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FARMING & COUNTRY LIFE / Re: Tornado hit yesterday

« Last post by iddee on May 11, 2024, 05:13:38 pm »

Feeling for you, Jim.

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WEB VIDEOS / Re: Paul Harvey; News and Comments 1987

« Last post by Kathyp on May 11, 2024, 04:21:14 pm »

The fact is a claim was made trump don't flip flop and that fact was addressed with my comment.
Kamala would be a better president then trump though.  A tin can would be a better president then trump.

I think we have evidence that this is not true.  We have a tin can in the WH now.

I was not trying to point out that Trump was better or worse.  I was trying to point out that you are very guilty of what you accuse Trump supporters of doing. 

Biden may be the worst, most dishonest, and untrustworthy president we have ever had.  He has destroyed our border, economy, and relationships with other countries...and worse, put us and the world in a kind of danger that we have not seen since I was a kid.

I know you don't believe this because whatever sources of news you use are not very informative, but even they are beginning to see it. 

What I really don't get though, is the constant lying.  Every.single.time he goes out, he lies multiple times and it's usually about stupid stuff.  Is he that far gone?  Probably not the entire answer because he's done this as long as he's been in public.  Honestly, I don't think the guy knows the difference between the stories he's made up and truth.

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FARMING & COUNTRY LIFE / Re: Tornado hit yesterday

« Last post by Kathyp on May 11, 2024, 04:12:46 pm »

Sorry to see that.  Looks like you did a great job of putting things back together and hopefully without too much loss.

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FARMING & COUNTRY LIFE / Re: Tornado hit yesterday

« Last post by animal on May 11, 2024, 03:56:42 pm »

Hate to see you have so much damage. Good to know your house and people are ok.

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FARMING & COUNTRY LIFE / Re: Tornado hit yesterday

« Last post by The15thMember on May 11, 2024, 02:28:26 pm »

Oh no!  So sorry to hear that, Jim.  Seems we're having a rash of disasters on the forum lately, what with Matt's tree as well!    We actually had a tornado just south of here on Thursday, obviously an extreme rarity in the mountains.  There were no witnesses, but some campers discovered the evidence and reported it to NOAA.  It ran about 6 miles. 

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by The15thMember on May 11, 2024, 02:21:38 pm »

It can be a problem, but a little condensation is probably normal.  I mean, most hives don't have portals like yours, and the wood is a bit more absorbent, so I wouldn't be too concerned if it's just forming on the windows.  What you don't want is water dripping down on the bees from the lid, but I don't think even that is a huge deal provided the bees aren't clustered because of the cold.  As I've mentioned, my climate is very humid, and I don't have any trouble with condensation causing problems (except for mold) in the summer.  If I see condensation I think is excessive, then I just open the entrance more or otherwise give the bees a little more ventilation.     

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FARMING & COUNTRY LIFE / Re: Tornado hit yesterday

« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 11, 2024, 01:37:08 pm »

Oh, that's horrible. Hope things turn out more better than worse for you. Glad that it wasn't worse as well.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 11, 2024, 01:31:51 pm »

I peeked inside the portals on my hives and saw condensation in the top two boxes, I didn't open the lower box because there were some ant cruising around and they have the bottom one sealed up. Anyhow, is that condensation a problem? I was cool last night and warmed up quicky this morning. I have not checked back to see if it's still there but I will.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by beesnweeds on May 11, 2024, 12:42:24 pm »

I'm confused,       

Don't be, like I said its personal experience.  Ive done a lot of sugar rolls with mixed results and observed that some bees do die after the test.  Most people just dont hang around their hives for hours to see workers dragging out the dead bees.  I know it's considered non lethal which is good to get beekeepers to test.  I used alcohol/soap on the same bees after a sugar test and the mite counts doubled a few times. Not good.  Sampling 300 bees to save all the rest over the winter is well worth it.  Like Mr. Spock said, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."  May your bees live long and prosper.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: What did you do in your Apiary/Bee yard today?

« Last post by The15thMember on May 11, 2024, 12:08:28 pm »

From personal experience bees shaken/rolled in a jar of powdered sugar is a slow death.  Detergent is quick, effective, cheap, and a bit messy when Im sampling a lot of hives. I just keep a small bucket a water to rinse off. Alcohol works great too.  Its just a matter of preference.
https://scientificbeekeeping.com/?s=refining+mite+wash

I'm confused, in Randy Oliver's experiment he says the bees survived the sugar roll when he returned them to the hive.  Also, my bees don't look anywhere near that beat up coming out of the jar.  Most of them just fan a bit, and their sisters come and clean them off.