animal and exotics keepers new info hello, the forum has just received a make over, i think your will agree its much better now. the forum admin require 15...
i live in NE florida and i want to move a very active hive out of my horse pasture. how is the best way to do this?? or should i leave it where it is (with...
horses and bees don't mix. If you are move the hive a short distance, then you need to do a little extra work. at night close the hive and move it. Open back...
Thursday 02 March 2006 17:50 Scot Mc Pherson, what manner of speech has escaped the barrier of your teeth? ... I have also heard that a pain of glass leaned on...
I have done this, and it works well Move the hive, and then put a tree branch directly in front of the entrance, very close to the front of the hive. This...
I moved my 3 hives this fall....all on the same table...with the tractor fork lift. I moved them about 200 feet....I did it when it was cold and essentially...
Anything that forces the bees to reorient on their new location works, including moving them during a period of inclement weather which keeps them confined to...
In a message dated 3/2/2006 2:00:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, beekeeping@yahoogroups.com writes: Each night after dusk, shake tye dummy hive bees into the real...
The dummy hive bees are a recognized sub-species within Apis Mellifera, first discovered by Scott McPherson in and only in his apiary in Florida. :)...
Fine lets reword it then. Shake the bees "from" the dummy hive. Sorry I thought that was pretty clear. -- Scot Mc Pherson The Mc Pherson Family Honey Farms ...
Folks, I have a huge 30" diameter Maxant extractor. But it is setup for a tangential extracting. It is plenty big to be a radial setup. Has anybody converted...
Hi Matthew. I am sure that if you approached a local engineering firm and just explained to them what you wanted they could sort something out for you.All you...
It sure has been quiet lately. I'm considering making my first split. As I understand it: 1. Wait until there is a good flow going on, then put a few frames ...
Hi buddy, i wouldnt recommend that you do that and allow the bees to rear their own queen from basically emergency queen cells as you stand a very great chance...
Hi David, Below is a list of two very good web sites for beekeepers. The second, "honeybeeworld" can get pretty complicated. But on the home page there is a...
I spoke with Rick at Maxant regarding this. He said for 325$ he can sell me a new inner piece to make it a radial extractor. Since i have a Bridgeport in my...
you may be (or not) following my extractor upgrade project. Currently i have a 1/3 hp motor on my 4 frame extractor (26" diameter extractor). what size motor...
Hi Richard Can do re photos, however i will have to go and take the piccies but am too busy work wise till Sunday[yes i have to work all day Sat felling trees...
Might be enough; IIRC my 33 frame Kelley has a half horse but will have to look & bee sure. Lew Best near Waco, TX List owner of the following swap lists you...
Hi all, We've got 4 hives (3 supers on top and a spare for each) and active colonies with queens for sale. We live in Vermillion, SD (southeast corner of the...
... Just an illusion.. ... That's one way to do it. Sound more like making a nuc than a split per se, but the distinction is a minor one. Making splits is such...
... That can happen, but it doesn't have to. Emergency queens can be under nourished or raised from too old a larvae, but I think that's more the fault of the...
It’s Six P. M. the strong fragrant of wisteria lies heavy on the evening air. Daffodils have long been through blooming and wild strawberries blooms have...
Brazil Targets to Avoid EU Ban on Honey Imports Correio do Brasil, 3/15/2006 Brazilian Agriculture Ministry announced on March 14, 2006 its plans to contact...
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