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    Re: quality of 2013 package queens from GA/AL?

    I disagree with the statement about nucs being thrown in a box And sold. I had to call the customer and tell some of them that I wouldnt have their nuc and that suxs. But I grow them out myself and...
  2. Re: swarming, superseding and requeening full colonies with lots of old workers

    Hey Jim this spring in south ga. Hasn't been a good year for makin nucs. Worse year I have ever had. The nights getting down in the low 30s isn't good on cells. I had alot of cells that didn't hatch...
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    Re: Queen cells and virgins

    Several of the ones that we put a cell in that we could see her crawling around In appear to be queen less now
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    Re: Queen cells and virgins

    Hey Adam yes we had nights that got down into the mid 30s. Hey Matt that is exactly what I am seeing.some of the ones that didn't hatch hadn't been removed at all. 50 percent on one graft. Very...
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    Queen cells and virgins

    Hey everyone. We are having cells that are not hatching well this spring. We even put cells in that where fixing to hatch. You could see her crawling around in the cell and still the take wasn't...
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    Re: New from Georgia

    Welcome bobby
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    Re: VSH Breeding?

    hey whitetail thanks for your replys. I think you understand what is trying to be done with the VSH bees. I loose hives each year but far less then i use too. if we continue to select from VSH stock...
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    Ai equipment and old honey pump

    Wanting to purchase used AI Equipment and a old honey pump. just needing a pump to fill barrels. if not working but can be rebuilt would be fine. PM me if you have these thanks
  9. Re: Minimizing the genetic input of mediocre stock

    if you want the best of the best than AI them and you know what you have. I bet you will still have some duds in the offspring. but that is the best way to go, then you know what hives produced the...
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    Re: VSH Breeding?

    Hey Cam, do you treat all your hives for mites.
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    Re: VSH Breeding?

    Deknow you are no where close to being like Adam. for one if i remember in an earlier post that you made the comment that you have never owned VSH bees. So how can you talk about them good or bad. I...
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    Re: Splits, Need to do 35

    Hey Craig the way i would do it is pull three frames of brood form the bottom box and shake the bees off put excluder on and then put the three frames of brood in top box in the center. fill the box...
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    Re: bees workin watermelons

    about every third row should a seeded variety for the cross pollination. And two hives per acre is what they recommend for seedless
  14. Thread: honey pump

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    honey pump

    wanting to buy a old honey pump (small one). need a pump so i can pump from my tank into a barrel. doesnt have to be in great shape. I can rebuild if needed. sue bee used these pumps years ago....
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    Re: Honey pots and watersheds

    I cant get the link to work on here. Go to facebook and look up Bee Natural honey pots and watch the video. thanks
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    Honey pots and watersheds

    Hey guys and gals please look at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1029953918/honeypot-floatshoot-tour-1?ref=email. This is my cousin and he is trying to promote bees and the importance of the...
  17. Thread: Maqs

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    Re: Maqs

    I did have to remove them
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    Re: Maqs

    I have used the the MAQS and had pretty good luck with them in august. it is really hard to get the temp down low enough for me to use it. But I am pleased with results i saw. according to weather...
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    Re: Russell Sunkist Queens

    thanks guys for the pics
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    Re: Russell Sunkist Queens

    I would like to see some pics of the SKC,SK and MB thanks
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    Re: Russell Sunkist Queens

    I got one Sunkist cord. from them last summer and she was dead when she arrived no fought of the Russells. They replaced her right away and they where really doing good when winter got here. They...
  22. Thread: almonds

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    Re: almonds

    Well Larry I am not pollinating in Ca. but I am looking at what i want to do next year. Thanks Tom for the reply
  23. Thread: almonds

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    almonds

    What is the going price per hive on almonds this year look like
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    Re: Electric Fence Controller

    I use the parmak from Jeffers in Dothan Alabama(they have web site). I have used these solar chargers for 10 years and they are still going strong .I think they have two models the one i use is black...
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    Re: Practices of Gardner Apiaries

    I have never bought packages from them but i do buy queens from them from time to time. either when i have cells that didnt take good in the fall or I have several queenless hives and dont have cells...
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