The ancients boiled it in salt water. I've been meaning to try that on a small amount. In Roman times Pliny, lived from 23 AD to 79 AD and described white bees...
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Paul Rowland
paulrowland
Jan 26, 2006 3:09 am
I suppose the time of year, length of day, may have saved you from having a major problem with laying workers. Sounds like you're over the worst part. Keep...
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Ivailo Alexiev
ivoalexiev
Jan 26, 2006 7:04 am
Hi everybody, I tried an old Bulgarian beekeepers recipe, and it was OK: Put bee wax in an old sack, bind it. Put the sack in container, pres it with heavy...
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dickbeekeeper
Jan 26, 2006 8:23 am
Here's some information on chemical bleaching, but likely not too practical for the average beekeeper. Probably sun bleaching is the best bet. ...
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George Fergusson
georgefergusson
Jan 26, 2006 12:52 pm
Good deal Jeff. Essentially healthy honey bee colonies are actually pretty hard to kill. I wouldn't worry about the lack of flying activity. They've got...
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Matthew
mpteleski
Jan 26, 2006 11:30 pm
Folks, i got roped into helping the local kids science center (http://www.palousescience.org/) start an observation hive. their budget is limited, rather, non ...
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Lee Ratcliff
sparky2726
Jan 26, 2006 11:35 pm
Send an Email to (Mgshawsville@...) I got one from him, and it looks real good. Price was very reasonable also. Sparky ...
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Lew Best
lewbest2000
Jan 26, 2006 11:38 pm
Hey Matthew IIRC there was a guy on the "for sale" forum on beesource.com last year that was making & selling ob hives pretty reasonable. Might do an archive...
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Lee Ratcliff
sparky2726
Jan 26, 2006 11:48 pm
That's the guy I got mine from, that I mentioned in my other email. He is pretty close to me. Great guy, and does good work also. Sparky ...
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Lew Best
lewbest2000
Jan 27, 2006 12:02 am
Thanx Sparky I couldn't recall any details. Lew That's the guy I got mine from, that I mentioned in my other email. He is pretty close to me. Great guy, and...
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marc sepesh
sepeshyz
Jan 27, 2006 2:13 pm
Thanks for the tips everyone--easiest way for me to go is Pliny's since I take the dogs to the beach every morning and can bring a gallon or so of the Atlantic...
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port128
Jan 27, 2006 5:19 pm
Hi Matthew, It's unusual, but have you considered an aquarium as an observation hive? It's quite easy to make if you have a table saw or a friend with one. ...
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Paul Rowland
paulrowland
Jan 27, 2006 5:24 pm
Marc, Good luck, let us know how it goes....
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insect_keeper
Jan 28, 2006 4:28 am
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Timothy Curren
tmthycrrn
Jan 28, 2006 6:58 pm
Perhaps a healthy feeding regimen would stimulate hive activity? George Fergusson <gsferg@...> wrote: Good deal Jeff. Essentially healthy...
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hivehealth
Jan 30, 2006 12:45 pm
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marc sepesh
sepeshyz
Jan 30, 2006 1:28 pm
Boiled about 3 pounds of raw wax in saltwater for a bit over an hour and let it sit overnight. Discovered in the morning that not only was it several shades...
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Paul Rowland
paulrowland
Jan 30, 2006 5:24 pm
Here's the article. I'm still looking. However, the "saltwater" Pliny used may have been "sea" water, or what we might call kosher salt water. Did your salt...
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tmthycrrn
Jan 30, 2006 6:49 pm
Dear beekeepers: I read the posting and comments daily of another well known website regarding beekeeping. There is intense discussion regarding every aspect...
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paulrowland
Jan 30, 2006 8:06 pm
There was a website that had pictures of how a bee preceived objects. Does anyone have that site bookmarked?...
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marc sepesh
sepeshyz
Jan 30, 2006 10:41 pm
Paul--where's the article? I used a gallon of ocean water that I gathered the same morning from the beach. regards, Marc Paul Rowland...
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Tim Arheit
tdarheit
Jan 30, 2006 11:17 pm
... I don't think the is the site you were referring to, but the following site has a good collection of flower pictures in UV light (supposedly what bees...
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David Browder
david_w_browder
Jan 31, 2006 4:42 am
Things come and go, Things come and stay, 'S always gonna be this way, For thirty years one thing's never been subdued, A belief that Springs a life renewed, ...
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dickbeekeeper
Jan 31, 2006 5:29 am
... green... from the container, maybe? what type of container was used? Regards, Dick Allen...
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marc sepesh
sepeshyz
Jan 31, 2006 1:39 pm
The wax was boiled in an aluminum pan. Marc ... green... from the container, maybe? what type of container was used? Regards, Dick Allen SPONSORED LINKS ...
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Timothy Curren
tmthycrrn
Jan 31, 2006 4:06 pm
Thank you David, a very ZEN responce and a reminder on why people keep bees in the first place. Tim David Browder <davidbrowder@...> wrote: Things...
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ace
ace13692001
Jan 31, 2006 5:37 pm
Therein lies your problem marc. Beeswax should never touch anything but tin or stainless steel. Melting in aluminum will surely discolor your wax. ace ... ...
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dickbeekeeper
Jan 31, 2006 7:48 pm
... probably even more likely using salt water. as someone who has worked in aviation i can say from personal experience that salt water corrodes aluminum at...
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D.O.
kg6mvx
Feb 1, 2006 12:00 am
All you who winter your bees in two boxes--do you swap the boxes around top to bottom in the spring? What benefits does this have? I'm in the San Francisco Bay...
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ace
ace13692001
Feb 1, 2006 2:55 am
Hi DO: I am about 4 hrs north of you and our winters are about the same as yours. I run about 200 hives and I find that when I first go in in the spring...
