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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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 ...
hey all! Here I am in rainy finland... it has been raining for 3 weeks now... so... every hives is totally empty on honney.. and now I started feeding hives...
Much the same picture here in Sweden! We too have had our share of rain this year, but luckely not quite as bad as in Finland! Each of my hives do have a super...
hey Ron/Eefje van Mierlo! Yep, sound like the same... :-) Well, yes... have been hopung and planning trip to Aus or NZ to looking there how they "keep" them ...
Having seen the web site at http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2004/july/cybersheperd.htm It started me thinking It seems that commercial beekeepers are...
Hi there. I'm new here. I wonder if anyone can help me, with hints to find a good weight method for my hives. I found one, but havent fond the producer. It is...
... Hi! ... Welcome.. ... method for my hives. ... nectar detector. ... It is looked bit same system what I use during summer weight my hive.. quality of pic...
A neighbour has had a swarm of bees make a nest in one of his bird breeding boxes, he is having a beekeeper remove the bees. But the same thing happened last...
Dear June Gaut to help you from the bees not return back, i would advice you to spray the breeding box with nonpoisonous chemical. bees can recognize the...
... <junegaut@y...> wrote: Hey June! ... to ... made ... Wel, I have never hears that before, that bees have some "homebase" thing.... but there is a "thing"...
Bees are very adaptable. It has been suggested from bee tube research that the minimum volume for a colony of bees is 10 l. From my observations it appears...
Our local beekeeping group is trying to get together a display of beekeeping equipment from past eras to do a display to show to schools & shows. If anyone has...
Hi Don, I'm interested to learn more about your "bait hive" methods. Do you set out a box of drawn combs? Or would frames of foundation be ok? If I was to set...
Hi Graham and others. I think the important thing with bait hives is to use old equipment. So that it smells nice to the bees. Last year I put nucleus hives on...
Hi I was wondering what are the advantage and disadvantage of over and under supering. Ted ... Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies....