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- The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Great presentation from Mr Steve Riley from this year's National Honey Show just dropped He and Dr Stephen Martin host and maintain varroaresistant uk and work closely with the growing cohort of TF beekeepers in the UK A few slides outline the fundamental dynamics at work in the colonies
- BeeMax Hive pros and cons | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Has anyone here used the BeeMax hives? What are the pros and cons? And which do you like best now: foam or wood? Thanks in advance New Guy, wanting to do it right about the first or second time
- Primal Bee hive | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
The core idea behind the Primal Bee hive is thermal efficiency Most standard hives, even insulated ones, lose a huge amount of heat through poor design and box geometry That heat loss forces bees to spend massive amounts of energy just to maintain brood temperature, especially in cooler months or during early development
- Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid Two pollen trap designs are described
- HONEY BEE SWARM TRAP DETAILS - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
HONEY BEE SWARM TRAP DETAILS SWARM TRAP IS MADE FROM 1⁄2” CDX EXTERIOR PLYWOOD FINISHED INSIDE DIMENSIONS ARE: 18 1 4” WIDE x 7 1 2” DEEP x 18” HIGH
- Beekeeping in Jamaica | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Hanover Bee Farmers Co-operative Society, Ltd Early this week I had the chance to visit with some of the founders of the Hanover Bee Farmers Co-operative Society Ltd The cooperative is still in its infancy having only been formed within the last year It is located in the area of Lucea, a coastal city in the north-west portion of Jamaica
- Hive entrance size. | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
I'm wondering about the hive entrance size I built my Langstroth hives to spec off of plans here, with a 3 8" gap between the bottom board and the hive body, however, I noticed that my friends commercially purchased hives have a ¾" "entrance" gap with a ¾" reducer The ¾" reducer does have
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