splits. The first way is to take frames of brood and all adhering bees, making sure You don't have the queen, and put...
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Mbarton@...
May 7, 2001 9:12 am
I am hoping I will find myself in the same position as Dan soon although not as many bees in both colonies as yet - however, when I do come to try and split...
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pool1@...
May 7, 2001 4:02 pm
Thanks for all the great advice I'll post later and let everyone know how the colonies are doing. Dan Jasper, GA...
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Kbdpezz@...
May 16, 2001 5:05 pm
Hi guys, I recently obtained some beekeeping equipment (clean) and one of the items (I think) is a pollen trap. It has a screen board with several conical...
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Garry Libby
LibBEE@...
May 16, 2001 6:01 pm
Hi Kristen, It might be a clearer board, used to clear bees from honey supers so they may be taken off with few bees inside. They work best on cool nights,...
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Dave Cushman
dave.cushman@...
May 17, 2001 9:50 am
Hi all ... It sounds more like a drone trap from your description. Is the mesh too small for a bee to go through? Regards From:- Dave Cushman, G8MZY Beekeeping...
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Kbdpezz@...
May 17, 2001 12:21 pm
Thanks for the help Gary, I'm from Mass. too (up near the NH border). Kristen DiMichele Woodtrail Farm...
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Garry Libby
LibBEE@...
May 17, 2001 4:25 pm
Is there anyone on this list attending the EAS conference in August? If not, I highly recommend it. If You need info contact Me this week to save some money,...
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Kbdpezz@...
May 18, 2001 10:46 am
The mesh is definitely too small - it's like screen door material. I won't be going to EAS but I'm sure it's going to be wonderful! Kristen...
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tomas mozer
tommozer@...
May 18, 2001 11:51 am
found at http://www.newscientist.com/newsletter/news.jsp?id=ns229136 Bees lock up invaders and throw away the key AFRICAN honeybees have devised a bizarre but...
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Susan Guyaux
sguyaux@...
May 21, 2001 6:01 pm
Does anyone know if bees drink or carry water back to the hive out of a pond or bird bath protected from mosquito larvaecide that floats on top of the water,...
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Garry Libby
LibBEE@...
May 25, 2001 12:08 pm
Hi Susan, I believe the type of mosquito control You mention is a bacteria that kills the larvae of mosquito's but is harmless to bees and mammals. Garry Garry...
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tomas mozer
tommozer@...
Jun 10, 2001 4:10 pm
greetings! see video clips/stories in following links "Canada's orchards bruised by lack of bees" at ...
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ljhuston@...
Jun 17, 2001 9:56 pm
A farmer has asked for beehives to pollinate approx 35 acres of cucumbers and pumpkins. He doesn't know if nectar crops are in the area of this tract - I...
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BASECAMP97@...
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roni thompson
honeydeer1@...
Jun 17, 2001 10:07 pm
Hi, The average is one hive per acre usually . It depends on how much they really want to spend. We charge $36.00 per hive for our bees. That is what most...
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roni thompson
honeydeer1@...
Jun 20, 2001 7:46 pm
Hi, The average is one hive per acre usually . It depends on how much they really want to spend. We charge $36.00 per hive for our bees. That is what most...
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Rmaltby@...
Jun 23, 2001 10:04 pm
I have a hive that went queenless and declined. I now have a laying queen and have a fair amount of capped brood. However the wax moths have infested the hive....
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Martin Rebane
martin@...
Jun 24, 2001 12:21 am
Hi, Usually, when there are enough bees to cover all the frames, the bees are throwing them out. Ensure that there isn't a place for moths to hide inside the...
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tomas mozer
tommozer@...
Jun 24, 2001 12:04 pm
for wax moth biocontrol options see the apis newsletter at http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/apishtm/apis_2001/apjan_2001.htm#1 especially pertinent to your...
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tomas mozer
tommozer@...
Jun 24, 2001 3:48 pm
part of the solution, anyways, no panacea in beekeeping (yet)... re: reducing to nuc, absolutely do so, basically agree with points made in other response to...
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joe9360@...
Jun 26, 2001 10:34 pm
... Hi Ray, I would reduce the hive so the bees can protect it. If your using 2 hive bodies and the bees are only covering 5 frames I would remove 1 hive body...
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joannadean2002@...
Jul 5, 2001 5:24 pm
Has anyone in this group taken the Guelph University Distance Beekeeping Course. It is $300, and I wonder if it offers much more than a few decent books on...
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Computer Software Sol...
cssl@...
Jul 5, 2001 11:09 pm
Hello Joanna I would recommend a beekeeping course with your local beekeeping association. Such courses in Ireland would cost in the region of $50. Beware of...
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Rich WD6ESZ
wd6esz@...
Jul 18, 2001 10:46 pm
... from...
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jlg7001@...
Jul 24, 2001 4:51 pm
Good morning, I just discovered this list and I'm so glad! I started beekeeeping just this past year and things were going *really* well and now they've gone...
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Leslie Walton
sundaycreek@...
Jul 25, 2001 12:22 am
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