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My website has been hacked. If it is accessed by a cell phone a pornographic site come up instead. is there anyone who can assist? using laptops and desktops work fine. Please assist.

I see that many people are viewing the dadabs.com website. The main purpose of the site is to share with other persons how beekeeping is done in a country that does not have distinct seasons. Where...

I am so sorry I missed you ViggoMunk. I had some family emergency and had to be up and down. I really wanted to taste that Danish honey!

We do have beekeeping associations. I will make some calls to see if we can meet if possible. Are you in jamaica now? You can give me a call at 876 401 4251.

Yes Oldtimer. You are right. I wish there was a way to import already worked on bee stock. I am wondering if there is a way I could legally import drone sperm, use AI to produce queens from best of...

Thank you very much. I have seen these articles before. Wanted to know if anyone had more information that would make the process easier. For now I will go for the easier methods until i can get a...

Sorry for the late reply. i cut out these squares and freeze them then fit them back in the slots. The bees that remove the most dead larvae, consistently will be my breeder queens.

I have been researching VSH bees and i think this will greatly assist Jamaica's apiculture. We are not allowed to import bees into the Island so many beekeepers turn to hard chemicals that just get...

I use these squares to test for hygenic behaviours

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I also use screened bottom boards (with mesh) throughout my hives.

Ok there are a few things i need to point out.one is that i graft or use queen system for increase. i also break my brood pattern by removing queens from established hives, this forces the bees to...

lol I am 25. Thanks for the compliment. i find myself spending hours just observing the bees and i guess I have a passion for beekeping. I have used nucs that have swarmed within the same year....

Apiaries usually go as much as 70 the most in one apiary. One way to find out is to increase until there is no increase in the honey production as u stated. i prefer to have several apiary sites ...

Well I am a little over the 140 or so mark now. I had to put several of them together that were a bit weak during the dearth period November- December. On average I would say one super on each. This...

Hello Dmitry. I like the method you are outlining. I was going the route of having many supers ready for each colony however, I like to try different methods. will your method include one brood box...

In Jamaica, they say there are no reported cases of Africanized bees. Can someone paint me a picture(well give an example) of some things you look out for to identify them in terms of behaviour. I...

I sure wished I could set up my hives like that. It would give me a much cheaper option than the metal pipes i use. In my country we have frogs that consume so much bees. It has to be raised. I am...

Found a hive in an old cotton tree here. This is negril point the last point of Jamaica from the west.
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This hive was removed from a manhole at a wharf.http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk224/digi_2008/SU1HLTIwMTIwNTIxLTAwOTQ3LmpwZw.jpg

Not to boast or anything but the bees in my apiaries are still bringing in pollen and raising much brood. Even after Sandy passed through. many beekeepers here are now patiently waiting for the...

Hello everyone! These ants may be of some benefit I am now finding out. the truth be told I am now seeing these ants targeting anything that comes from the hive. I am yet to see if they will consume...

Im glad you enjoyed yourself. I wouldn't mind if many more persons from this forum came to Jamaica.

Thank you. I stand corrected using the terms treatment free. What I really want is to not use the chemicals like apistan. Its been over a year since a very few of the mother hives were treated. I did...

Hi everyone. I need some assistance in figuring something out. My bees whether location or type do not seem to break brood production since we have no distinct seasons. Does anyone recommend breaking...