- Safe distance from hives? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Close to the house is fine in most cases, but I would recommend that hives be placed at a distance of 60 yards from the house The reason being, that if a colony becomes defensive, most of the time, guards will cease following at 40 to 50 yards, that will make it more pleasant sitting on the porch on bad bee days Best Wishes, Joe
- The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Great presentation from Mr Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped He and Dr Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant uk and work closely with the growing cohort of TF beekeepers in the UK A few slides outline the fundamental dynamics at work in the colonies
- Bee Venom Therapy for Chronic Lyme Disease
Stinging one's inner thigh is not a fast operation so I fumble and finally grab a bee off of the landing board and sting the rash Jim asked if it hurt Not bad I replied That was a young bee he said Grab another The next word I said was not "ouch" By this time half the class was over with us and the master beekeeper had a bit of a frown on
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- Reusing old comb | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
This is evident by filling cells with propolis Whatever is in the cell bottoms they are covering and cell depths get shallow This is old comb that has contaminants, either pesticides or the comb is so old it's depth has shrunk I cull that and you'd bee surprised how coffee black the comb can get and still be of service For me it's about
- Moisture in hive | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Hello! Seeking help from the community here! This is our 2nd winter with the bees, we have 3 hives of carniolans Our setup is 8 frame, when we consolidated the resources in the hives for winterization, 2 hives ended up with 2 deeps and a M and one ended up with 1 deep and 2 M There are slatted
- Footwear Dos and Donts: - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I use 11 inch hiking boots, and my ultra breeze suit has the elastic bands in the ankle I have never had a bee make it inside the suit so far Personally I like to have the pants on the outside and cinched tight over the boot, not on the inside I have used the mud boots, but I think the hiking boots are more comfortable Welcome to beekeeping,
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