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Point well taken

:shhhh: don't tell anyone, but it's a politically corrupty system, from top to bottom. Rich get richer, and the less rich simply don't matter, they are just victims.

Let me...

Once again you don't understand the issue. It's not putting the gas in the fuel tank, its stopping your pinto where someone might ram you from the back. You see it wasn't the pinto's problem, it was...

Well, I suppose that sounds smart, but actually doesn't answer the question. Per chance you might visit Meriam Webster for the definition.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return

I agree with Walt on this one or at least that has been my experience.

Danny Unger

What is a return?

I finally found the thread where I had purchased this queen from Tecumseh [Gene Ash]. I was trying to figure out how long I had her. End of October of 2009 and she was one of my best queens. She was...

If this what you are referring to I have done it.

http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?265556-Breaking-a-swarm-in-mid-flight&highlight=swarm
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well maybe 707 posts. I mean those posts were only 300 posts ago. I guess Chris's posts caught my attention beings Chris answered the question of this thread: "Re: Treatment Free Commercial...

:scratch:Wasn't this question answered earlier by a commercial beekeeper?
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If you do decide to support the mono filament might be easier to cut, if you decide to go that route. Or you might just try them without the support.

Michael Bush in a post brought to our...

During the late 70's through the mid 80's I ran all deeps, brood boxes and supers. Fairly standard practice back then. I used "Duragilt". This is a plastic base with cell imprinted wax. My bees back...

The combs will collapse even on plastic frames or foundation. I pm'd you so call me sometime or I can call you if you send your phone number. If you do wire or use mono filament [fishing line] I...

That critical mass that you refer to might also be characterized as following the herd instinct, and not all of us want to be involved in that.



And if you keep contracting that definition only...

Where abouts in East Texas Jim?

A medium full of honey [35#] may get them through the winter, but I want them feeling secure enough with a store of honey to start brooding up as soon as the pollen starts. It may be a 1 1/2 month...

Kindest Regards
Danny Unger

The bottom line for some of us is that we intend to turn a profit. I do try to leave the fall crop which is rather dark and strong, hence less in demand, but lately the drought has limited that to...

Yes, I have heard that theory about outbreeding the mites, but I have my doubts that would ever work here for an extended period. I have tried to make splits July-August after the honeyflow is over...

Leave the split [without the queen] at the old location. This will increase the the bee population of the split without the queen and they will have field bees to gather pollen and nectar to build a...

Try migratory beeks in your area. They will be raising queens and making splits. That is where I am getting my queens to make my splits at this time of year. They generally will not mail the queens...

Ian, I would tend to agree with you here. My first year before I was completely on small cell, my bees were swarming like crazy. I did do mite counts that first year and they were high. I have either...

Once temperatures here exceed 100+F for extended periods, I seldom see brood in any of my colonies. Usually that is from early July through mid August. We will often run humidity of 60-70% with...

Everyone manages his own bees to try to maximize production. My honey production hives are the only ones that get a break in the brood cycle, but not because of the mites. I will take 2 colonies [my...

Splitting was a management technique that existed long before destructer existed. Give me a break. I also feed syrup, I guess that is manipulation. I also reverse boxes, that's a manipulation.
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Tugging on my chain again? You consider 2 weeks a good long broodless period? I doubt that would do much in breaking the mite cycle my friend.