The queen bee is the most crucial element in producing strong and healthy bees. In saying that, while considering trading healthy queen cells from a beekeeper friend, that way will not keep producing the same gene that will become weak, is that truth?
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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...
looking for an easy sugar brick recipe. i tried searching the archives but didnt have much luck. if i remember there was one that was 5 or 10 lbs of sugar and a small amount of water, put it on a cookie sheet and let it dry.
Hey all we used Michael Palmers sub this last year. We add some lemongrass to encourage quicker uptake on the sub. It worked great either way. My wife made a video of how to make the sub for a local club. It is 1.5 minutes long and has the Palmer recipe broke down to 5.25lbs of patty. Directions...
The very small cost of federal bee research is so tiny that we have, several times, had to actually go down to DC and buttonhole congresscritters to ask them to add a few million in "mark up" of the budget becuause the USDA actually forgot to include fiunding for the bee labs in their budget - THAT's how little money would be saved by closing ...
This weeks episode of Woodsmith shop featured a finger joint jig for a router. (Check your local PBS station listing) It will be simple to make one of these and set it up for fool proof bee box finger joints with a 5/8 spacer and 3/4 spacers. Free Plans...
I'm seeing videos now of well known Bee experts like Bob Binnie talking about using Scott's Grub x for small hive beetle larvae. They say it's not harmful to our bees in controlled amounts. They are even talk8ng about using it in pollen patties to kill the beetles but not hurt the bees...
Heading into my 4th year of beekeeping and thinking about trying to make and sell beeswax candles this year. Right now I just make beeswax chapsticks and sell any extra wax I have by the pound. For those that make beeswax candles, is it really that much more profitable than just selling clean...
