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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Follow the Bloom - 2024
« Last post by .30WCF on Today at 12:08:01 am »Honeysuckle and Golden Alexanders
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Follow the Bloom - 2024
« Last post by BeeMaster2 on May 15, 2024, 11:35:38 pm »The bees are buzzing on the Chinese Tallow.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: A General Hive Question
« Last post by Ben Framed on May 15, 2024, 09:17:38 pm »👍🏻
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Canadian beekeeper
« Last post by beehappy1950 on May 15, 2024, 08:23:44 pm »I am within a hundred and fifty miles of him so I am a member of his blog . He makes at least 5 something a month from me. 
. I have changed my way of beekeeping on account of him. I now run all singles. Now I am getting ready to build his escape boards. He is a pretty good beekeeper.
. I have changed my way of beekeeping on account of him. I now run all singles. Now I am getting ready to build his escape boards. He is a pretty good beekeeper.5
GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: AFB in NZ
« Last post by Jim134 on May 15, 2024, 08:19:07 pm » I know about twenty years ago.. There was a Gamma facilty.. About an hour and fifty minutes from my house.. It was very competitive about the first five years.. For about the last fifteen years. This inflation has killed it.. The price of everything going up.. And bee equipment did not go off nearly as much.. Cheaper, just to buy new and start over again... When all the costs are considered.
BEE HAPPY Jim134.
BEE HAPPY Jim134.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: A General Hive Question
« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 15, 2024, 07:10:29 pm »Good discussion in that thread, Ben. Thanks. For now, I'll concentrate on getting the hive strong, try to catch a swarm and if and when I have a lot of brood, I'll consider it.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: A General Hive Question
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: AFB in NZ
« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 15, 2024, 06:41:24 pm »That is sad and unfortunate.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / AFB in NZ
« Last post by max2 on May 15, 2024, 06:35:12 pm »This would break my heart:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/516930/beekeeper-steven-brown-furious-over-destruction-of-2m-honey-crop
In Australia we do have access to heat treatment ( I send all my deadouts to a bloke who has an approved set-up - just in case)
We also have a Gamma facilty but it is expensive.
It appears NZ does not have such a facility.
This looks like gear in good condition.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/516930/beekeeper-steven-brown-furious-over-destruction-of-2m-honey-crop
In Australia we do have access to heat treatment ( I send all my deadouts to a bloke who has an approved set-up - just in case)
We also have a Gamma facilty but it is expensive.
It appears NZ does not have such a facility.
This looks like gear in good condition.
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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: A General Hive Question
« Last post by beesnweeds on May 15, 2024, 06:11:23 pm »Can I just split this colony?At the end of the day there's only 2 ways to make a split. You can purchase a queen or allow the split to make its own which in your case will be an emergency queen. When I make splits, they either have charged swarm cells, or I have mated queens ready. Emergency queens can sometimes be poor quality. If you make the split now it will be around 30 days until the new queen is laying and another 12 days for bees the best age to produce wax. You might be able to pull it off but once August comes around wax production gets harder. Honestly you should focus on getting your new hive strong for winter and learn about mite/honeybee life cycle and biology. Your bees could produce honey this year and make splits next year.