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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....
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...
Try "Beekeeping for Dummies", no insult intended. Chris from Oklahoma ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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... ********************** 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...
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...
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 ...
Oh, I almost forgot another book recommendation. For more experienced beekeeper, who think that beekeeping is more than keeping bees... "The Shamanic Way of...
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...
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...
... entrance, the ... mine. ... thanks David comprehention question: "not shortage of stores" means that the stores of Honey are probably not the problem? For...
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 ...
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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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...
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...
... 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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 ...
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. ...
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...