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Hi folks, thought somebody could help out with an opinion or two, family member has been out of their house for weeks now due to a skunk that sprayed multiple times under their front porch. Smell...

Thanks folks, a lot of great ideas shared already...

somebody did tell me about vista but if you don't remember to cancel their 'free service' they'll charge your c.card

Hi, I'm in my third year of beekeeping as a hobby only and wanted to make a business card - does anybody have any thoughts/ideas? I thought I would put 'local honey' and 'swarm collection' on it for...

Went to my first winter farmer's market today, held once a month at the nearby national park. It was mobbed, all the greens went quick, park ranger told me there were people lined up before the...

Good idea on keeping a ready source of mud for the bees. We have three bird baths that we keep topped manually for birds & bees. Will look to improve with drip on one to additionally benefit...

Local bakery here uses Dawn Foods, got the sales rep's name, and will go direct to them in the future.

Check out their website: http://www.dawnfoods.com/public/managed/distribution/index.Asp. ...

Hi, anyone read this book? Written in part by Marla Spivak.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/honeybees/components/bumbleID.htm

Thank you

The Logan bee lab (part of USDA's ARS) has articles on masons at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=18333

There's a free book on masons at the very bottom of the page:...

An entomologist here at work recommended rolling coffee filters. He said the paper is great for moisture control (and thus all the nastiness that comes with excess moisture) and shouldn't degrade...

Hi Dale, thanks, I'll check out your website.

I'm not sold on the cardboard tube idea just yet, so I am definitely weighing options. I have the benefit of bouncing questions off a few...

I read Dr. Dogterom's book, very interesting! I know people frequently use straws (from cardboard, plastic, bamboo) and I'm wrestling with either making nesting trays (per her book) or going the...

Hi, consulting group where I work is using this in Cleveland to de-uglify a previous industrial use area (actually part of Cle. muni. stadium when torn down was dumped in this area).
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Hi there, anybody have a legitimate story (or legit resource to point me to) on healing properties of Manuka honey. Buddy of mine is a doc at Duke and he wants to learn more.

Thanks

I just wanted to post back that I found a local source for drivert sugar - Mom & Pop doughnut shop. They are charged $36 for a 50 lb. sack; they are charging me the same, no mark up.

Thanks a lot.

Couldn't one use a coffee grinder (for a small batch) or food processor to make drivert-like sugar from regular beet sugar? In other words, is the granulation the only difference?

Yeah, they were out flying, thanks for the tip on not tampering when clustered.

Hi, I used powdered sugar three times in the last 6 weeks b/c my varroa mite level was over 50. The bees were bumping me yesterday when using my bee brush to swipe the sugar from the frame tops,...

Gardener at Stan Hywet said it is Salvia Blue Bedder
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2868/

Thanks, I'm in Zone 5 ...assuming there is a cold-hardy variety up here

Hi, does anyone know what this flower is? Saw a lot of it at Stan Hywet in Akron a couple weekends ago. Literally felt like velvet.
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This has been blooming for a couple weeks now (Summit & Portage County Ohio). It is beautiful shade of purple, great big clumps of it that you can see from roadsides, especially interwoven with the...

Thanks, I think I'm headed down the right path. Walmart (yes the great evil empire) has 5lb bags for 2.70ish now, works out to 3.5 cents an ounce, buying bigger doesn't improve the price per ounce. ...

Pokerman, can I ask one more question? How long is it going to take my Italians to store (cure) the 1:5 to 1 syrup I just put on? 2 weeks er so? My mentor gave me a hard time for putting syrup on,...

Thanks for the additional 'feed'back ....eh-hem ... I was just mentioning to my mentor about open feeding (he uses sponges). Is there a trick to keeping an open 5 gallon pail out of the rain?

The...

Thanks, so 6 liters weighs 12.5 pounds, seems about right. 25 pounds of sugar (that can be purchased in one bag at the grocery) to 12.5 pounds of water (or 3 2 liters) for 2:1. Got it.
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