what are the rules that dont apply to beekeepers? crossing scales has become a nighmare for me. full inspections, new permits required, randomly pulled over by the DOT in my one ton for a side of the...
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what are the rules that dont apply to beekeepers? crossing scales has become a nighmare for me. full inspections, new permits required, randomly pulled over by the DOT in my one ton for a side of the...
its hard on the bees. shouldnt just use it blindly. overuse of antibiotics not a good thing. u can get a microscope and test your own. its not that hard. my bees look the best when they have that...
we switch out all our hives onto power washed pallets. we pick up each hive on a cart and brush off all ants spiders dirt etc. with a toilet brush. the pallets are on tarps in the beeyards and then...
amitraz study and presentation was done by jeff pettis from the beltsville lab
theres a place to mount the second nozzle right next to the first one. just take out the plug and install it
Amitraz kills sperm in queens. So take from that what you will. Prob some poor times of the year to use it.
Get yourself a Gehl loader. More versatile. Easier to operate. I have used swingers and bobcats and Gehl are the best. U can put on a mast or crazy wheel. 2 hand controls. No foot levers. U can stack...
There is no better seperator than the spin float. The new ones seperate much better than the old ones. I have had both. Get the electronic speed control. Mount a second spray nozzle inside pointed...
i use straps now cuz they are so much stronger and you can get them tighter. when i used rope i had one continuous piece and it all rolled up on a rope winder with a handle behind the drivers side...
keith,
dadant steamer works like a dream. i use it on every load all year. combs get warm and dry. cowen makes an insert into the side of my 120 system extractor to hook the steam hose to. you...
i have used a tractor that had a mast mounted backwards on it. it would lift alot of weight but what a pain in the butt to run. no one has mentioned that you have to clutch and shift gears on the...
headed to texas sunday morning. does anyone want a valley craft cart with rubber tires, hand brakes and tilt forks for $390? call me at 605-480-1048.
david folsland
do not back over the box of queens cells after lunch. my mom did this.
do not back over the box of mated queens after lunch. i did this. maybe we shouldnt eat lunch.
do not have a rookie haul a...
you have left gates open and let cattle and or horses out.
you have been chased by a mad cow.
you have dumped everything off your truck at one time or another. hives, honey supers, drums.they...
i have a beekeeping cart purchase from dadants i think with rubber tires, hand brakes, foot pedal controlled forks for getting under stacks and tipping them back and then releasing to set them down.i...
i have a super cart with rubber tires, hand brakes and tilt forks with a foot pedal for getting in and out of stacks.is that what you are looking for?
lots of hives for sale after almonds in the want ads in the back of the american bee journal.
starlines were good bees. too bad. biggest honey crop i ever got was with them.
midwest packer paying $1.52. going to move up more as retail sales are good and the supply is short. $1.60 would not surprise me.
i met a commercial guy at the convention who uses russians. they made 150 lbs. last year and they go to the almonds.
thanks,
ordered one.
tom,
wondering if you are still looking? i sent you a p.m.
You can drive around the scales in several places entering Texas.
Most scales in the U.S. can be driven around and truckers maps showing the way are sold in most truck stops. The maps do not say...
we have been going through oklahoma with bees for 30 years without problems until recently. my last trip i got called into 2 check stations and hassled for 1/2 hour. they are telling me that i need a...
lots and lots of bees crashing. i have talked to several beekeepers lately and it is not a good situation. california is really bad. some friends in texas not doing well either.