You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
David wrote: Presumably yours allows central access to the candy? Yes, I think that is important. I made the candy boards yesterday, they have a 3/4" lip which...
18471
Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Oct 1, 2010 8:29 am
*If eggs in Lang, find queen & transfer? * ... -- Dav, Skowhegan-Maine North East, Hardiness Zone 4 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
18472
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 1, 2010 11:27 am
Dav wrote: " If the candy is not to soft or to thick, don't think it will fall out of the candy board." With 'soft ball', i.e. boiled to 116C, I have never had...
18473
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 1, 2010 11:27 am
Jacqui wrote: "Its been nearly a week since I did this and a thought just occured to me after watching the warre today. What if the queen accidentally went...
18474
John
johnhaverson
Oct 1, 2010 12:33 pm
David H was considering using the synthetic fibre strapping that is used to strap together large heavy objects such as building materials. What about a nylon...
18475
bilharley@...
bilharley...
Oct 1, 2010 3:43 pm
... I made 8 split frames with wood in an afternoon. The most labour intensive part was shopping around to find a source of wood in the right dimensions. Three...
18476
Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Oct 1, 2010 5:01 pm
*Just to be safe, put 6 3 1/2" screws in the sides to hold the candy in.* *One board (3/4" lip) holds, * *5 lbs sugar* *1 lb white Karo* *1 1/3 cups water ...
18477
jacqui fox
fox.jacqui
Oct 1, 2010 8:07 pm
HI Dav and David If I find the queen in the lang, what is the best way to transport her, (the lang is at another apiary)? Do I put her in a jar with a few...
18478
Bill Wood
billrwood
Oct 2, 2010 2:42 am
... [Bill] It seems likely that crystalized honey could be mixed with fondant after the fondant has completely cooled. That is, cooled to a point where the...
18479
jacqui fox
fox.jacqui
Oct 2, 2010 4:13 am
Hi All I checked the lang halfof the split today, actually the top box of 2. There were two queen cells that appeared to have larvae in them. This top box had...
18480
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 5:53 am
Smostes wrote: "I suggest, we don't speak about commercial beekeepers and sideliners" I see three categories: commercial, sideline & hobbyist. The boundaries ...
18481
Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Oct 2, 2010 6:44 am
*I don't catch queens, I move the box she in. There her bees so I would just dump her in the top box or let her run in the entrance.* *Dav* ... -- Dav,...
18482
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 6:52 am
Jacquiwrote: "The warre half of the split seems very purposeful as does the lang. " That's a relief. It is unlikely that the Warré would have got that far ...
18483
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 7:22 am
This queen is clearly marked: < http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/warrebeekeeping/photos/album/224624489/pic/ ...
18484
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 7:22 am
David H wrote: "I see three categories: commercial, sideline & hobbyist. etc etc" That's strange. That message was posted on 24 September. I checked my 'Sent ...
18485
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 7:22 am
John H wrote: "What about a nylon 'tie down strap' with a small rachet as used for securing boxes to trailers or flat beds?" It would no doubt work, but the...
18486
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 7:22 am
Thanks for the organic fondant recipe, Bill. If you ever come across your source on thermal degradation of honey, I would be interested in reading it. 37C is...
18487
Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Oct 2, 2010 7:51 am
I have four hives light on stores, three with 10 lbs & one with 5 lbs, my weights are very conservative. It cost less then six dollars to fill a candy board. I...
18488
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 12:17 pm
When I started Warrés back in 2007, I somehow imagined I would have lots of honey suitable for sale as cut comb honey. I even bought some packs of boxes for...
18489
eschmidt158@...
ernie.schmidt12
Oct 2, 2010 12:38 pm
I like the idea Ernie ... From: David Heaf <david@...> To: warrebeekeeping@... Sent: Fri, Sep 24, 2010 12:33 am Subject: Re:...
18490
Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Oct 2, 2010 1:26 pm
*My containers weight 12 to 14 oz @ 5$ ea.* *Mostly brood comb, no complants.* *I don't care what color it is it all taste good. People like chewy or they ...
18491
Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Oct 2, 2010 3:28 pm
I count bees to each pollen carrier when I am looking for pollen input. When I see 1 in 60 bees carrying pollen, I consider that very little. When I see 1 in...
18492
Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Oct 2, 2010 3:29 pm
That's not marked, that's a mite. Scot McPherson, CISSP, MCSA McPherson Family Farms Le Claire, IA, USA ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
18493
Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Oct 2, 2010 3:33 pm
I don't do cut comb....most people don't like it as much as liquid or creamed....I prefer creamed, and I NEVER reliquify creamed honey. I find that once...
18494
timimoore@...
Oct 2, 2010 5:18 pm
Here it sells at more per LB than honey at about £5 per tub (depending on the size of tub). The reason that more is charged is that the wax foundation that...
18495
bilharley@...
bilharley...
Oct 2, 2010 5:19 pm
... I have read that organic cane sugar contains some impurities like molasses that make it difficult for the bees to digest. True or false? Bil...
18496
Jacqueline and Joseph...
friendlyhaven
Oct 2, 2010 6:01 pm
I love reading history books about bees and just finished one called "Bee Boles and Bee Houses." It has wonderful photos of old hives and holes in stone walls...
18497
John
moersch51
Oct 2, 2010 8:39 pm
Hi- I just came back from a visit to the beeyard destroyed by a bear in August. I have been waiting for the land owner to harvest the barley field leading to...
18498
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 8:47 pm
Scot wrote: "That's not marked, that's a mite." Yes, she was marked by a Varroa mite, as the subject field more than hinted. ...
18499
David Heaf
davidheaf
Oct 2, 2010 9:17 pm
Scot wrote: "I let all my honey go to creamed...most of it does go to creamed also, but that's probably because I leave a lot of honey on over winter and so...
