|
- 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
- Do carpenter bees sting humans? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Carpenter bees often get a bad rap, but it's good to know the facts! Our forum users have shared some interesting insights about carpenter bees Some say that female carpenter bees are capable of stinging, but they don't die after stinging like
- 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
- Bees in meter box - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
bees settling in meter boxes is a more recent phenomenon- ie not 5- 15 years ago- then there may be a connection Migrating birds become quite confused by these signals in the laboratory Bees reactions to such signals are not understood yet, their systems being a little different to migrating birds
- Hearing Aids and Bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Okay-cut to the chase I am getting hearing aids and hopefully will be abe to hear the birds and bees again Now the question is how do bees react to the hearing aids? If a hearing aid is not properly fitted or not in the ear correctly it will "squeel" or "whistle" loudly, especially the high
- Bees in water meter - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I have been called to remove the bees in a water meter i presume they have gone through the keyhole in the lid, and are in the meter cavity underground anyone have a idea how to recorver the bees to a swarm bucket?
- Poison Hemlock - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I am just starting beekeeping and expecting my first bee's to arive in a couple of weeks The area I am going to place my hives is by a creak that is full of Poison Hemlock The entire creak bottom will be white with the flowers from this plant I have two questions first do I need to be
- Bees vs Cornfields - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Well, I have most of the makings of one hive assembled in my basement and most other accessories to start my single hive season in the backyard next Spring But new and depressing information has given me second thoughts about getting into bees Since I live about 150 yards from a cornfield, I'm
|
|
|