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- 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
- Sold out | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Sold out Sold 1 5K views 1 reply 1 participant last post by Berry Lane Bees Mar 5, 2025 Berry Lane Bees Discussion starter 66 posts · Joined 2025 Add to quote
- bees flying in really cold weather. + - 40f or 4. 5c
I've noticed my bees flying in really cold weather I'm lucky to have a neighbor about a block away with a weather station good enough to be included in the NOAA surface measurements data I know that this morning my bees were flying in 40 degree weather I've noted that when it's sunny my
- When exactly do they begin laying Winter bees?
I keep hearing people say they are laying Winter bees already, I'm thinking It's still early In NC they say to have mite treatments done by the end of September, I figure that is so the bees that raise the Winter bees will be disease free What do ya'll think?
- Easiest Split Technique for a Newbie - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Nurse bees then reoccupied the combs by traveling threw the queen excluder you made a nuc full of nurse bees who aren’t orientated to fly back to the old hive you removed the open brood they were feeding leaving a whole bunch of nurse bees in the nuc with little brood to care for, insuring the cells built receive plenty of royal jelly
- 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
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