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- 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
- Bananas and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The bees didn't care At all So I crushed some the the flesh They still didn't care So I sat down on my hive watching crate, took my veil off, and enjoyed a snack while I watched bees for a bit Bananas have no apparent effect on my bees My bees are not your bees Your bees live in a different place, and may be a different race
- Grub x - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I'm seeing videos now of well known Bee experts like Bob Binnie talking about using Scott's Grub x for small hive beetle larvae They say it's not harmful to our bees in controlled amounts They are even talk8ng about using it in pollen patties to kill the beetles but not hurt the bees
- Sorghum - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Sorghum does produce pollen which bees will harvest avidly as it tends to be available when other pollen sources are scarce The name of the commonly grown species is Sorghum Bicolor whether you are talking about "cane" grown to produce sorghum syrup or "grain sorghum" grown to produce a crop of seed or "sudan sorghum" grown to produce hay
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Vinegar in sugar syrup - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
If you don't adjust the ph the bees will do it themselves Bailey, in England, did a study years ago that said adding vinegar to sugar syrup that is fed for overwintering shortens the life of the adult bees
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