Hello everyone, I recently purchased a used stainless steel Maxant power radial extractor. It's a monster with a 1/2hp motor & speed control, etc. and it works...
I'll check out that CLR stuff. . .looks good. Any ideas on stores that might carry it? I'll see if I could get the bolts off and replace them, but I'm a...
You should coat the inside of the old extractor with some Camcote (food grade epoxy coating: $11 per quart and it goes a long way), it's available from Brushy...
Hey, Mike, thanks for the tip about stainless steel, but I thought he said he had some pretty nasty rust inside that he wanted ideas about doing something...
We got some the other day at a grocery store. I believe wall mart would have it. Look in plumbing section. We used it to get rid of some calcium buildup on the...
The manufacturer recommends it on flatware, coffee pots, etc, so I'm guessing it's gotta be safe. I'm sure everything will need a thorough rinse, but I'm...
Thanks for the thoughts, Mike. It looks like, from his answer, that this is exactly what he plans to do. I am off to check on my bees. Thanks again for your...
I'm glad to have found this group though Bee Culture magazine. I am new to bee keeping, sadly, my neighbor who kept bees passed away this summer, but I was...
Hello, I'm a total novice in beekeeping. Recently got interested after reading a book from the library written by Aebi(Mastering the art...). I'm finishing up...
Hey Eric, Where in San Diego County do you live and keep bees? I'm also in San Diego and I have found *very* few folks in the area. . .I have 4 hives...
... Hello Eric, Collect all ferals for starting out, As you begin to catch ferals, you will see that one strain will be dominate, OR will outperform overall...
Hello All, I wanted to update you on the feral bees, wintering in the yard. I aquired a late swarm last season. Normally, I shake these late swarms out, or...
When I first started my study it took a bit before I understood that I could change the hive genetics by changing the queen. So you always have that option wih...
Jeff - I would try alcohol and a tooth brush for the corners that have accumulated wax and propolis. The bolts can be replaced with stainless steel bolts...
... showing some rust stains, and those will just NOT go away. The grease was a nasty black, -Jeff If it dosn't commonly touch food, naval jelley converts...
Try a soak with hydrogen peroxide. Another alternative would be nearly fill it with water and stir in a lot of bleach and let it sit a few days and then rinse...
Hi Guys, I've found a source of styro foam coolers that might make a great swarm trap. They are 15" x 15" x 13" and are 1 1/2" thick. Two could be glued(don't...
Thanks for your suggestion. I think one of the great things about this forum, in particular, is that there seems to be a more friendly, collegial attitude of...
I moved to the Seattle, Washington are in the summer of 2006, leaving my three hives behind. (I sold them to a new beekeeper.) On a tight budget last year, I...
A great many will urge you to re-queen with a queen of known genetic stock. I would disagree. The whole point of feral genetics is the lack of artificial ...
Hi Grant, ... My wife runs a clinic and she was tossing them in the trash where I discovered them. I would check with a cancer clinic and talk with the person...
If that hive or other hives have enough resources, getting several offspring will be a better guarantee than only having the one queen. Simple splits can work,...
Thanks. Requeening from a "queen mill" is exactly the thing I want to avoid. I have had hives fail before, but that is the price of promoting superior...
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