Management of Russian bees | Beesource Beekeeping Forums My bees haven't swarmed in years, unless you count artificial swarms I agree brood breaks are a good thing, but there are ways to make them happen without allowing your bees to move into your neighbor's attic
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Can I Keep Bees With a Swimming Pool? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Bees are generally attracted to water sources and swimming pools can provide a great source of water for them However, it is important to make sure that the pool is properly treated with chemicals that are safe for bees
red cedar as wood for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums i was curious if anyone has heard whether using red cedar for bee boxes is a good idea? would the wood smell permeate the honey? do bees shy away from cedar as other insects? are there other concerns that i'm missing? just curious
Bees eating bird seed - Beesource Beekeeping Forums Bees will roll up and take home lots of things we wouldn't associate with honeybees Yes, dust in bird feeders They take home White Millet seeds, too Also, high moisture corn from ag-bags, saw dust from the bunker, and manure from the barn floor gutter
Bees in water meter - Beesource Beekeeping Forums I have been called to remove the bees in a water meter i presume they have gone through the keyhole in the lid, and are in the meter cavity underground anyone have a idea how to recorver the bees to a swarm bucket?
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
Bees in meter box - Beesource Beekeeping Forums bees settling in meter boxes is a more recent phenomenon- ie not 5- 15 years ago- then there may be a connection Migrating birds become quite confused by these signals in the laboratory Bees reactions to such signals are not understood yet, their systems being a little different to migrating birds
History of Beekeeping in the United States About a million queen bees are sent in the mail annually Most of these bees are mailed to places in the United States and Canada, but some are sent to other countries Recent developments include the crossing of selected inbred lines to produce hybrid bees, and as of 1977, the direct sale of artificially inseminated queens
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