Wire mesh sizes and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
2015年10月22日 · In fact, if the bees are carrying pollen there is so much room that the pollen will not be removed from their legs. Drones can get through 4 mesh screening as can queens. 2. 5 mesh hardware cloth contains 5 squares to the inch. Again, bees readily pass through it. We believe that 5 mesh screening will remove 40%-60% of the pollen on the bees legs.
Removing Bees in Cold Weather - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
2024年9月1日 · Pulling few bees on demand is a non-issue. The only issue is that I would avoid doing this during the coldest times; but pulling few bees at 20F and above a no-brainer if you need them. You can pull bees and keep them alive at room temperature for many days ahead of the actual need.
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2024年10月11日 · The bees were getting to the end of their patience so I didn't get the best pictures. These hives were treated with OAV last year including treatments while "broodless" in November and December. I did some drone brood removal over the summer and treated them with Formic Pro from August 1 to August 20.
Bees working the cattle feeder... interesting problem
2018年8月9日 · Most likely, the bees are going after the "dust" in the cattle feed as the bees perceive it is the best source of protein (pollen) available to them right now. I'd look for a way to give the bees something "better" (more attractive than the corn dust, like pollen substitute; and put it not too far away), or screen the cattle feed to separate ...
Datura Poisoning/Toxic to Bees or people????? - Beesource …
2008年8月8日 · The flowers will close during the day, and close fast enough to trap foraging bees inside. It's amusing to walk by the plant and hear bees buzzing inside. The flowers are so large that it seems that the bees have difficulty getting out if they're deep down in the base. Not sure why they do that as the pollen is way outside.
Bees not going into new top boxes - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
2015年6月21日 · With bees on each side they will build comb in this frame, and once done you can spread some more if you choose although the bees should also start drawing some of the other frames anyway. In time, the goal is to always have some spare drawn combs on hand that can be used to get new boxes started.
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2021年3月9日 · Bees enter the hive from the trap through a piece of 1-1/8-inch diameter tubing that also serves as the mounting for the trap on the hive body. Mounting is accomplished by inserting the tubing into the entrance hole. The screen grid can be removed to clean or to allow the bees unrestricted flight.
Bt - Safe to use near bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
2003年7月22日 · We use Bt (bacillus thuringus biological pest control) around the farm to suppress mosquitos. Since the bees drink out of the ponds is the Bt safe for them? I would guess that other bio controls like ladybugs and praying mantis are fine. Any other wisdom out there?
Ladino clovers for bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
2005年9月13日 · The bees worked my ladino mostly in the afternoon (I also selected my ladino variety for deer, not bees). My situation may not be a good test for ladino as I have a lot of white dutch around and it may be that they are selecting WD …