every year for christmas i buy my self some books. so i was looking for beekeeping books today on amazon and wasn't really impressed with what i was seeing....
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Wes Miller
kuragxo2003
Dec 2, 2008 1:24 am
While not about beekeeping itself, Jurgen Tautz's Buzz about Bees is a beautiful and accessible book even to a non-entomologists, non-sociobiologist like...
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CHRIS SENNOTT
csennottco@...
Dec 2, 2008 1:48 am
Try "Beekeeping for Dummies", no insult intended. Chris from Oklahoma ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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jeff hartman
climbzen
Dec 2, 2008 3:04 am
... ********************** i saw that one and it seemed like a big seller. i figured it would only have information on langs using chemicals since that is the...
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Uli Schläpfer
ulitobandito
Dec 2, 2008 8:15 am
Hello overwintering Warré Beekeepers her a little update from Appenzell - Switzerland. some of my Warrés had a lot of dead bees at the entrance, the entrance...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
Dec 2, 2008 8:34 am
Hi Jeff, I recommend the books of Prof. Jürgen Tautz. Another very good author in my eyes is Prof. Thomas D. Seeley. There is a book in German called "Im ...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
Dec 2, 2008 8:52 am
Oh, I almost forgot another book recommendation. For more experienced beekeeper, who think that beekeeping is more than keeping bees... "The Shamanic Way of...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 2, 2008 11:52 am
Jeff Hartman wrote: "does anyone one have any recommendations for books " "At the Hive Entrance" by Storch is a useful little book for Warré beeks because it...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 2, 2008 11:52 am
Uli wrote: "some of my Warrés had a lot of dead bees at the entrance, the entrance was blockd." Dear me, that does not look too good. I've not seen that with...
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Uli Schläpfer
ulitobandito
Dec 2, 2008 12:16 pm
... entrance, the ... mine. ... thanks David comprehention question: "not shortage of stores" means that the stores of Honey are probably not the problem? For...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Dec 2, 2008 2:04 pm
It looks like to many to fast to be mites. I would suspect poison. Dav ... From: "Uli Schläpfer" <uli@...> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:16 AM ...
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CHRIS SENNOTT
csennottco@...
Dec 2, 2008 2:44 pm
The quickest answer, since you have indicated you are just beginning beekeeping, is definitely "yes". Regardless of hive configuration or organic preferences,...
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moersch51
Dec 2, 2008 2:44 pm
Hi- ... Perhaps, but a severe tracheal mite infestation could cause it. ... Why would anyone be using poison now? My first inclination would be to check for...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Dec 2, 2008 3:27 pm
Could poison have been stored early, like July when bees dying of it would be harder to detect and now consuming it? Dav ... From: "moersch51"...
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moersch51
Dec 2, 2008 3:44 pm
Hi Jeff- ... If you are looking for a book with just some good basic beekeeping knowledge, like how to hive packages, basic bee anatomy, etc., then any book...
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moersch51
Dec 2, 2008 4:14 pm
Hi Dave- ... would ... Yes indeed! That is a very distinct possibility. John ... would ... to ... any ... probably...
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Steve Ham
flypiedrahita
Dec 2, 2008 4:24 pm
... Hi Uli, is the hive slightly tilted forward to allow water to drain off? If a standard Warre floor is just slightly tipped back then a puddle at the ...
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fritzkal
Dec 2, 2008 4:30 pm
I have done the Oxalic acid treatementon most hives (1 or 2 grams ... Uli, We have a friend in our club that experienced something similar. He treated 9 hives...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 2, 2008 8:57 pm
Uli wrote: "comprehention question: "not shortage of stores" means that the stores of Honey are probably not the problem?" To judge by your records for that...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Dec 2, 2008 10:25 pm
Sainfoin blooms in June the start of EU honey flow? Do the apple blossoms appear at the same time? How about mosquitoes? Bullfrogs? Birds & etc.? I'm try to...
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Uli Schläpfer
ulitobandito
Dec 3, 2008 5:44 am
Hello all thanks for the many answers... Steve Ham wrote: is the hive slightly tilted forward to allow water to drain off? Yes, they are fritzkal wrote: Think...
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Bernhard Heuvel
zaunreiter
Dec 3, 2008 5:28 pm
... http://www.heaf.freeuk.com/unidentified_louse-like_organism.htm <http://www.heaf.freeuk.com/unidentified_louse-like_organism.htm> which I have still failed...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 3, 2008 5:45 pm
Uli wrote: "Is there a need or possibility of intervention now? Or is the only thing to wait till spring, hoping they survive?" Apart from keeping the entrance...
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David J. Heaf
davidheaf
Dec 3, 2008 5:53 pm
Bernhard wrote: "an entomologist guessed it could be a larvae of /Cassidinae /species/, /which are called Schildkäfer in German." Thanks Bernhard....
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Marcy Grimm
mameresgarden
Dec 3, 2008 8:56 pm
Hi there, I know this is a little late, but I just have to put my two cents worth in. My absolute favorite bee book is The Queen Must Die by William...
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moersch51
Dec 3, 2008 11:27 pm
Hi- ... There could be poison in the stored pollen. Regards John ... hives,...
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jeff hartman
climbzen
Dec 3, 2008 11:52 pm
thank you all for all the recommendations, looks like i'll be doing alot of reading this winter, not that that is uncommon. peace jeff...
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Dec 4, 2008 8:06 am
... Or is the only thing to wait till spring, hoping they survive?" Uli??? ... winter cluster there is a risk of disrupting it so much that it does not ...
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Max.Rackliff@...
bty672524
Dec 4, 2008 2:15 pm
Hi David, I know this might seem a bit far fetched, but could they be dragon fly larvae? I have seen dragon flies hanging around and sitting on my hives. ...
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeek
Dec 4, 2008 4:36 pm
Hi Max Not the David that you were addressing... ... Dragon fly larvae, live underwater and normally bore into wooden boat hulls, I lived on a boat once that...
