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- Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
Pollen traps vary greatly in design and positioning on the hive All make use of one basic principle – a grid to remove the pollen pellets from the bees and a box or tray to collect them Pollen-collecting field bees are forced to enter the hive through an opening screened with 5-mesh hardware cloth or 3 16-inch diameter perforated sheet
- Treating Japanese beetles without harming bees
Does anyone know of a way to treat corn for japanese beetles without harming bees? I know seven dust is dangerous to the bees and I don't want to use it Are there any other ways to limit damage to your garden that isn't harmful to the bees? Thanks
- 10 reasons why bees are dying? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bees are essential for our ecosystem, but they face numerous threats that contribute to their decline Our forum users have shared various factors that can lead to bee deaths, including issues within the hive and external environmental factors
- Adding a second brood box | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Adding that second box can be hard on your colony unless the first box is pretty well full of bees and also a bad idea if temperature is forcast to drop after you put it on
- Is Sevin spray and issue w bees??? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bees are currently on the blooms on my cucumbers, squash, watermelons and cantaloupes I normally spray with liquid sevin to keep off the insects that try to kill the plants However, I was wondering if sevin spray might not be harmful to the bees and if so, what could one use to accomplish the same prevention that sevin gives and not harm the
- Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Bees are there constantly, even though they are only about 100 feet from the lake where they get all the water they want Personally I know that a certain number of bees from each hive go out and seek salt If one don't provide a safe (preferably sea-salt) they will go on the P-puddles, manure and such places where salt is available
- Possible to spray for ticks without hurting bees? | Beesource . . .
I do pest control and keep honey bees A tick treatment doesn't need to be applied to your entire lawn Just along the outer perimeter where ticks will be crossing over from their breeding sites like decaying organic matter and leaf mold, etc into the yard Companies should be using whats known as a repellant product, which means it kills quickly and doesn't allow social insects time to
- After Extracting, what to do with the frames?
Your bees will dry off the frames and remove any damaged wax from the frames leaving them clean and in good order for next year I would leave them on the hive for several days to a week Use a wax moth preventative Frames can be sealed up with Paramoth crystals or sprayed with Bt, a natural grub and moth larva killer
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