Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Oct 27, 2009 · Bees are there constantly, even though they are only about 100 feet from the lake where they get all the water they want. Personally I know that a certain number of bees from each hive go …
Grub x - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
May 14, 2023 · 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 …
Can I Keep Bees With a Swimming Pool? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jan 11, 2023 · Bees are generally attracted to water sources and swimming pools can provide a great source of water for them. However, it is important to make sure that the pool is properly treated with …
Easiest Split Technique for a Newbie - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Feb 11, 2019 · Nurse bees then reoccupied the combs by traveling threw the queen excluder you made a nuc full of nurse bees who aren’t orientated to fly back to the old hive you removed the open brood …
Dead out Honey - What to do with it. | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Mar 27, 2025 · Should I extract and bottle what I can and feed the rest back to the bees somehow? How do I know if my frames are fomenting and if it is still good? This year I am getting 3 nucs to replace …
Bees crawling on ground - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 23, 2008 · Bees on ground We've just started beekeeping, and in the last two days we've noticed bees crawling on the ground, usually around 16-20 at a time. They don't look old (their wings are still …
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Mar 9, 2021 · Pollen traps vary greatly in design and positioning on the hive. All make use of one basic principle – a grid to remove the pollen pellets from the bees and a box or tray to collect them. Pollen …
Chlorinated water - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Feb 26, 2005 · Do you know if collecting water that has such a high concentration of chlorine in it will harm the bees or honey produced by these bees. I assume some of the bees are from my hives.
Vinegar in sugar syrup - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 3, 2015 · If you don't adjust the ph the bees will do it themselves. Bailey, in England, did a study years ago that said adding vinegar to sugar syrup that is fed for overwintering shortens the life of the …
red pollen - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Mar 11, 2013 · Funniest thing about deadnettle is that because those flowers are so small the bees have to dive straight in to get at that pollen, and once it really starts blooming heavily you'll see them come …