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That may be true but it doesn't excuse his poor customer relations skills. It also doesn't explain the fact that lots of other bee keepers have had poor service over the years.

We ordered 100 queens from B Weaver last spring and I had the worst experience I have ever had with a queen producer. They didn't put enough attendants in the box to cover the queens so most of them...

I'm not sure how you would want to do that. You'd have to put them in a queen bank with attendants then kill the attendants when you re-introduced the queen as they might be harboring mites. You'd...

Jim, That was all in my original post. The daytime highs were in the mid to upper 80's with lows the upper 50's. Very low humidity. The first two yards all had at least one super on them. They all...

We did go back to the first problem yard 10 days later. A total of 17 days after the treatment. Out of the 10 colonies that showed no laying queen after 7 days only one had started laying again. All...

Sure Harry, Nice sarcasm!! Tell it to the people who developed the MAQS. They are still trying to figure out how we can use their product without killing queens. They are the ones who recommended the...

Granted it does a number on the mites. Killing the queens also really knocks back the mites. I experimented with 4 yards of 32 each. All hives were checked for a laying queen prior to applying the...

True they don't claim a Buckfast line but have a mix including the Buckfast gene pool. My complaint was the poor packaging, lack of attendant bees, and the lack of any attempt to rectify the problem....

The colonies headed by Buckfast queens seem to be good colonies all around. In the past I have noticed them to be slightly more aggressive than Italians or Carniolans. What really surprised me this...

I had my worst experience with a queen breeder this spring. I had ordered 100 Buckfast queens from B Weaver for May delivery. The queens arrived with maybe a cup full of attendants for the whole box....

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I did a search for the relationship between drops and ml or cc (same thing) and it is 20 drops per cc.

I have made it without the sugar and it works just fine. The oils may separate a little more...

Any one who wants any quantity of essential oils should check out the following site. I haven't found anyone cheaper and definitely no one place with their selection.
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Try John Jacobs at Old Sol. 541-582-2337

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Yes the dilution in syrup for feeding or drench is the same.

I used these basic proportions to boost the recipe to the following.

1 lb each oil, 10 gallons water, 80 lb sugar, 4t lecithin. Makes approx. 15 gallons

I mixed it up in a drum using my barrel...

We provide service to all small to medium sized orchards in the Bridgeport, Brewster and Omak areas. Local references available. Over 10 years of service in the area. Top quality bees at competitive...

I have contacted them as I am purchasing their 60 frame extractor. Was hoping to find a used unit for less than full retail. Thanks

I am asking $2000

Looking for a good used late model Cowen, the full sized unit.

I have a 60 frame Dadant with the electronic speed control and the segmented reel. Have been using it for 11 years with no problems other than replacing the belt last year. Located in eastern WA...

Looking for a good used late model Cowen uncapper, the full sized model.

For those who want to mix large batches of pollen substitute there is a great little mortar mixer available from Kushlan. Available at Home Depot, WW Grainger etc. It takes one 50 lb bag of pollen...

According to the manufacturer the hive should be well sealed; no holes or other entrances. This would include the upper entrance on the inner cover. All of the treatments which rely on vaporization,...