I live in northwest England. A self-set apple tree in my garden has not fruited properly for several years, but every year it flowers heavily. The start of...
It certainly could be. I've read a lot of statistics on the imact of varroa on fruit yields. All I can say is that there must be something to it, because...
From my (brief) experience it could be. I bought a farm with a small orchard in 2001. Started with a package and 1 hive in April 2002, had a bumper crop of...
... Yikes! that looks like a bad idea. Here is why i would not use it. Besides the spread of diease, it will also hold honey and wax and other good (to bees)...
In a message dated 4/3/2006 2:30:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ... Yikes! that looks like a bad idea. Here is why i would not use it. Besides the spread of...
Eheh, if I managed 40 hives, I think I could manage not to loose my tools either. When you are talking a multi yard operation, things become a little...
Jon, good luck with this. I didnt have much luck with this when I tried it but I can see from reading about what you have done that I made a few critical...
Hi Ace, I tried to present as detailed information as I could on the website, but I guess I didn't explain that part very well. If you understand what the...
I'm just a beginner when it comes to catching swarms. I might have messed this one up. A couple of weeks ago, I got a call from a woman who said there was a...
"D.O." <kg6mvx@...> wrote: I set my stuff up and got most of them into the box. ..... and removed the branch with the wax on it. Figured I got all the...
Hi Mike, Yeah, it's still raining here. I have a puddle in front of the house that hasn't been dry for more than a year. I feel bad because it's been so dry...
... You might have just gotten the queen. ... As I said, probably because the queen was there. ... They might accept their old queen, but it's been a while. It...
We got our bees todayWe are officially now beekeepersThe move in went smoothy - no stings to the handler (hubby - Keith) or the photographer (me)Hope to have...
Everything is still on schedule. The eggs have hatched and been transfered to the cell builder. http://nordykebeefarm.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=6&PN=1 ......
48 hours after grafting, 29 BIG queen cells being drawn! http://nordykebeefarm.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=6 ... Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone...
finally....after my 3rd attempt. I found the queen. removed/destroyed her and introduced a new queen to my 4 year old hive. I was wondering tho'.. the queen...
They superceded the old queen... Don in Tulsa ... From: Phil Moss To: beekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 5:09 PM Subject: [beekeeping]...
All, Just an update on my harvested hive. . .as you might recall, about two weeks ago I was down to several hundred bees and the queen only. . .I thought it ...
Here's an interesting observation. I've seen some bees in my neighborhood and was going to see if I could figure out where their hive was. All the techniques...
Your bait wasn't what they were looking for since they had already found something that they relished. Next time use a beeline box. Trap a bee or few in the...
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In a message dated 4/9/2006 5:20:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, dplisco@... writes: They superceded the old queen... Don in Tulsa Sammy Replies: Wrong...
I need a laying queen. I live in the Washington DC area but am leaving tomorrow to drive to Durham, North Carolina, then to the Charlotte NC area and and...
Go to the North Carolina Agricultural Review and check out the classified Beekeeping stock. There's several good choices this Spring. I believe that Jack...