Sounds like that swarm may have been best treated with a can of Raid!!! Just kidding. I am so sorry you got stung so many times. You are a braver woman than I...
Bee Venom Therapy Used to Treat Equine Arthritis A Case Study of Bee Venom in the Treatment of Equine Arthritis of the Knee John Drakes, Beelief Apitherapy...
i got a call from a guy to remove a swarm. it was 4 int the afternoon. i said if it is there this late in the day it will be there in the morning before you...
All was well; they'd mostly moved into the box this morning and I've hived them at home. They seem much more agressive than my other hive, though. We don't...
Hello and thanks for all the replies I live in Athens, Greece, I have never heard about African Bees here but then I am not entirely sure. The area we have...
Hello everyone. I am new to beekeeping. Actually, I am scheduled to pick up my first package of bees on May 12. This may be a little late to be getting ...
Hello Steve and welcome to beekeeping. Hope things go well for you in your new venture. I am in NH and have two hives and am adding my 3rd in three weeks but...
Hello Darcy from New Durham NH, Where are you located ? Have 2 hives myself, 3 more nucs on order for the end of April. This will be my second year also. ...
Hi All, I just purchased 20 used hives from a reputable beekeeper in our area who has been phasing out his bees over the last few years. As I am cleaning these...
Hi Sherill, Wax extraction from dark combs does not give much wax as the combs seem to work as a sponge. Use a solar wax extractor and you will get optimum wax...
Hi Steve, So glad to hear that you're going to be acquiring your bees in May since I am still on the fence for starting this year or waiting until next spring...
The easiest thing to down is build a small fence around your hives to keep them from being disturbed from the cows with an itch they need to scratch ... don't ...
I'm wondering if anyone has ever experimented with desensitizing bee's A hive placed in a quiet undistrubed meadow would cloud up more than say a hive placed...
This isn't quite as stupid a question as it may appear to be. I'm a British beekeeper, and all the types of bee I've ever heard of come from this side of the...
... As I understand it, our indigenous bees are not suitable for pollinating the many non-indigenous plants that co-evolved with honeybees in Europe, mainly...
Without getting too complicated, the dominate bee for pollenation is the bee best suited for commercial honey production. These have all been derived from Old...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/03/HOGIROCUE71.DTL It's about California's widely diverse population of native bees. Stefani Christine...
I am helping a new beekeeper get started with a package of bees which is something I have not dealt with much. We are here in the upstate of South Carolina and...
In the United States, our government is very concerned. We do have a few indiginous polinators that live wild. Mainly the bumblebee comes to mind. However, as...
If you still have the package... I'm a junior keeper (this is my 3rd season). My experience with cold Spring installations is that the high temperature is more...
I live in southwest virginia and we are experencing the same kind of weather here So I kept my package in the basement where it was cool and dark and twice a...
Honey Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Study Presented at: 5th German Apitherapy Congress, March 23-25, 2007, Passau, Germany Mamdouh Abdulmaksoud...
Hi. My name is Tami. I live about 40 miles NW of Ft. Worth, TX. My boyfriend (Zadok) and I are interested in getting going with bees. I have 20.5 acres, goats...
good luck sounds like you guys are well on your way One word of caution As I am new to bee keeping to and have been warned to becareful about used equipment as...
... I'd take him up on the opportunity to work in his bee yard, but avoid the used gear. Even the most well-intentioned beekeeper can pass on some serious...
... I'd take him up on the opportunity to work in his bee yard, but avoid the used gear. Start with fresh equipment. Kalia I agree with Kalia. I also agree...