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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Reading list
« Last post by The15thMember on Today at 12:11:40 am »Thanks, I will give him a google. 
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Fruit Trees
« Last post by Occam on Today at 12:06:52 am »We are always fighting vine borers. How you do make up the solution? Where do you spray it? I could see it working if you covered the whole plant, but doesn't it interfere with the leaves' ability to photosynthesize?
Didn't seem to hurt photosynthesis at all, thevplant stayed strong and continued to grow vigorously. I think I mixed half cup kaolin to a quart of water if I recall correctly. It goes on like a super watered down milky look, and barely leaves a white color on the leaves when it dries. Best to do it in the morning so fungal issues don't propagate at night. I first heard of it from Joe Priggioni on YouTube for his fruit trees, figured I'd try on my vines.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: National Beekeeping Survey
« Last post by beesnweeds on April 19, 2025, 09:23:36 pm » The Bee Informed Partnership lost their funding in 2023, so the AIA and AU started up a new survey.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Reading list
« Last post by Occam on April 19, 2025, 06:41:05 pm »You might look up Geoff Lawton. Not so much reading list but he does have some good information about using a larger set up like a retired bathtub. He has lots of good info on composting in general that's worked really well for me
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Why did you get into Beekeeping?
« Last post by Occam on April 19, 2025, 06:36:13 pm »My wife and I had never seriously considered it before, not even an actual conversation. Just a few comments here and there when we'd see bees that they were cool. We had been starting out building out homestead plans and saw a nuc advertised and decided to jump in never having read anything about it. I watched a lot of informative stuff on YouTube, read a lot of articles. In m the couple weeks before picking them up. I should still find another beek and go work with them to see how things are really done haha
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COMPUTER TECH HELP FORUM / Re: Technical Difficulties?
« Last post by Kathyp on April 19, 2025, 02:30:22 pm »Quote
Just some long times trying to get past the cloudfare thing.
Me too, depending on the time of day, I think. My afternoons seem to be the most difficult.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Help retrieving high swarms
« Last post by The15thMember on April 19, 2025, 02:13:58 pm »Well, after sitting up there for almost a week, the dogwood swarm apparently FINALLY made a decision, because my sister just saw them fly off to the east. They had not built any comb on the tree, so they must have just been discussing options all this time.
After being there for so long, I can't imagine they have enough honey left in their stomachs to build comb. Assuming they didn't find a home that comes furnished, how will they build comb when they get there? Can bees draw comb on stomachs full of nectar? Or does it have to be honey?
After being there for so long, I can't imagine they have enough honey left in their stomachs to build comb. Assuming they didn't find a home that comes furnished, how will they build comb when they get there? Can bees draw comb on stomachs full of nectar? Or does it have to be honey?
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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: THINGS I THINK ARE FUNNY
« Last post by animal on April 19, 2025, 12:29:08 pm »Why did the Easter egg hide?
because it was a little chicken.
because it was a little chicken.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / National Beekeeping Survey
« Last post by The15thMember on April 19, 2025, 12:21:07 pm »Bee Informed Partnership used to put their annual survey out at this time of year, but they aren't planning on doing the survey anymore apparently, so the Apiary Inspectors of America has put out this survey in its place. If anyone would like to participate, here is the link.
https://apiaryinspectors.org/US-beekeeping-survey
https://apiaryinspectors.org/US-beekeeping-survey
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COMPUTER TECH HELP FORUM / Re: Technical Difficulties?
« Last post by Terri Yaki on April 19, 2025, 12:08:03 pm »Just some long times trying to get past the cloudfare thing.