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Guttation And Your Bees

Submitted by Daves Bees on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 23:49

This is a most important topic to beekeepers. This first link from Wikipedia tells what guttation is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttation 

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BBC article on Bees

Submitted by ralph on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 10:56

Here is a link to a recent BBC article on the worldwide problems facing bee populations:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8680000/8680500.stm

According to the article, many places in the world are experiencing a decline in bee populations while others are actually seeing an increase."

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Colony Collapse Disorder still a problem

Submitted by ralph on Fri, 05/07/2010 - 09:45

An article recently ran in the Houston Chronicle on Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The article said that CCD is still on the rise and poses a very real threat to the beekeeping industry.

Here is a quote from the beginning of the article: "Dropping in droves, bees are still puzzling agriculturists. It is the fourth straight winter that more than a quarter of the existing honeybee population has disappeared. This year, however, the rate of loss hit its second-highest point since 2007-2008."

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Installing a new hive

Submitted by ralph on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 09:40

 Installing bee colonies from a package 

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Why keep bees?

Submitted by ralph on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 09:49

So, why do we keep bees anyway? Well here some of our top faves:

  • The joy of honey
  • Sustain bee populations
  • Pollination
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Healthy lifestyle
  
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Brushy Mountain Bee Farm order

Submitted by ralph on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 16:31

I just finished my order for everything I need for a complete hive. I looked through all of the catalogues that have been circulating at the recent meetings, and after comparing prices, etc., I finally decided to order everything through Brushy Mountain Bee Farm. One thing I liked about Brushy Mountain was that I could place the order online, although I had to go through the catalogue first and write down everything I wanted.

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