Hi, I live in Ontario, Canada and I have been keeping bees for 5 years now. I was interested in expanding my business by giving presentations to local...
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tlcrosley
Feb 19, 2002 6:16 pm
Hi- What kinds of flowers would be good to plant in my gardens this year that would be beneficial to my bees. I live in North-Central PA. Sorry for any...
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Reuben Watkins
reubenwatkins
Feb 19, 2002 6:32 pm
There are several good resources on line. You could try a google search on "bee plants". My favorite source is beeplants.com, but they are in the midst of an...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 19, 2002 6:45 pm
It depends on the size of your yard and if you want the flowers THIS year. If you have the room, try Vitec. It's a woody bush with tons of flowers. Bees love...
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tomatsoe
Feb 20, 2002 1:37 am
I talked to my druggist ...he said the little packet of 4 ounces was good enough to treat 50 hives of bee's as the rest of the packet is filler to carry the...
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tlcrosley
Feb 20, 2002 6:31 pm
Thanks Mark. I've never heard of 'vitec'. I don't think cotton will grow in PA, but I'd be willing to give it a try. We have several apple trees in the...
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Reuben Watkins
reubenwatkins
Feb 20, 2002 6:37 pm
I suspect Mark meant Vitex. There are two common varieties V. negundo and V. agnus castus. Both are easy to grow from seed but will need a couple of years to...
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tlcrosley
Feb 20, 2002 6:45 pm
Thanks, I looked at the site. He had quite a variety! Leah ... From: Reuben Watkins To: beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:32 PM ...
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Susan Guyaux
sguyaux@...
Feb 20, 2002 6:45 pm
Bees love most of the herbs with thyme, oregano, lavender and mint being some of their favorites. They like the hellebores ...(I am probably not spelling this...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 20, 2002 8:11 pm
... member, I told him to mention planting it again to them. A note about alfalfa, most people who plant it are doing so for the purpose of bailing it....
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Karen Oland
koland
Feb 20, 2002 8:43 pm
Not so for hunting clubs - they are planting it to attract deer, elk, etc. So, it is left standing and not cut (which could get them into trouble for baiting,...
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Barb Miller
barbmiller.rm
Feb 26, 2002 10:23 pm
Hi Folks, Thought I'd post what's going on in the beeyard here....It has been a year and some months since any mite strips have been used here. I decided to...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 26, 2002 11:49 pm
Hi Barb, I've been using FGMO in a fogger. It seems to be working for me. I have a couple of weak colonies, but don't think its due to mites. The queens...
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Barb Miller
barbmiller.rm
Feb 27, 2002 12:02 pm
"Mark" <mcoldiron@...> wrote: I've been using FGMO in a fogger. It seems to be working for me. I have a couple of weak colonies, but don't think its...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 27, 2002 2:03 pm
Mornin Barb, The fogger can be purchased at ACE Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes, and others. The name of it is Burgess Fogger, I think that's close. It runs...
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homesteed
Feb 27, 2002 2:26 pm
Fellow beekeepers, Sunday the temperature was 60 degrees. The bees were out in force. This is Wednesday and the predicted low for tonight is 7 degrees. Last ...
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Karen Oland
koland
Feb 27, 2002 4:19 pm
Mark, at what temperatures do you start/stop fogging? Also, a straight mite drop, with no chemical inducement is now being seen as the most accurate method for...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 27, 2002 4:30 pm
I fog every two weeks as Dr. Rodreguez recommends. The only time I stop is when I can't get into the apiary due to rain or when it's cold and the bees aren't...
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Karen Oland
koland
Feb 27, 2002 5:12 pm
Perhaps I can rephrase? When do you start fogging in the spring, when do you stop in the fall? And what zone are you in? ... From: Mark...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 27, 2002 6:15 pm
There's no specific date or dates to start and stop. I just go by the weather. If it's warm and the bees are flying in December, I fog. A couple of days ago...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 27, 2002 6:19 pm
... I think I'm in zone 7 Mark...
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tlcrosley
Feb 27, 2002 7:36 pm
Hi people-- Has anyone out there ever heard of, or use top bar hives? I was surfing and found this website: www.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/main.htm I had never heard...
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Karen Oland
koland
Feb 27, 2002 9:07 pm
A couple of days ago here, it was nearly 70. Today's high is about 20. Thanks for the explanation, sounds like I would have to fog even in the 40's in winter,...
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Mark
mcoldiron
Feb 27, 2002 10:48 pm
No. Only fog when they are flying. 40's are too cold to fly. The day it was up to 70 would have been good. Mark ... 40's...
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txbeeguy
Mar 1, 2002 8:33 pm
Question for you: In the 'Photos' section, you posted a photo entitled, "Great Beehive". Who's faces are on the beehives? (Was this just a double exposure or ...
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kenneth elmore
kennywar1865
Mar 7, 2002 4:17 am
Sorry it has taken so long to reply. The poto of the bee hives with the faces are of my great great great grand father.My great great grandfather. My great...
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kenneth elmore
kennywar1865
Mar 7, 2002 4:22 am
Sorry it has taken so long to reply. The poto of the bee hives with the faces are of my great great great grand father.My great great grandfather. My great...
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mbcndbeekeeper
Mar 27, 2002 7:58 pm
Up here in Canada the winter is coming to an end. With temperatures rising well above freezing, I am getting ready to place protien patties on the hives. The...
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phoebefarm
Mar 30, 2002 1:06 am
Hello, I am a novice, currently in "bee school" after having joined out local beekeeper's society. I am hoping to establish two hives this year and had a...
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grizzly bearnolds
ma_grizzly
Mar 30, 2002 4:56 am
... Hi Mary. We have been keeping a few beehives, and also have a donkey, a pony, and a mare on our place, all pretty close together and this for a long time,...
