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....
Please iam a beekeepers here in Uganda would like to get working partner from around the would . the partner is to help me in marketing my produced honey and...
Hi Ted, I'll have a go at answering this one. Undersupering is the better method because the bees can seal the honey in the top box while starting to fill the...
Perhaps I can help on this, and help save a few backs. ... Controlled studies show no difference at all. One such study was done by the University of Georgia...
... From: "jfischer_supercollider" ... As Graham pointed out, undersupering is mainly for the convenience of the beekeeper. Whether using bee repellents...
... Jim has mentioned this study but I would point out that it was done in the USA under totally different conditions to Australia. I certainly do not dispute...
I agree with those in support of under-supering. Yes, I have heard it proclaimed from very high places that there is no advantage. Maybe my bees don't get any...
Can i have advice on the positioning of frames being tranferered from my 5 frame nuc to an 8 frame hive? I am a beginner so need all the help i can get. Anyway...
Hi nectarandpollen, I don't know where you are or what conditions you have there, but I would have kept the nuc frames to one side of the new box (I'd use a...
Hi graham, Im in melbourne ( dandenongs ) As im a total beginer, im not even sure what is meant by "Flow". Is it pollen flow or nectar flow or both? They are...
Hi There People, I have a problem I would like to share with you guys to see if we can solve it. I have several hive and I am pretty much a back yard bee...
Mark, Let's see if the beekeepers of the world can give you a hand! But first, it It would help if you could give us some more specific information, like: -...
My father and I have a few hives and we would like to try and rear our own queens. We have seen a few books but they don't give us much info. Also we have...
Hi Steve, What I meant by "flow" was if the bees were bringing plenty of nectar into the hive. Your nuc colony will need to use energy to make wax to build up...
Hi Shane, I haven't tried Queen rearing as yet, but there are several methods discussed in "The Bee Book - beekeeping in the warmer areas of Australia" by...
As a beginner beekeeper i wonder how many dead bees there normally would be around the hive? I notice probably a good dozen a day? is this normal for a swarm...
Hi Ron & others, ... Well thank you for your E-Mail, and yes I guess I using a fairly broad descriptions. ... Well they either die at the end of winter or...
... Have you tested and treated for Varroa? Varroa damage the winter bees to the point that what looked like a strong hive in the fall will be dead in the...
Shanta Thank you for your reply. Varroa has not made it to Australia as yet. I have looked for diseases and can't find any, well that is to say in the hives I...
... From: <ourshack@...> Varroa has not made it to Australia as yet. I have looked for diseases and can't find any, well that is to say in the hives...
Hi Geoff, Well I am 99.9% sure they haven't swarm as the populations haven't altered significatenly. I will admit that in all probability they would be close...
I'm forwarding a message from the Brisbane Amateur Beekeeper's Society. Looks like it will be an interesting day. Brisbane Amateur Beekeepers' Society...
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