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FeralBeeProject · Preserving the Feral Honeybees

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  • Members: 410
  • Category: Beekeeping
  • Founded: Nov 18, 2005
  • Language: English
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Welcome! Here we can discuss the exciting potentials that exist for beekeeping in feral and untreated survivor honeybee colonies. The list is intended for beekeepers that ‘do not use treatments’ on their bees OR working towards ending treatments. The purpose of the Feral Bee Project is to organize a group of beekeepers who have a an interest in sustainable beekeeping, and wish to encourage only the fittest honeybees that will thrive without treatments, and be productive for the beekeeper. Here we discuss and develop strategies and methods for the purpose of collecting, assessing and integrating feral honeybee stock into your apiaries. Also for discussion of more natural type breeding methods that beekeepers can employ to promote the highest genetic variability and productivity. Discussion topics may include anything about feral bees or any honeybee biology topic. Members are welcome to use the list to discuss exchanging or purchasing queens provided they are of feral type or untreated survivor stock.

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The exciting potential of remote feral bee colonies for Varroa coexistence

http://www.beesource.com/pov/wenner/varroaabstract.htm

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In a message dated 07/02/2010 16:16:43 GMT Standard Time, gkervitsky@... writes: "There is little doubt that man has changed the landscape in the last 100
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With 28" of snow on the ground, I've had time to do some additional follow-up on the pollen question. See URL links for articles on Early pollen sources from
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Re: Pollen Substitute Question
Some I've seen run them through two layers of #5. In Africa #5 is called "coffee wire" and is used to screen coffee beans. It's also used there as a queen
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It was on the warrebeekeepers list if I recall correctly. Guy said something like int he big pollen drying towers the bee wings were flying around like snow.
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Okay guys, on ONE of the lists there was quite a discussion a while back about the effect of pollen traps on the bees themselves. (Wish I could find the
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