At US$2.50 a kilo that would equate to about A$3.85 a kilo. Not bad Juanse. There is actually a book written in Australia by Kylie Tennant called "The Honey...
That sounds a good deal to me too Trevor. It would be interesting to know what people are getting for their honey. I know I've been offered $3.00 a kilo for...
... From: "Trevor Weatherhead" At US$2.50 a kilo that would equate to about A$3.85 a kilo. Not bad Juanse. ... Ah, but there is always Amazon. I obtained a...
Does anybody know of any problems with bees working captain cook trees? I see info out of Hawaii that suggests their captain cook tree gives poison honey but I...
Cook pine used to be Araucaria columnaris native to the Cook Islands and has been planted a lot in Hawaii. It is the same family as our native hoop pine and...
Unfortunately I could not open up the DPI website reference you gave. I googled the botanical name and saw that it is yellow oleander. I would think that...
Hi all, My name is Lina, I am Dutch by birth and live in Kansas. I have been wanting a bee hive for some time, but because of the spraying of (mostly)...
Hi, As far as I know the Cascabela thevetia also known as Yellow oleander, Cook tree, Captain Cook tree, Lucky nut, Be-still-tree, is highly toxic, that goes...
Good Find, Geoff. Now don't go and loose it again! Yes, there were heaps of Weatherheads at Echuca for the Model T Ford Centenary Rally. Cheers, JohnS ... bad...
Last night I removed two swarms that had taken up residence in a stack of boxes in a shed on a farm. One swarm had taken up residence in a brood box so it was...
My introduction to beekeeping involved wooden frames wire and beeswax and while I had 5 hives that was nice. The lovely feel of the wood, the twang of nice...
Hi Martyn, i use plastic foundation in wooden frames , i found the 1 piece plastic frame and foundation a bit prone to breaking , the plastic foundation needs...
Many years ago, Jeff Copper had a method of punching out cells for queen rearing. Does anyone have a copy of his literature on this? I have had an enquiry re...
Hi Trevor Was this Cooper method different from the methods shown on... http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/cellpunch.html If so perhaps you could forward me a...
Hi Dave Very similar. If I get a copy will forward on to you. Trevor Weatherhead ... From: Dave Cushman To: australianbeekeeping@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hi, I am new here and have a question. Are any of you familiar with the use of Metarhizium anisopliae against varroa mites? Is there a product made with this...
When all else looks like failing, go to Plan B, aye? Well, this really does look like the real thing. Officialdom are now awake to the perils we face without...
Have a look at http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=article&access=standard&Itemid=129&url=/articles/apido/abs/2008/06/m08009/m08009.html Don't know...
No I am not mad, cross or upset. I was reading through a bee book a few days ago and it mentioned that bees dont see as we do. In fact bees see in the ultra...
... From: "martynandtoni" ... Because the bees do not see red, it does not mean that red is invisible to them, rather it means they experience it as black....
... From: "martynandtoni" ... I don't have yellow in my wardrobe, I do have orange, but that is reserved for firefighting duties. I do recall a bloke I was...
... From: "Juanse Barros" ... In that they are in agreement with me. I don;don't like old ones either. They are a conspiracy to do harm to the human male body...
Hi John On your recommendation I ordered this book and its fantastic. I couldn't put it down and I was very disappointed when I finished it. It is filled with...
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