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Jul 20, 2025 · A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, …
Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
Mar 9, 2021 · 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 …
Beltsville USDA Facility To Close, This includes the Beltsville Bee Lab
Jul 25, 2025 · 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 …
The Honey Bee Solution to Varroa | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Dec 27, 2024 · 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 …
Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Oct 27, 2009 · A long time beekeeper in our bee club says he puts salt on the landing board for his bees. I have noticed especially this summer while working in my truckpatch the bees …
What? Who knew??? Tetanus shot - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
May 17, 2018 · A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, …
Small hive beetles and Boric Acid - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 10, 2016 · I saw a Fat Bee Man video where he used boric acid, crisco, and election signs to build SHB bait traps. I was unable to find straight boric acid at Lowes and picked up some Hot …
DIY hive lifter - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Feb 12, 2015 · A forum community dedicated to beekeeping, bee owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about breeding, honey production, health, behavior, hives, housing, …
Varroxsan - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jan 30, 2024 · VarroxSan – Natural Varroa Mite Treatment with Slow-Release Oxalic Acid Strips VarroxSan is a natural solution designed to control varroa mite populations in honey bee …
my hive smells like bananas | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Oct 2, 2009 · i opened a hive 2 days ago to put some 2:1 on them and the slight smell of bananas hit me in the face. what is that?