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  1. Re: HELP - Keeping Bees off Neighbor's Trailer (ASAP!)

    Jeez, just unroll the awning and let it dry out. How hard is that? If it is water-loged it is probablay mildewing as well and needs to be cleaned before the trip anyway.

    Do it for him (neighbor)...
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    Re: Big Brother - In this case the IRS

    I guy that I work with is a really good accountant and I asked hime when SWIM should start reporting taxes for side jobs. He said, as soon as one of the following three items happens;

    1. Take a...
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    Re: Mowing by bees??

    In the spring I mow within a couple of feet of the hives. I have a bunch of scrap siding in front of my hives so it keeps me about 10 feet from the entrances.

    The Forth of July seems to be the...
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    Re: Big Brother - In this case the IRS

    Technically yes, you are supposed to report all income. Even bartering is taxed.
  5. Re: Location basis for mite treatment free vs need to treat

    You have mites. Trust me.
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    Re: Finding the queen

    I found a queen once. I was in the house taking off my beesuit and she was on one of my legs (out side of the suit). I pick her up and put her pn the hive entrance and she scurried back it.
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    Re: Beekeeping is a very cheap hobby

    You did enough swam captures, cutouts, and splits to get 10 colonies in less than a year (first year, at that) of beekeeping? That sounds like..... uh.......
    .....you must be an awesome beekeeper.
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    Re: Beekeeping is a very cheap hobby

    Competition BBQ. I have made a profit doing that. Although sponsorship has helped, I still make a profit.


    Funny your comment considering you where the one early on in this thread that said...
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    Re: Beekeeping is a very cheap hobby

    Dont forget the 3 honey supers with foundation and frames will add another $114 per hive.
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    Re: Beekeeping is a very cheap hobby

    :D

    Ha. I just had a guy buy 4 hives for me and is paying me to keep bees on his land.

    I have also been building some of my woodenware and catching swarms, but I am still about $1,600 in the...
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    Re: Honey "B" Healthy

    When I see vauge terms such as "booster", "vital for bee health", "vital amino acids", "helps provide nurients", and lots of exclamation points !!! on the HBH fact sheet, I am pretty skeptical.

    I...
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    Re: Went bare handed last night - got stung

    If you gonna get stung, the best place is on the tip of the finger. Feels like you caught a sharp nail, but no real lasting effects . It took me a while to figure out that they weren't nails. ...
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    Re: Just got nucs yesterday....BUT

    I am a little further south, but in the same boat. It's a blizzard outside right now. Picked up 4 nuts on Tuesday. Nothing you can do but wait it out. It's supposed to be 75 degrees early next...
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    Re: high rise bee hive safety issues

    Safety risk from the bees (people getting stung), or the safety risk of letting a person have open access to the hotel roof?
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    Dumb Queen Questions

    I have a chance to buy some queens (Buckfast) from a local beekeeper and have some questions:

    How long will a caged queen last in the little box with the attendants? I think the queens are...
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    Re: What to do with extra queen?

    Send it to me. I will pay the postage.
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    Re: How many keep epipen on hand

    Not in a sting kit but ice, lots of ice, once I get back to the house.
  18. Thread: Need Queens

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    Need Queens

    Anybody in the Kansas City area have a couple of queens for sale?
  19. Thread: Round Up

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    Re: Round Up

    Then this is what you want:

    http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?208271-Electromagnetic-theory-for-colony-collapse&highlight=microwave+towers


    :eek:
  20. Thread: Round Up

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    Re: Round Up

    And ignorance and out right fabrication of data:

    http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?280462-Visulalizing-2-nanograms-i-e-0-000000002-grams


    :ws:
  21. Thread: Round Up

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    Re: Round Up

    Neonics!
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    Re: Being sued for Bee stings?

    I am no lawer but I am pretty sure that in a civil case (neighbor sueing over see sting) the burden of proof would be a "preponderance of the evidence".

    "Beyond reasonable doubt" would be used...
  23. Re: Visulalizing 2 nanograms....i.e. 0.000000002 grams

    On the organic/green scale neonics are far better for the environment than earlier pesticides such as organochlorine and organophosphate compounds. Ah, the good all days when you could...
  24. Re: Visulalizing 2 nanograms....i.e. 0.000000002 grams

    Hey man, don't be taking pesticide contaminated food off of my plate. I'm in it for the money. :D
  25. Re: Visulalizing 2 nanograms....i.e. 0.000000002 grams

    I think that it also says that it is impossible for some scientists to perform un-biased research because they are preoccupied with preconceived notions.

    I thought that kind of thinking was...
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