... How dreadful--you have my sympathies. I, um, have to ask the unpleasant newbie question, though, if I may. When a hive has to be destroyed, how is this...
... Why would the hive have to be destroyed? That just doesn't even make sense. If africanized bees have shown up in a hive then that means they are in the...
Here in Arkansas my husband is a state inspector. We are the ones that go down to the africanized areas and take samples of bees and send them off to be...
I am REALLY slow on this response so please forgive me. I wanted to thank everyone regarding ther suggestions about starting a local bee group. I've yet to...
Can someone give me an idea on how to extract honey if you don't have an extractor? I do plan to get one, but not this season. But, I'd really like to...
Thanks for the update ... http://www.plantboard.org/apiary/honey-bees/index.html ... http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ... ...
Hi Joy, There are several methods. It depends on what kind of foundation you have in the frames. If you have wax foundation, you can cut it out and put it in a...
Hi Joy- I don't have an extractor either. The first time I obtained some honey, I took a couple of shallow frames, cut the comb out with a knife (it wasn't ...
Hi George, You could have save a lot of time using the press that James Saterfield has on his web site. http://www2.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/press.htm Although made...
Yah, crushing comb by hand and letting it drain isn't my idea of fun. I intend to purchase/built/retro a suitable extractor next year- can't afford it this...
Hi George, Funny you should mention TBH. I have been working on plans to build one myself. I think I have all the bugs worked out. Scot has been supplying the...
Browsing around looking at different design concepts for Kenya Top Bar Hives KTBH, I ran across a totally new concept for me in their design. Some one had...
... Speaking of TBHs, what kind of wood did you use? I was pricing stuff last night and wondering if bees like cedar or not. It would be a good choice out here...
Hi Terri, Cedar should work fine. Hives made from Cedar have been /are available. I am in the process of making one as I write. I saw a hive with a window in...
small hive beetles are such an awful bee hive pest. there must be some way to combat and minimize the damage..... this is my observation. the hives build up in...
I'm a first-year beekeeper. The property that I've had my bees on sold, and the new owners don't want them. I moved them last night to a more rural area that...
Hi David, Yeah, that seem's excesive. Use a robber screen for the skunks. One of the guys had a path made by the skunks and others getting a quick snack...
Robber Screen drawing added to the top bar hive. http://nordykebeefarm.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=6 ______________________________________________________ ...
gkempf_6480, I am in Arkansas. I winter my bees in two deep supers. The honey super you have needs to be stored until needed in the spring. I let the bees dry...
I opened my hives today to pull out a little honey and make sure we had enough honey for the bees for the winter. After harvesting last time, the first of...
Read about small hive beetle and other pest management at the beewiki address below. Its not so difficult to do once you understand the underlying princples. ...
Thanks Jon, I will put the super back on tomorrow and let them clean it up. I noticed when i went out there to harvest i had some big ants crawling around the...
Hi Gary, You must have your apiary under a tree, probably an Oak. Those are carpenter ants. I have them all over my apiary. They don't seem to hurt anything....
however i have watched ants of all kinds NOT interested in the larvae of small hive beetles. so i keep the area around my hives free of ant nests. dmf ... ...
Hi David, I wish ants were the worst problem insects I have. They just don't seem to bother the bees at all. The worst they do is share some sugar water with...
In a message dated 9/10/2005 5:38:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, scot.mcpherson@... writes: Read about small hive beetle and other pest management at...
In a message dated 9/10/2005 11:00:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, flathmand@... writes: however i have watched ants of all kinds NOT interested in the...
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