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John wrote: "many hives did not build comb in the bottom box, which may account for their not coating the screen." I have mesh floors under all my frame hives,...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 1, 2009 9:44 am
Fritz wrote: "David Heaf wrote: http://www.heaf.freeuk.com/solar_extractor.htm Idon't think this page is linked David." Thanks. Strange the HTML page was there...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 1, 2009 10:12 am
Alvaro wrote: "I couldn´t see the pictures of the solar extractor. Am i doing something wrong with the file? I´m very interested in making one for melting my...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 1, 2009 10:12 am
Jeff wrote: "do bats eat bees?" I don't know but if they do they are likely to be a far smaller cause of bees taken in flight than Hirundinidae or Apodidae....
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 1, 2009 10:12 am
Margie wrote: "So how does one do this with a frameless then David?" Dennis Murrell's site at bwrangler.com has advice on handling removing comb on a top bar....
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Dave Cushman
cyberbeek
Apr 1, 2009 10:24 am
Hi All David Heaf said... ... I used OMF for more than thirty years, at about the twenty year mark you start to see propolis build up in the corners and...
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Andre
alochin
Apr 1, 2009 3:52 pm
My understanding is that it is a lot better than having open air underneath. The bees are not any closer to the ground, it is just that we had 4 walls between...
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OOWONBS@...
billsf9c
Apr 1, 2009 7:10 pm
... For the most part, <G> bees are on the day shift, & bats are on the night shift... ;>) My 1 lb swarm is still alive. (454 mg...? Very small.) I made a 12...
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bejolino
Apr 1, 2009 9:03 pm
Well, I just put my ear close to the back wall, touching it.... and I hear the buzz!...
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bejolino
Apr 1, 2009 9:05 pm
Or just use a cheap stethoscope.......
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 1, 2009 9:13 pm
Today I made what Warré calls the 'spring visit' (page 87) to all my surviving Warré hives. I've already reported three losses due to starvation and one...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 1, 2009 9:29 pm
Enrico wrote: "Or just use a cheap stethoscope...." I do use a stethoscope sometimes, but a listening tube in the entrance gives a stronger signal. A...
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moersch51
Apr 1, 2009 10:42 pm
Hi David- ... autumn ... I'd say that despite the couple of bad years you've had, you've done pretty good. Great that pollen is coming in. The hive debris...
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moersch51
Apr 1, 2009 11:10 pm
Hi Andre- I think you are correct, and I think you will find that the bees are better able to control climate in the hive. That's only my opinion, of course. ...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Apr 2, 2009 6:56 am
Thanks David, I have a stethoscope & can hear nothing through 1.5" lumber , will make it into a listening tube. dav ... From: "David Heaf"...
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Muriel Parkinson
muriel3966
Apr 2, 2009 7:04 am
A young man, who lives an alternative life style (a community of about 24 including children living in benders) in our village, wants to keep bees. His...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Apr 2, 2009 7:05 am
"Nothing has been said of providing warmth to the colonies, by wrapping or packing hives or otherwise, and rightly so. If not properly done, wrapping or...
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Md Schwartz
md.schwartz
Apr 2, 2009 7:28 am
I think you answered your own question Muriel, esp given the lifestyle they've chosen. My worthless 2 pence. ;-) MargieAKusa ________________________________ ...
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madhupran
madhuprans
Apr 2, 2009 7:46 am
Muriel: A young man, who lives an alternative life style (a community of about 24 including children living in benders) in our village, wants to keep bees. ...
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jeff hartman
climbzen
Apr 2, 2009 10:17 am
ok so now that i know i should feed my bees a little till they get going on there own i'm looking at how to do it. can an entrance feeder be used, not in the...
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diepdink
Apr 2, 2009 11:39 am
Jeff: or is there any way to just make a feeder at home, which i would prefer. ... I used an upturned jar and the lid pierced with many holes. As it was only...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 2, 2009 11:46 am
John wrote: "This year it looks like it will be late as well. Pour les apiculteurs, le printemps est aussi plein d'inquiétude que d'espérance, n'est-ce pas?"...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 2, 2009 11:47 am
Dav wrote: "I have a stethoscope & can hear nothing through 1.5" lumber , will make it into a listening tube." I forgot that some of us have even thicker...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 2, 2009 11:47 am
Dav wrote: "The snow is almost gone, time to deal with the five deadouts." Are you planning to re-use boxes of comb from deadouts? I've saved lower boxes which...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 2, 2009 11:47 am
Muriel: "Should I direct him straight away to the Warre or similar or get him to start with Nationals? " As they try to live 'naturally' and they would have a...
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David Heaf
davidheaf
Apr 2, 2009 12:17 pm
Jeff wrote: "can an entrance feeder be used, not in the hive entrance? meaning could i sit the entrance feeder on a log a few feet from the hive to feed them....
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fritzkal
Apr 2, 2009 12:45 pm
<davidlcroteau@...> wrote: "Indeed, cold seems to have a decided beneficial effect on bees."--Beekeeping at Buckfast Abbey, Brother Adam" I wonder if the temps...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Apr 2, 2009 12:56 pm
I have some entrance feeders I use by setting them inside on a floor. ... From: "jeff hartman" <climbzen@...> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:16 AM To:...
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dplatnyc@...
logi088
Apr 2, 2009 12:57 pm
What about the top-feeder that is in the Warre plans on many of the websites? I have built two of them and am hoping to use them in my two new Warres this...
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davidlcroteau@...
dvdcrowtoe
Apr 2, 2009 1:02 pm
I built one also, but never have used it, I think because I don't like cleaning them, an entrance feeder you just put the jar in the dishwasher. Dav ... From:...
