... Hi Kevin, There are plans on: http://www.beesource.com Look on the left hand side of the web page for: Plans...Build It! There are plans for a bee...
I bought a really cheap, cordless vacuum, designed for auto use. I altered the vacuum motor to fit the lid of a five-gallon bucket, cutting out and...
I caught swarms 2 days in a row while in a down pour. Bees on the ground soaking wet, looking dead, nothing can be done except to find and cage the queen,...
posting this from the organic beekeeping list: Too Many Bees, I need space for my removals/collections. - HELP! Posted by: "Dave S." DJS@... santec01 ...
All, I've just extracted my first crop of honey for the year from my two "second year" hives. My ferals outperformed my purchased bees by about 25% and my ...
... Time, be patient. I usually wind up letting my honey settle for a week or more and it looks quite clear. The stuff is thick, so smaller bubbles will rise...
Hi Jeff, The bubbles ought to settle out. Some heat will help the bubbles rise easier and clarify the honey. You can set one bottle on the dashboard of your...
No fermentation. . .it's really dry here so honey doesn't even ferment if I leave it out for weeks at a time. It's just got thousands of tiny bubbles in it...
Joe, Great idea for a heater!!! I love it! -Jeff ... From: FeralBeeProject@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FeralBeeProject@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of J. Waggle ...
I use a 60 watt bulb. But you must use a thermostat or the temp will soar above 150 F or more damage the honey or perhaps cause fire. Joe ... Joe, Great idea...
What did you use for your thermostat? I'm thinking of doing something similar with a large cooler, so I'd need the temp sensor to be movable. -J ... From:...
Jeff, I used an adjustable 110 v thermostat from a scrap heater. You can see it attached to the right outside part of the fridge, with the sensor wire run...
Hi All, Here is a letter from Phil Chandler I need to pass along. Phil is a part-time, small-scale beekeeper, specializing in what is termed; Ecological...
I cut out my second colony of honeybees this past weekend. It was from a framed well-cover and a hive that had been there for 5 years. The owner had ordered an...
The Seattle area spring has been exceptionally cold and wet. Yesterday I got a call from a church in downtown Bellevue, Washington that had a swarm. They first...
It may be a second swarm from that colony this season, which would mean it's a virgin queen. Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic...
... Yesterday I got a call from a church in downtown Bellevue, Washington that had a swarm. They first spotted it about 10:00 a.m. I got there just after 4:00...
====== Sorry to bug you again, but we now have a broadcast quality version of the BBKA/BAYER film - on the BBC website right now - about 8 minutes into this...
I have to wonder how effective this will be. We're banned from using DDT here in the states, but we still manufacture it by the ton here and export it to...
This pic may not show well what I have observed. But I am sure I see a tendency for smaller bees to be drawing the cells on the foundation, and larger bees...
I've been keeping bees about five years now, and never had the opportunity to do a cut out. I've got one now. A couple is getting their rental house ready to...
My first cutout I accessed the brood section pretty much right away. No problem at all. A little smoke before the cutout and then start getting things...
... entrance ... entrances. ... I expected at some point to see SOMEthing mentioned on how to open up a wall. So far what I gear it just like on a job where...
Hello, Here I will go through the steps of a typical bee removal / recovery. I say typical, but in all actuality, there are perhaps few bee removals that can...
... brood chamber first). Put the sealed comb into 5-gallon buckekts. Hello David, Number one should be to determine where exactly the nest is located, and how...
Beware of wires when cutting. Open honey can be dropped into another bucket and fed back to all of your bees. Sugar water to spray better than smoking. As to...
The smoke hides their alert signal and makes them gorge on honey so they don't fly as much. The water will be useful when you are sweeping the bees into the...
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