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Patty Kubetz
10:15 AM on July 11, 2008
My son Ben, is very interested in beekeeping. As he is only 6 years old, it may be a while before we get into them, but there is a good chance we'll end up with a hive near us! Good work! <br>Thanks!
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Bob
10:21 PM on July 17, 2008
I do know of a beekeeper that has his address in Kiel, so when the time comes....lol
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Matt
03:25 PM on August 14, 2008
Susan, <br>We talked about the book ABC XYZ of bee culture. You said to waite there is a new edition on the way. Do you know when? thanks
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anonymous
07:25 PM on August 14, 2008
I believe that it was published this 2008 - and should be in circulation. You are looking for the 41st edition - that is the newest. <br>
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Matt
11:30 AM on August 18, 2008
I understand that some polinators have been haveing problems with Mexican bees taking over hives. <br>Are these Africanized or a different strain? <br>How are they controlled? <br>Does any one know of this proble or is it rumor mill?
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Bob
09:18 PM on August 18, 2008
The Mexican bees that you are hearing of are Africanized honeybees. If you are worried about them being up in this area, they can come up to this area but their genetics don't allow them to over winter in the colder regions. They can come up to this area through commercial beekeepers who overwinter their hives in the south or through the purchase of packages. This is CLOSELY watched by the bee suppliers so that the chances of getting packages with Africanized bees are rare. It is a big problem in the south. They aren't able to control this problem in the south.
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Matt
12:23 PM on September 11, 2008
I didn't get a chance to ask at the meeting, when is a good time to order bees? <br> Bob you said you may be giving some queens away. Can I "claim" two now and if that is the case would I still have to get bees separately? Is that even possible? <br>thanks <br>PS I understand that Kohn's gives tours of their facility, would that be something that the asc. would be interested in?
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Sue
05:55 PM on September 11, 2008
Bob usually tries to order queens the first of the year to get on a list. With him trying to do his own queens, I don't know if he'll do that or not - he'll have to post that himself - along with reserving 2 queens for you (I don't think that would be a problem though.) <br>As for a tour of Kohn's. I'll have it put on the agenda for next meeting and we can bring it up next. Will that work? <br>I think that would be a neat experience. <br>
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Matt
09:19 AM on October 28, 2008
wondering how the harvest went for every one. I'm going to be ordering my hives in december or early jan. looking forward to the next meeting. is there an date for the bee keepers party yet?
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Bob
08:00 PM on October 28, 2008
I haven't taken any more off, I think they need what they have. We haven't figured out when the party date will be yet. We will post it on here also when we do. It will be brought up at the next meeting too.
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Bob
08:01 PM on October 28, 2008
Sorry.....the party will be announced at the next meeting...my bad lol!!
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Bob
09:58 PM on November 10, 2008
For those of you with questions on nosema, The Univ. of Minn. has found that nosema apis spores will be dead if heated at 125 degrees or slightly warmer. If you are treating your hive parts, it would be wise to treat long enough that they would be heated all the way through. They say for 24 hours.
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anonymous
10:05 PM on November 10, 2008
The Univ. of Minn. overwinters their hives using half inch insulation board over the inner cover. They then either wrap the hives in tarpaper or black cardboard hive wraps that you can buy. They say that you want to have some air movement above the insulation board to help draw the moisture away. It is important to have an upper exit for the bees to use. The insulation board is the stuff that is similar to what they use as concrete expansion joints. Menards has it in their store.
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Bob
10:08 PM on November 10, 2008
We have meetings at the UW extension bldg. at 7pm on the second tuesday of each month.
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Matt
11:33 AM on November 19, 2008
Is there a way to safely remove an established wild hive without sacrificing the bees or at least the queen?
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Bob
02:22 PM on November 21, 2008
It is difficult to remove wild hives. Trees are the easiest, but you still take a chance on loosing the queen. You have to cut the tree down then split it open and remove the comb, then secure it in frames in a regular hive. It takes a while to do the whole process. ( help is always nice!!) Hives that are in buildings are much more difficult than trees. You have to make sure you get all the comb out, but if you miss any small hole anywhere in the "hive" the bees might have extended their hive into another area. I don't usually go after building extractions. The cost is quite high for those. Too many unexpected things to take care of. <br> <br>Thanks for posting....Bob
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matt
11:10 AM on February 24, 2009
whats the difference between hooked reinforcement and non-hooked on foundation? Are there advantages one way or the other?
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Bob
03:06 PM on February 28, 2009
The costs are when you get into a removal and it gets extensive when you have to make sure all the nest is gone. Its not good when you don't get the complete bee nest. Then the people get crabby when they have to call you back to "finish" the job. So are easier than others.
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