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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 Houston Beekeepers Association | Bee Nutrition with Dr Pierre Lau From this, it seems: The ratio of protein to lipid (fat) should be 1 4 : 1 Bees like canola pollen more than rose They like high omega 3:6 ratio Canola pollen has 55:1 That's extreme
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
unwanted bees around ornamental pond - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Bees tend to be very loyal to a consistent, close water source If you provide them with a different consistent water source you might get them to leave the pond alone It helps, when trying to get them to the new source, to use some kind of scent Not so important what, just something the water foragers can use to recruit more foragers Anise oil, vanilla, or whatever will work Once they are
How to safely remove honey bee nest from under the. . . Because the connection between the bees in the wall and the hive is a dark tunnel, in their way of thinking it is all part of their hive Eventually, the queen will get curious and come out to the box It helps if you have a frame of open brood to put in the hive box, apparently