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    Re: So my neighbors are beekeepers...

    Sounds like we need a carnivorus yellow jacket/wasp eating plant!
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    Re: Dcoates 8-frame medium nuc adaptation

    Nice! Perfect way to add a feeder inside and not lose too much space.
    Just.realised its a medium, ill just have to. Modify a bit for full deeps..
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    Re: Edmund Fitzgerald

    Nice post. My cousin Vincent was lost when the Pride of Baltimore went down in May 14, 1986. When I hear that song I think of him...
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    Re: Oxalic Acid Vaporizer - Part II

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ALHz4B1vqKo


    gets interesting around 3:15
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    Re: Feeding Fondant Idea

    oopps didn't realize you guys were talkin' top bar....
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    Re: Feeding Fondant Idea

    The screened feeder board is simple, cheap to make and easy to fill even in winter. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_WLCc21-Hk

    All you need to do is put a pile of fondant on a piece of...
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    Re: Feeding Fondant Idea

    here's the set up I use for fondant instead of sugar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_WLCc21-Hk

    2nd year for me. Last winter this worked well for me. I had a screended inner cover above the...
  8. Re: Neighbor Throwing Down the Gaunlet On My Bees

    Call the white house...best suggestion in the whole thread!
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    Re: move a hive 20 feet

    just move them and put something in front of entrance to force orientation.
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    Re: Boiled linseed oil

    Last year I did one of my 10 frame deeps w/boiled linseed oil...I don't like the results. It was the first box I put together and I may not have used enough glue / or linseed oil for that matter. The...
  11. Thread: Racoons

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    Re: Racoons

    You are correct as well...
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    Re: Sugar syrup PH

    My father in law is a food scientist, he often says if any food should be banned because of negative health side effects it is sugar....just sayin'
  13. Re: My village may be getting rid of my hives???

    Not allowing americans to produce their own food hmmm sad.
  14. Thread: Sawdust

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    Re: Sawdust

    Sounds like you should make a few bigger bricks, maybe with sumbgum or however you say it and use it in your woodstove-My bet is it'll burn hot.
  15. Thread: Racoons

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    Re: Racoons

    FYI: The rabies virus is short-lived when exposed to open air—it can only survive in saliva and dies when the animal’s saliva dries up.
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  16. Re: any advise on where to buy a queen for new england hives

    I second Alan @ Fullbloom.
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    Re: Any Norwich CT. beekeepers out there?

    Hey Adam,


    I'll see you Sunday. Looking forward to checking out the new Honey house! FYI- I sent in my ECBA dues a week or so ago-

    Rob
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    Any Norwich CT. beekeepers out there?

    I'm looking to make contact with a couple of back yard beekeepers and farmers in Norwich Ct. PM me or post if you or someone you know fits the bill.

    Thanks,

    Rob
    Pomfret CT.
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    Re: Fire danger from smoker

    We need a show us your smoker thread...
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    Re: Fire danger from smoker

    The false bottom being lower than the air hole is probably the cause, but I do think some fuels being used now like wood pellets, which are designed to make heat and not cool smoke may just be too...
  21. Re: Any queens available in the Northeast to PA area?

    Try Alan at FullBloom he's in Franklin Ct.

    http://www.fullbloomapiaries.com/
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    Re: Bee Yards, post a picture of your bee yards.

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    ahh actually got it to post....
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    Re: Crush and strain with wired foundation?

    Some beeks use electric to embed (heat) the wire into the foundation. Why not do it in reverse so the frame can be easily pulled wire and all from the comb.? Of course i've never use electric to...
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    Re: Not a bee pest but still a pest!

    Keeping the grass cut is a great way to keep the deer tick population down. They avoid open areas with no cover as they do not like to be dehydrated. and mice the biggest carrier of deer ticks don't...
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    Re: June honey comb and wax moths

    You're right probably a good idea just to be safe.
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