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- Primal Bee hive | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
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 geometry That heat loss forces bees to spend massive amounts of energy just to maintain brood temperature, especially in cooler months or during early development
- Beltsville USDA Facility To Close, This includes the Beltsville Bee Lab
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 in "mark up" of the budget becuause the USDA actually forgot to include fiunding for the bee labs in their budget - THAT's how little money would be saved by closing
- Making Michael Palmers inexpensive pollen sub - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Hey all we used Michael Palmers sub this last year We add some lemongrass to encourage quicker uptake on the sub It worked great either way My wife made a video of how to make the sub for a local club It is 1 5 minutes long and has the Palmer recipe broke down to 5 25lbs of patty Directions
- Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
A long time beekeeper in our bee club says he puts salt on the landing board for his bees I have noticed especially this summer while working in my truckpatch the bees landing on my arms licking sweat (sometimes as many as 6 or 8) i let them alone until they start getting under my arm i know
- Lyson vs Paradise (Blue Sky Bee Supply) Hives
Lyson vs Paradise (Blue Sky Bee Supply) Hives lyson paradise poly Jump to Latest 1K views 11 replies 8 participants last post by odfrank Jun 28, 2025
- Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format
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 designs are described
- Financial Return On Making Beeswax Candles - beesource. com
Heading into my 4th year of beekeeping and thinking about trying to make and sell beeswax candles this year Right now I just make beeswax chapsticks and sell any extra wax I have by the pound For those that make beeswax candles, is it really that much more profitable than just selling clean
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