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Hi Santa_group, I set up a Facebook Profile where I can post my pictures, videos and events and I want to add you as a friend so you can see it. First, you...
This afternoon I shivered in a cold polytunnel while it was trying to snow outside and measured the cell sizes of the 13 frames of a 14 x 12 hive. I did top...
Chris wrote: "His experience is that there is increased productivity, however his experience is confined to apiaries where EFB is present which, he says,...
Peter, I ran your earlier mail about shook swarms being less productive past Richard Ball, who found it interesting. His experience is that there is increased...
Nature Hello everyone. Along with a number of colleagues in this part of Lancashire I lost all my bees recently.(NB I only keep one hive in my garden). I had...
In a message dated 24/03/2008 08:54:59 GMT Standard Time, gavinrbox-ibl@... writes: Sounds like the decline in cell size as you go from the middle of...
I measured the cell size in my top bar hive today. Generally I tend not to swap combs around very much in it. The measurements were made, where they could be,...
Thoughts on certain points: perhaps if the cd player was wrapped in a lead protective bag this would prevent or at least limit electro- magnetic radiation? One...
Has anyone done any experiments in playing music to bees? When I had hens I used to play them Mozart at certain times, it *might* have helped them settle when...
DARG, which is now potentially re-vitalising under the leadership of Richard Ball, has charged me with the task of devising a communal record card for members...
I don't think that I would fancy feeding my bees. The impurities might be harmless to humans and may even give the sugar a flavour but are very likely to...
Hi Santa_Group members. I have been feeding my bees in the dire weather when honey stores were severely depleted, with blocks of natural Palm Sugar which I...
Steve, On my way home from work I divereted to look at a swarm I hived in the evening of 8th May, intending to fork out the sealed brood to remove varroa (none...
Dear All, (especially the Elves), It is Mayday and we can get among our bees with comparative freedom so we have no excuse for not doing so, and at the same...
In a message dated 19/04/2005 17:57:02 GMT Standard Time, peterson@... ... I get the impression from chatting to people at Stoneleigh etc that there are ...
Sorry chaps by accident (my mouse needs a rebuild to include stronger return springs) I included a rant intended for another Email, in my last post. Please...
Dave, You told me yesterday that there are photos of us on the Santa web site. I looked on the site at the foot of this message and couldn't find photos....
I see that the article about us has now appeared in the BBKA News. It is a pity that there is such a gap between draughting an article and its appearance as...
This is my refined draught version, my ideas having become clearer after exchanges of views. The simple answer to the question is 'not always' but that isn't...
Gentlemen, The article has appeared in Beecraft and Claire has done us proud by adding bells and whistles. All the email/web sites are put in a separate box...
Gentlemen, Who is going to Stoneleigh? We ought to meet up if we can if only in some cases to put faces to names. There's probably a corner somewhere that we...
As this appears to be the Santa project that demands least knowledge of science I though I would volunteer to take it on. My initial thought was that all we...
In a message dated 16/03/2005 20:48:56 GMT Standard Time, deskem@... ... One of the Santa group questions for which we have yet to establish a protocol is...
Norman wrote: 'Do bees generally have a broodless period during the winter? - Interesting question that has been discussed on the Irish List. A bit late for...
Steve, I am the least qualified of the group and there are also many people who aren't in the inner core who might be interested and be able to comment, or...
Dear All, I thought I'd set down some thoughts for discussion on the question of whether newspaper is helpful against wax moth in stored comb. At Michaelmas...
