Introduce yourself :: RE: Bron fron Tennessee, USA
Author: Karen Smith Subject: Greetings from North Alabama! Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:51 pm (GMT 0) Just saying hi. I'm a total "newbee":0
View ArticleBee health: the treatment (or not) of bee pests and diseases :: RE: Hives in...
Author: zaunreiter Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:53 pm (GMT 0)BBC wrote:Could I ask how you first became aware that there was a problem ? I saw deformed wing&short abdomen bees at the entrance of one...
View ArticleURGENT Help needed now! :: RE: poisoned bees??
Author: zaunreiter Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 11:54 pm (GMT 0) Another possible reason could be tracheal mites. Bernhard_________________Pulling on both sides of the comb shapes it.
View ArticleIntroduce yourself :: Hello from Alabama USA
Author: Karen Smith Subject: Hello from Alabama USA Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:45 am (GMT 0) Hi, I am a total newcomer. I have no bees, yet, but plan to take a beekeeping class (the traditional...
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Author: MObeek Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 4:02 am (GMT 0) Hi Karen, Welcome to the forum. Here's a link that tried to address a similar problem as yours. Hope it helps....
View ArticleURGENT Help needed now! :: RE: poisoned bees??
Author: Che Guebuddha Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:56 am (GMT 0) What type of bees do you keep? Buckfast is aparently tolerant to tracheal mite. Bernhard, What do you treat against Tracheal...
View ArticleIntroduce yourself :: RE: Hello from Alabama USA
Author: biobee Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:16 am (GMT 0) Welcome, Karen. This does seem to happen occasionally in hotter places, but as the top bar hive was originally developed for the tropics, there...
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Author: jaywoo Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:23 am (GMT 0) During the hottest time of your year, what are the min/max recorded temperatures, assuming you have a weather station near by with historic data...
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URGENT Help needed now! :: RE: poisoned bees??
Author: zaunreiter Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:55 am (GMT 0) Tracheal mites do occur often in Spring, after the bees chilled. Usually a damp, cold and/or windy place causes bees not doing their...
View ArticleHorizontal top bar hives :: RE: Constructing Topbars
Author: Swing Swang Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:33 am (GMT 0) Anyone tried using Japanese saws that cut on the 'pull' such as a Ryoba for cutting topbars? It strikes me that once you've got used to the...
View ArticleURGENT Help needed now! :: adding bees
Author: buzzybees Subject: adding bees Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:03 am (GMT 0) Hi, All! Today I went out to check on my bee hive. They seems to be not doing well. Only a hundreds or so bees remaining...
View ArticleURGENT Help needed now! :: RE: adding bees
Author: biobee Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:19 am (GMT 0) You started a thread about this already, which has had a number of replies, to which you have not responded. Please stick with that thread, and...
View ArticleIntroduce yourself :: RE: Hello from Alabama USA
Author: pymaplumber Subject: Hello from Alabama USA Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:00 pm (GMT 0) I would agree ventilation is most important for keeping your hive cool. If you have a shady area the hive...
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Introduce yourself :: RE: Hello from Alabama USA
Author: Karen Smith Subject: Thank you! Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:38 pm (GMT 0) I am so relieved to know that this is doable! It didn't make sense to me that it would not be but I couldn't find any...
View ArticleHorizontal top bar hives :: RE: Constructing Topbars
Author: catchercradle Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:01 pm (GMT 0) Thats what I have for a hand saw, apart from accuracy being easier, less likely to slip so safer._________________Dave ___________________...
View ArticleBeginners start here :: honey allergy
Author: ehoneybees Subject: honey allergy Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:04 pm (GMT 0) Can I be a beekeeper even when I have a honey allergy?
View ArticleURGENT Help needed now! :: RE: poisoned bees??
Author: bridget Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:18 pm (GMT 0) Thanks everyone: Varroa treatment: oxalic followed by apistan last autumn- no Spring treatment. No obvious signs of varroa ie.deformed...
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Beginners start here :: RE: honey allergy
Author: AnthonyD Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:29 pm (GMT 0) Of course, just don't eat the honey. There will be plenty of people willing to eat it for you.
View ArticleBeginners start here :: RE: moldy old combs
Author: Garret Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:46 pm (GMT 0) Are you sure it is mold? Over time the softer waxes will migrate to the outer surface of stored combs which appears as a grayish film. Somewhat...
View ArticleHorizontal top bar hives :: RE: Constructing Topbars
Author: AnthonyD Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:09 pm (GMT 0)Swing Swang wrote:Anyone tried using Japanese saws that cut on the 'pull' such as a Ryoba for cutting topbars? It strikes me that once you've...
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