HI Graham, Mind if I hang out here till spring? Just had the first hard freeze, the seasons finished. Had a real wet summer here in Pennsylvania, the bees...
... No first hard frost yet here, but again got new snow high up on the mountain tops. Winter is trying to come in, but not working too hard on it yet. It's...
Hi Joe, You're more than welcome to hang out here. Always interested to hear how beekeepers in other parts of the world are doing. The lists a bit slow at...
... to hear ... keep ... different ... HI Ma & All, Bees in Finland???? Next thing you'll be telling me they keep bees in Alaska. Ma, Never thought I'd run...
... <mkittner@t...> wrote: [snip] I have had a few successes the last two ... cell ... are ... Hi Ma, What do you mean by "small cell beekeeping methods"? ...
... Hi Graham, I'd like to 'help' answer this for Ma, besides, I need practice typing. LOL Beekeeping methods discovered by Ed and Dee Lusby - full-time...
As previously advised, Australia is hosting Apimondia in 2007 in Melbourne. There is now the opportunity to register as a volunteer for Apimondia in a variety...
... I am not really the best to answer to that with any wisdom, I have too much to learn just yet. I am a member of both the Organic and Norland Beekeepers ...
... Funny. Hah. ... Like you, I think I am on about any email list (not those that you have to stay connected to the web to participate, like the Beesource.com...
... HI Ma & All, I remember you having a hole drilled in the side of the hivebodies....Did you do away with them? ... Well, beer is a necessity to help get me...
... I close them off for winter. I use the cotton balls that come with the vitamin and other pill bottles, and I keep collecting those cotton balls for the...
... The amount of dollars mentioned seem like a lot to start up beekeeping. Does anyone know how the gentleman made out? The letter was from February. How do...
... Far be it from me to say that I represent what is normally done in Canada. I live just below the most southern tip of Alaska. Have kept bees for some ten...
In Perth,Western Australia it isn't expensive to keep bees (in comparison to some other "hobbies") and I believe that most registered (around 1000 I think)...
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i just drive around looking and ask private landholders. most farmers are fine ,but you do get a bit of resistance from psudo-hobby farmers who work in...
Hi Fellows, Busy as the bee, so to speak, so I don't often get to these pages to visit, and less frequently to contribute, but today I find further mention of...
Hi John and others, Personally I have been approached by people who wanted to try apitherapy. There are several issues that come up. The trade practices act....
... Snip ... Maybe they take a considered view, and prefer to see some evidence. That said, beekeepers have been pretty enthusiastic in promoting the healing...
Guys, My old dear suffers from arthritis in the shoulder and as an experiment we stung her just once with one of my bees on the shoulder and didn't see any ...
hey all! It has been for a while, but I have a question for you all.. What size frames you use.. do you all use langstroth? or does someone use diffrent size?...
I use standard fram sizes but am keen to experiment with some deeper frames, I intend to do this after I have completed my 21 frame brood chamber that takes 2...
Hi Pekka, I use all standard ten frame supers. They seem to be the most popular size here in Queensland. Finally getting some rain here in Brisbane, but I...
I am a devotee of the writings of Brother Adam... I use 11/4" deep frames in my brood chambers. I am near San Francisco California, and have a Eucalyptus flow...
What are peoples thoughts on the banned antibiotic compounds called nitrofurans, being found in Australian honey? I see on Today Tonight show that the...
... It is sad that such a poor program as Today Tonight is running with the story. It is even sadder that the story is being driven from within the industry,...