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 …
Bananas and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 26, 2013 · Hypothesis: if isoamyl acetate is in fact stress hormones generated by bees, and we know that real bananas don't contain any isoamyl acetate at all, then we might conclude that bees …
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 …
Intoxicated Bees?? | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 6, 2024 · Intoxicated bees returning to the hive are easily identified by guard bees through their erratic "waggle dance" and are typically expelled from the hive or killed, as introducing fermented …
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 …
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 …
How high bees fly - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jan 27, 2005 · Some bees fly at colder temps than others, on windier days they fly closer to the ground level / tree tops than on calm days, but they ALL FLY. How high a bee can fly has nothing to do with …
Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
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 …
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 …