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
Wire mesh sizes and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums There is another thread in this Forum concerning who to get rid of bees stuck in wire mesh I thought I'd take a moment to share our experience with wire mesh Ross Rounds, which I own, manufactures Sundance Pollen Traps, which depend on wire mesh to work properly We hope Sundance traps are
experience with commercially available mite resistant bees Honey bees pollinate an average of $215 billion worth of crops worldwide each year Despite high demand, record colony losses are prohibiting beekeepers from supplying their services to pollinator-dependent industries
Anyone raise Stingless Bees in USA? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Being that the stingless bees are a semi-tropical species and cannot survive in the wild at more northern latitudes there is little risk of ecological imbalance with native species of bees Unlike the African bee disaster
Fumagillin-B Dosing - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I am about to order Fumagilllin-B for the bees None of the catologs show any dosing rates What do colonies require?? I assume weak colonies take less The 2 gram bottle says it makes 20 gallons but again no dosing info Thanks
how windy is too windy? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums The bees are flying like crazy, acting like they're happy to be out after the cold and wet weekend So how windy is too windy to pop the top on the hive, see whether my post-swarm queen is laying, and whether they've drawn out the drone foundation that's been in there over a month? Weather com says "Winds from NW at 20 mph gusting to 32 mph"
Will bees chew through wood? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums To hopefully prevent the bees from attaching their combs to that angled wood, I attached some strips of medium hard plastic (cut from milk jugs - which were much thicker then, than they are today) which I'd hoped would act as a non-stick surface
Will bees pollinate fruits an vegetables inside a. . . . . Will bees pollinate fruits and vegetables inside an enclosure built of 1 2" hardware cloth? Will they freely pass through the cage in and out or just turn around when first hitting it?
Chlorinated water - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Do you know if collecting water that has such a high concentration of chlorine in it will harm the bees or honey produced by these bees I assume some of the bees are from my hives
Cell punch - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Cell punch is the only method I have used and have had great success with it I normally punch about 40 cells at a time i usually get about 35 to take I took a piece of 3 8 copper pipe and a reaming tool and sharpened it I have a mini butane torch that I heat the copper with, it slides through the new comb like butter Don't over heat it or you will damage the grubs I take the punched out