Hi everyone I'm actually joining on behalf of my son (14 yrs) who is the real beekeeper but not the computer nerd. We have had a single hive for about 6...
... Talking with beekeepers in Western Australia this year, I believe that it was a very poor year. Some were lucky and shifted to the right places but as I...
Hey Ginny! welcome in this lovely group... (well, yours son)... And feel free to use all links and photos and so... and we are happy to read yours messages how...
Ginny A couple of things, the black/ dark comb is discoloured mostly from pupal cases and overuse some races of bees dont lay well in it. With the nuc and...
I would disagree with Barry on a couple of points. Firstly re the black.dark combs. Queens will lay in these first in preference to a nice freshly drawn comb....
... Hi Trevor, Yes it has been a poor season according to others more knowledgeable than me. What would be a good sugar/water ratio? I think we are using a...
Hello Trevor The queen doesn't seem to worry about the colour and is laying in the dark cells ... Will try to do this after winter ... The bees are bring some...
... wrote: Hello all! ... the dark ... Yes, true... I have seen those in most peculiar places.. them are quite good to hiding the queen eggs.. ... in ... year,...
Hi Everyone, I'm new in here and I'm based in the Philippines. Someone passed an old article on imported adulterated honey in our list to which I responded...
... From: "Alex Kho" ... No there is not a 'simple' way, although it would be simple for a laboratory to tell the water content or cane sugar content. ...
... Depends what it is adulterated with. Most tests are done on expensive machines which need to be testing for something else to make the cost of the machine...
Hi everybody, . PekkishM 65 has mentioned an important point. Bees like generally what flowers of the trees. We are working in this project right now in our...
... was ... When bees start working the cattle feed it is very good sign that there is no much out there in nature. At this time, I would not be feeding sugar...
An easy way to make heavy syrup is 2kg sugar 1.2 l of hot water. This makes about 2.7 l of syrup. Leave to cool. This can easily fed to the bees by getting a...
Hi All, I'm new to the list and will soon receive my first hive of bees (Trigona). I live in Brisbane. Would be interested to hear from other Trigona keepers...
Hi all, I recieved a call from a gentleman who is looking for some pollination for his Kiwi Fruit Orchard. He lives at the Tamborine Mountains (South East...
Hi all, I'm new this group and to beekeeping. I'm in Southern California. Any SoCal beekeepers here? I'm a better web designer than beekeeper so I created a...
Hi, Does anyone have any formulas or handy hints for sizing a low pressure boiler for an uncapper and extractor, I run approx 30 hives in a semi tropical area ...
Stan Glowacki
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Jun 30, 2004 9:51 am
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Stan Try Simons Boilers. They have all the information and advertise in the Australian Bee Journal which I assume you get. If not, I can provide contact...
Hi Stan, For the ultra economy boiler I have seen a second hand pressure cooker used. This supplies steam at atmospheric pressure. You put the hose on where...
... It is australian beekeeping:-) While I am not expert at Queen breeding I am under the impression that the difference between consistent and suspect queens...
... We use a steam cleaner to provide steam for steam engines. They are cheap easy to control and used ones are readily available. -- Thanks Shanta McBain Bee...
Dear all, Thanks for good and valuable discussion and points. GEO RESOURCE CENTRE non-profit voluntary organization. GEO RESOURCE CENTRE "Sri Rajam Nivas" 7A1...
Hi there People, Can anybody advise me if the steam off of boiling water is hot enough for a steam knife? Last season I had a beer keg of boiling water, fired...
Mark The temperature of the steam does not change unless you increase the pressure. All I use is a 5 litre round can with a car radiator neck soldered on top...
Dear Sir, What are the flowers liked by bees? Can you give their botanical names of the flowers of the plants. Dhanapal GEO RESOURCE CENTRE "Sri Rajam Nivas" ...
I am posting this information inthe hopes it will reach some people who are not subcribed to the number of other places I have already posted this. If you...
Dear network members, What are the flowers liked by bees? Could you please give their local names and botanical names. Bee prmoter dd GEO RESOURCE CENTRE "Sri...
... I have a start of a database on bee forage on my site below. This is a direct link to my database on herbs. The field view is just diffrent. There are a ...
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