John O wrote: "How do you listen to your hives?" Welcome to the group. Sometimes I listen as Dav describes and sometimes I just put one ear to the hive wall....
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 1, 2011 6:39 pm
Bernhard wrote: "Varroa is not the problem #1." Well, at least the conference title was in the form of a question. However, there appears to be not one paper...
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gunther1753
Jan 1, 2011 7:49 pm
hi all the pale, grey-green pollen is from hazelnut, i think. after 2weeks of freezing temperatures my bees did the same: collect that pollen regards gunther...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 1, 2011 8:40 pm
Gunther wrote: "the pale, grey-green pollen is from hazelnut, i think. after 2weeks of freezing temperatures my bees did the same: collect that pollen." So...
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Bill Wood
billrwood
Jan 2, 2011 1:34 am
Thank you, Bil, I have a keen interest in the spaled box hive system where the entire bee space, and especially the brood area, is never interrupted by layers...
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Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Jan 2, 2011 1:22 pm
The bags have a hole in the top under the mouse board. I just removed the roofs & feel in the shavings and all felt very dry, so will leave the bags on until...
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gunther1753
Jan 2, 2011 4:34 pm
Hi David i'm not sure. the hazel and alder are full of catkins, about 1 inch long. what other pollen could the bees collect in midwinter? regards gunther...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 2, 2011 6:30 pm
Gunther wrote: "i'm not sure. the hazel and alder are full of catkins, about 1 inch long. what other pollen could the bees collect in midwinter?" In Decembers...
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MattiousNeil
coldgames
Jan 3, 2011 3:53 pm
Hello, I am new to the group and this is my first post. I will be constructing a couple new warre hives from plans I downloaded from The Bee Space. Could...
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Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
Jan 3, 2011 3:59 pm
That question is very subjective in nature....but to try and give as objective an answer I can. Overall weighing all the proes and cons of material choices. I...
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John
moersch51
Jan 3, 2011 5:47 pm
Hi Matthew- "Could anyone recommend the ideal wood..." I've made hives out of many different types of wood, depending on what I could get free or cheap. Where...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 3, 2011 6:39 pm
Matthew coldgames@ wrote: "I will be constructing a couple new warre hives from plans I downloaded from The Bee Space." Welcome to the group. I would recommend...
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Calin Cristi
jucausull
Jan 3, 2011 6:58 pm
hi all, im new here from like 4-5 weeks and i read all ur email in group. im from Romania and i have only 6 hive s. i wanna grow up this year and i colect all...
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Bil Harley
bilharley...
Jan 3, 2011 8:50 pm
I've been out on my bike trying to find pollen but all I've found for the moment is Hellebore. That's city life for you. Bil France, latitude 45.8 Alt. 117m ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 3, 2011 9:36 pm
Calin wrote: "in the future if u can post in attachement s 1-2 photos with ur apiary i will be glad to see them." Welcome to the group. This Yahoo group does...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 3, 2011 9:36 pm
Bil wrote: "I've been out on my bike trying to find pollen but all I've found for the moment is Hellebore. " That's not bad. Even though Helleborus is...
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Jacqueline and Joseph...
friendlyhaven
Jan 4, 2011 4:43 am
I've got a hive that lives next to my chimney. They've been there longer than the nine years we've lived here. We heat with wood and we're in the Pacific...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
Jan 4, 2011 5:43 am
Man, I'd be making sure I set out some bait hives for those little buggers to peruse this spring!!! Margie AKusa ________________________________ From:...
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CARNICAbee
jozesimeck
Jan 4, 2011 6:17 am
I was get this video: http://www.youtube.com/user/AlexWild73#p/a/u/1/lbwumXVTOz8 Bees are not washboarding! Beekeeper do not understand bees, because he look...
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Scot McPherson
scotlfs
Jan 4, 2011 7:22 am
Early is right, we've only just begun winter here. It hasn't even gotten cold yet the way we know cold here. It's dipped below zero fahrenheit, but only in the...
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Calin Cristi
jucausull
Jan 4, 2011 7:43 am
ok, i did not this. i will search them and if i can i post some pictures too. ... From: David Heaf <david@...> Subject: Re: [warrebeekeeping] hi all...
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Frank Van de Putte
frank_vandep...
Jan 4, 2011 4:00 pm
A study about insect's skin pigment that convert sunlight into energy: ...
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Jacqueline and Joseph...
friendlyhaven
Jan 4, 2011 7:41 pm
Joze, I'm curious, what ARE they doing? What's washboarding? And anyone here know what they are doing in this video? ... warmly, Jacqueline...
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Dav
dvdcrowtoe
Jan 4, 2011 7:59 pm
There Line Dancing dav On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Jacqueline and Joseph Freeman < ... -- Dav Croteau's Organic Apiary Skowhegan-Maine North East,...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 4, 2011 8:28 pm
Frank VdP wrote: "Mayby honeybees can do the same ?" Not wildly unreasonable given that phylogenetically bees are supposed to have branched off from wasps...
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gojim97402
Jan 4, 2011 8:35 pm
wiping there feet before they go inside? ... From: Jacqueline and Joseph Freeman <friendlyhavenmail@...> Subject: [warrebeekeeping] Re: why bees do this ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 4, 2011 9:55 pm
Intro to Top Bar beekeeping, using Abbe Warre and horizontal Top Bar Hive Systems (part 1) Date: Sat, 05/02/2011 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Venue: Koanga Gardens -...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Jan 4, 2011 10:26 pm
I've just read an interview-type article in the winter 2010/2011 issue of 'New View' magazine ( www.newview.org.uk ) featuring David Gruetzmacher and his 'St....
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Jan 5, 2011 5:19 am
As a rank newbee, I will yet argue this as a thought. Location, matters. Homes are traditionally constructed with local materials, be that wood or mud or...
