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  1. The Different Types of HONEY BEES - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Feb 24, 2016 · Honey bees, like all other living things, vary among themselves in traits such as temperament, disease resistance, and productivity. The environment has a large effect on …

  2. History of Beekeeping in the United States

    Feb 24, 2016 · About a million queen bees are sent in the mail annually. Most of these bees are mailed to places in the United States and Canada, but some are sent to other countries. …

  3. Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format

    Mar 9, 2021 · Incoming pollen can be sampled for studies of foraging activities of bees and for identifying and classifying pollen sources at a given location. Stored pollen is a basic …

  4. Beekeeping in UpState NY - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Jan 3, 2013 · I am a fairly new beekeeper in the Capital District of New York State. I have an 8-frame hive in a suburban backyard, which overlooks many acres of undeveloped woodland, …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. Bees near livestock? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Jan 15, 2004 · The bees don't really care, except in times where they want to gather grain dust and then they usually bother the chickens beceause their feed is out all the time.

  8. Bees on soy beans - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Oct 6, 2011 · My bees are placed on soy beans in Ohio.Once I place them on a farm, thats where stay. I reap the benefit of the honey harvest and the farm gets the benefit of the …

  9. Diluting honey to feed bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Aug 5, 2006 · I have honey left over from last fall that I planned on feeding back to bees. I picked up a few new hives from wild swarms this year and I am feeding thm right now to build wax …

  10. Maximum gap size to still keep bees out - Beesource Beekeeping …

    Feb 23, 2014 · Can anyone tell me the maximum gap size I can have in a bee/small-hive-beetle separator and still be assured of not having any bees squeeze into the beetle's area? The goal …