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"Barn red" is traditional for barns all over the USA -- not just the northeast. The original pigment in "barn red" is red ochre -- aka finely ground iron rust....
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Kai Serschmarn
serschmarn
May 10, 2012 12:15 pm
Hey... some minutes ago and together with a friend, I have caught my first swarm ever! What a great feeling! This is a good day! :))))))))...
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Denise J Hill
denisejhill...
May 10, 2012 12:35 pm
Congrats!!...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 12:37 pm
Katherine wrote: "It seems to me that my prime swarms haven't done especially well. " Thanks for your summary of several years with Langs and then Warrés. It...
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z&c
clogan2003
May 10, 2012 1:03 pm
Hi. Do the bees (or do bee pests) do better warre insulation is aromatic wood (like pine shavings or cedar) or if more neutral ( like hemp or aspen)? Thanks...
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Dav
dav00716
May 10, 2012 1:14 pm
"Barn red" is traditional for barns all over the USA I wasn’t referring to barns, but beehives. I thinking a little color in cooler climes dose no harm. daV ...
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Dav
dav00716
May 10, 2012 1:23 pm
It’s been raining most days, I expect sunshine & maybe swarming Saturday . What would happen if I put excluder over the entrance for 48 hours???? Dav ...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 1:37 pm
DeeAnna wrote: "The original pigment in "barn red" is red ochre -- aka finely ground iron rust. Not a "heavy metal oxide" at all. On the other hand, the...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 1:37 pm
Kai wrote: "some minutes ago and together with a friend, I have caught my first swarm ever!" Congratulations . . . and to Larry and John H who caught swarms...
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bernhard@...
zaunreiter
May 10, 2012 1:39 pm
... They will swarm the next day you open up the entrance/remove the includer... Once they got into the swarm mode, there is little chance to prevent them from...
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Kai Serschmarn
serschmarn
May 10, 2012 1:47 pm
There is a website on which you can have a look at swarm appearance in Germany. (just in german!) http://www.klimabiene.de/?page_id=731 First histogram shows...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 1:48 pm
Dan wrote: "It was a five frame nuc that covered three frames with two good frames of sealed/ready to emerge brood, an one stores, the others were completely...
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Frank Van de Putte
frank_vandep...
May 10, 2012 5:13 pm
Hello, Probably you have already seen washboarding at your hive entrances ? See this video... http://www.youtube.com/user/AlexWild73#p/a/u/1/lbwumXVTOz8 I...
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Barry White
kwlovesb
May 10, 2012 5:16 pm
... Thanks for that, Dav! Katherine [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Geoffrey Gadapee
deerslayer58
May 10, 2012 5:23 pm
Hi I manage a Hardware store in New Engalnd and I used Boiled linseed oil on the bottom board. and solid white stain on the boxes. Linseed oil is only...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 5:36 pm
clogan2003@... wrote: "Do the bees (or do bee pests) do better warre insulation is aromatic wood (like pine shavings or cedar) or if more neutral ( like hemp...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
May 10, 2012 5:36 pm
They clean out sticky pollen and resins from their mouths. That is the secret. Bernhard ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Scot Mc Pherson
scotlfs
May 10, 2012 5:53 pm
Hi. Do the bees (or do bee pests) do better warre insulation is aromatic wood (like pine shavings or cedar) or if more neutral ( like hemp or aspen)? Thanks...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 6:11 pm
Larry wrote: "Today's swarm was on the exact same branch of the same pear tree. http://www.eccentricbeekeeper.com/imageshare/swarm5-10a.jpg" That looks like...
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Julia DeBruicker Vall...
jdebruic
May 10, 2012 7:46 pm
Greetings, fellow Warré keeps, I write because our town of Bloomington, Indiana, USA is installing two hives as part of a new community orchard that will, in...
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Julia DeBruicker Vall...
jdebruic
May 10, 2012 8:21 pm
Greetings all, We're setting up a pair of hives on City land, so one requirement is that we erect a hedge (or something trellised) to divert the bees' flight...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 8:55 pm
A recent mailout from Phil Chandler: Thank you for your interest in and support for Friends of the Bees. We have some important news for you, especially if...
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sarah
gabyandgus
May 10, 2012 9:17 pm
Hi all, I am a relatively new Australian bee keeper running langs like warres. I am also part of Andrew's permaculture bee group. I love reading the posts...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
May 10, 2012 9:25 pm
Frank wrote: "I asked some older beekeepers why the bees are doing this. They told me that in the old days they didn't see this behaviour. So... Is this a new...
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Stephen Bird
bird.stephen
May 10, 2012 9:28 pm
Add another swarm to the list . 30 degrees today in Southern Germany and one of my new hives swarmed. It also chose a Pear tree and was very easy to catch. ...
Bernhard: How are you?You are the first person that tells me what are they doing. For me was allways a mistery and nobody had explained it before. Thanks a...
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Karin
karinrainbir...
May 10, 2012 10:34 pm
I invited a couple of prospective natural beekeepers, who In hadn't previously met, over to look at my apiary and talk bees today, and as a result we have...
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Karin
karinrainbir...
May 10, 2012 10:42 pm
whoops that should read natural beeks, not natural geeks! Damned autocorrect on my computer! Karin...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
May 11, 2012 12:01 am
A lecture by Professor Seeley about swarm decisions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnnjY823e-w 60 Minutes of bee-ology! What you always wanted to know about...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
May 11, 2012 12:48 am
No local beekeeping group you could ask? Margie AKusa ________________________________ From: Julia DeBruicker Valliant <like.a.gown@...> Â Greetings,...
