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- Primal Bee hive | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The core idea behind the Primal Bee hive is thermal efficiency Most standard hives, even insulated ones, lose a huge amount of heat through poor design and box geometry That heat loss forces bees to spend massive amounts of energy just to maintain brood temperature, especially in cooler months or during early development
- Beltsville USDA Facility To Close, This includes the Beltsville Bee Lab
The very small cost of federal bee research is so tiny that we have, several times, had to actually go down to DC and buttonhole congresscritters to ask them to add a few million in "mark up" of the budget becuause the USDA actually forgot to include fiunding for the bee labs in their budget - THAT's how little money would be saved by closing
- Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, adopting, care, classifieds, and more!
- 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
- Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
A long time beekeeper in our bee club says he puts salt on the landing board for his bees I have noticed especially this summer while working in my truckpatch the bees landing on my arms licking sweat (sometimes as many as 6 or 8) i let them alone until they start getting under my arm i know
- Making Michael Palmers inexpensive pollen sub - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Hey all we used Michael Palmers sub this last year We add some lemongrass to encourage quicker uptake on the sub It worked great either way My wife made a video of how to make the sub for a local club It is 1 5 minutes long and has the Palmer recipe broke down to 5 25lbs of patty Directions
- Varroxsan | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
VarroxSan – Natural Varroa Mite Treatment with Slow-Release Oxalic Acid Strips VarroxSan is a natural solution designed to control varroa mite populations in honey bee colonies
- Update 2025 | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The queen bee is the most crucial element in producing strong and healthy bees In saying that, while considering trading healthy queen cells from a beekeeper friend, that way will not keep producing the same gene that will become weak, is that truth?
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