copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
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
Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid Two pollen trap designs are described
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
3D Printing for the Beekeeper - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I thought I'd start a thread with some stuff I've come up with, in the hopes of others adding their own creations I know I'm not the only one here with a 3D printer: Queen Rearing Cell Punch Langstroth Hive Frame Scraper I'd love to see some more Here is a collection I keep on Thingiverse
Financial Return On Making Beeswax Candles - beesource. com Heading into my 4th year of beekeeping and thinking about trying to make and sell beeswax candles this year Right now I just make beeswax chapsticks and sell any extra wax I have by the pound For those that make beeswax candles, is it really that much more profitable than just selling clean
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
Bees crawling on ground - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Even information published in bee magazines are usually a few months behind what is going on in the field The internet helps due to speed of getting information but quite a bit is dated and most beekeepers in the field working bees daily have little time for posting their methods
IRS Clasification - Beesource Beekeeping Forums What do you classify your bee keeping as? For IRS taxes is it agg other is it agg Are we farmers? Or are bee's live stock What do you use for your classifications? My CPA does not know what to file under
Small hive beetles and Boric Acid - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I saw a Fat Bee Man video where he used boric acid, crisco, and election signs to build SHB bait traps I was unable to find straight boric acid at Lowes and picked up some Hot Shot Maxattrax Roach Killing Powder with Boric Acid Did a little research and found conflicting information Was