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
... too ... doing ... frames ... chalkbrood ... I ... course. ... were ... they ... I ... me!) ... next ... stayed ... THIS ... looked ... Bees ... an ... new ...
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Leslie Walton
sundaycreek@...
Jul 25, 2001 12:25 am
Actually, that reply was from Skip Walton, using my wife's (Leslie) Yahoo profile. Skip in WA www.sundaycreek.com...
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Martin Rebane
martin@...
Jul 25, 2001 1:06 am
Hi! Few things I'd do differently: ... I can't agree with you. This is one of the best ways to kill queens if you want them alive and also best way not to find...
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Leslie Walton
sundaycreek@...
Jul 25, 2001 1:58 am
... if ... Martin. I have heard about this technique and will try it next time. I have had partial success using the board method, but it seems like it kills...
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Martin Rebane
martin@...
Jul 25, 2001 2:39 am
Hi! ... I take bottom board and empty hive body and place them next to the hive. Then I take out about 3 broodless frames and shake the bees from them back to...
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Julia Graham
jlg7001@...
Jul 25, 2001 4:33 pm
... Hi Martin (and Skip too), My problem is that I'm 99% certain I have no queen in either hive. The smaller, weaker one and the larger one that originally...
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Martin Rebane
martin@...
Jul 25, 2001 6:07 pm
Hi Julie! If you are willing to take a risk You might try the following method: 1. requuen BOTH colonys 2. wait until BOTH queens are laying eggs 3. Join the...
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Julia Graham
jlg7001@...
Jul 25, 2001 6:27 pm
... Hi Martin (it's JuliA, btw...email being what it is...) ... I did. :) 2 weeks ago. ... No eggs, no larvae. Not a week later, not 2 weeks later. And they...
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Martin Rebane
martin@...
Jul 26, 2001 12:01 am
Hi! One thing I forgot to mention before is that if the hive is broodless and You introduce a new queen then check them often during the following week. ...
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roni thompson
honeydeer1@...
Jul 26, 2001 1:47 pm
I would combine and requeen at the same time. ... From: Julia Graham Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:50 AM To: beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
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Fernando Rodriguez
fernarod@...
Jul 26, 2001 4:41 pm
alguien de habla hispana, yo soy de Mar del Plata Argentina criador de reinas y productor de miel,queria intercambiar informacion , y preguntarles como les ...
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Rich WD6ESZ
wd6esz@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:29 pm
Just wondering how far North anybody has seen the progression of AHB's. Rich...
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HAROLD A HOFFMAN
mailman953@...
Oct 4, 2001 6:13 am
??or have there been any recent finds in either Orange County or LA...
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HAROLD A HOFFMAN
mailman953@...
Oct 4, 2001 6:25 am
??does this return w/ no reply mean there has been new finds here, locally HAROLD H. On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:32:13 -0700 HAROLD A HOFFMAN <mailman953@...>...
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Rich WD6ESZ
wd6esz@...
Oct 4, 2001 4:53 pm
Hi Harold, I'm not sure what you mean by "return w/ no reply", but I will say that activity on this list has been at an all time low. I mean the lowest it has...
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Liberty For All
semperliberi@...
Oct 5, 2001 4:18 pm
Hi. I just signed on last week. I was wondering about the lack of activity. Guess everyone's pretty busy. I just got my bees in the Spring, so I don't know...
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grizzly bearnolds
mkittner@...
Oct 6, 2001 3:21 pm
... Lots of people still keep bees and new ones are coming into it, despite all the new and recent problems coming up with beekeeping. Many participate in ...
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Computer Software Sol...
cssl@...
Oct 7, 2001 2:05 pm
Hello All If you would like to join our very active list please send a blank e mail to: irishbeekeeping-subscribe@... Then when you are...
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B Kaylor
ladycard02@...
Oct 7, 2001 3:41 pm
Hi, I am just a hobby beekeeper and only have 3 hives. What would be the best way to winterize them? I live in northern MN. Barb ...
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grizzly bearnolds
mkittner@...
Oct 8, 2001 5:20 am
... It sounds like I am trying to lure people away from this list, which is not the point of what I say. In truth there has been little activity on this ...
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John Leeper
jleeper@...
Oct 8, 2001 1:06 pm
Wintering bees in MN is a challenge but certainly doable. You need to go into the winter with a three deep super colony appropriately treated w/ fumidil and...
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Garry Libby
LibBEE@...
Oct 8, 2001 1:14 pm
Hi Barb, I recomend You feed them a 2/1 sugar syrup with Fumidil-B added (to prevent Nosema disease) You can wrap them with tar paper (the black color helps...
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Joe Waggle
joe9360@...
Oct 8, 2001 2:26 pm
... Hello Ma, and All Nice to here from you, good advice. Bet you didn't know I was on this list too. I'm everywhere! What I did was to join all the lists and...
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grizzly bearnolds
mkittner@...
Oct 8, 2001 3:37 pm
... Thanks to the other two gentlemen for answering Barb's question, I got a few reminders out of your replies myself. My lonely four hives have been set since...
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Joe Waggle
joe9360@...
Oct 8, 2001 7:20 pm
... Either I'm not a gentleman or I didn't answer Barbs question. Sorry bout that. ... Third time in three days. What list could be more helpful to you Ma than...
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jleeper@...
Oct 9, 2001 2:17 am
I forgot to mention that there is a black insulated 'wrap' material (actually plastic & foam) that you can put around your hives, stapling or duct taping...