Mar 9, 2021 · Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap …

Jul 31, 2025 · The core idea behind the Primal Bee hive is thermal efficiency. Most standard hives, even insulated ones, lose a huge amount of heat through poor design and box …

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Mar 11, 2019 · Houston Beekeepers Association | Bee Nutrition with Dr. Pierre Lau Watch on From this, it seems: The ratio of protein to lipid (fat) should be 1.4 : 1. Bees like canola pollen …

Jul 25, 2025 · The very small cost of federal bee research is so tiny that we have, several times, had to actually go down to DC and buttonhole congresscritters to ask them to add a few million …

Jul 28, 2015 · Does anyone have plans for diy robbing screens, they seem so expensive in the bee catalogs?

May 4, 2025 · The queen bee is the most crucial element in producing strong and healthy bees. In saying that, while considering trading healthy queen cells from a beekeeper friend, that way …

Nov 26, 2021 · I thought I'd start a thread with some stuff I've come up with, in the hopes of others adding their own creations. I know I'm not the only one here with a 3D printer: Queen Rearing …

Jun 26, 2013 · Not one bee bothered him. Given that bees' sense of smell FAR exceeds our own, "smelling like bananas" didn't seem to register as nearly close enough for bees in my book. …

May 3, 2008 · essential oils yesterday I googled varroa mites and found a study from the University of West Virginia regarding the use of essential oils to control the mites by feeding …