I would like to extend an invitation to Kentucky Beekeepers to join the new KYBeekeepers Group on Yahoo. This site is being sponsored by the Kentucky...
Martin, I'm already a member. I didn't know you were a member to this site. I've been a member since Joe started it, though not very active since meeting...
Hello, I had some nice responses to my photos I posted of my bee removal, I thought I would share some other photos. This is of hive stands I made, my...
I've been a member for a while now. I figured since I was working with feral stock and natural selection as part of our test apiary at the WKU Farm, this...
Let me add a nice response to these hive stands. Very smart! I'm also amazed at "weights" on your hives to keep the lid from blowing off. Grant Jackson, MO...
Grant, Hello Grant, thank you for your response. I know that the "weights" that are on my hive lids are a bit much. My wife has pointed that out to me. I...
My wife and i are starting our first hives this spring, and are looking for survivor stock or feral small celled packages or nucs. At first i thought we might...
Learn the basics first, work with a mentor or two, start slow and the momentum will kick in faster than you think. I never ceases to amaze me that just when...
There was a message posted on the organic beekeeping group regarding this feral colony. See info below. Best Regards, George. "I saw this article on...
This morning's West Hawaii Today has an article titled: "Feral bee honey warning issued." Article states that the State Dept of Agriculture declared a "crisis ...
Thanks for the update! Please keep us informed. It is strange that they in Hawaii are choosing fipronil, because it is known to be highly toxic to some...
Here's a link to the local article:http://westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2009/01/08/local/local05.txt fyi--the island does have 1 major (3000 hives?) honey...
Any feral are going to be small cell anyway so even if the mites show up they will have a hard time getting to strong numbers. Jim Payne ... From: "Michael...
"aliae elucen, et coruscant fulgore, ardentes auro, et corpora lita paribus guttis. Haec soboles potior:" -29 B.C.E - Virgil, Georgics, Book IV: "the others...
That is true Phil, but in the translation from old latin to english, spots, markings, ect, would fit. Virgil is meaning body markings when he says spots. ...
Hi Phil, Here is another translation, this one by Davidson. At the time, queens thought to be Kings, Virgil is translated as follows: "As the Kings are of two...
I crosspost this article from the Historical Honeybee Articles Site because it is germane to this group. Oakland Tribune Monday, October 22, 1934 Oakland,...
Part of the feral bee project is to educate the public about the importance of preserving the wild honeybee. So any idea that might stimulate a young persons...
Get a package or shaken swarm. Feed them well. Hang the queen in a cage from a limb. Let the bees cluster around her. Take the kids out to see. :) Move...
Joe, This sounds like a great idea! I know you do a lot of out-reach, but I'll add this for everyone's benefit. Somethings I've learned as a professional...
Hi all, I'm cross-posting this with the biobees forum, as I need all the help I can get! I came across another beegum in a neighbor's yard. This time it's a ...
If you move it just a few blocks and there is a colony in the branch, all the field bees will end up back in the old location, even though there isn't a colony...
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