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Products Of The Hive / Re: Honey And Metal
« Last post by The15thMember on Yesterday at 09:38:08 pm »How does this stuff get started!Probably Facebook or some other social media.
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Bee News / Re: Asian Hornet Nest Discovererd in GA
« Last post by The15thMember on Yesterday at 09:36:50 pm »Just wanted to put this here for reference. The European hornet, which has been in the US since 1840, is very similar looking to the Asian yellow-legged hornet. European hornets will come and catch flying bees out in front of colonies, but they don't exhibit the "hawking" behavior of the Asian hornet, which can be so destructive to European bee colonies.
Note the drippy pattern on the European hornet, which is absent on the Asian hornet.
Note the drippy pattern on the European hornet, which is absent on the Asian hornet.
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Products Of The Hive / Re: Honey And Metal
« Last post by Bakersdozen on Yesterday at 10:57:45 am »Now I recall someone just asked me that question. She said she heard that you shouldn't use a metal spoon with honey. Without time to really think about it, I simply told her that was a new one to me. How does this stuff get started!
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Recipes / Re: What's Cookin'
« Last post by Bakersdozen on Yesterday at 10:53:39 am »So Baker..? Don't hesitate to invite me over for dinner any time now... hear?
Your welcome anytime, Jen! Even though I cook (really cook) less and less as time goes by, I still like trying new things. I find myself cooking family sized meals and eating leftovers for a while. My husband is still suffering the effects of radiation treatments on his throat and doesn't eat enough solid food to feed a bird.
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Recipes / Re: What's Cookin'
« Last post by Jen on September 19, 2023, 11:58:57 pm »So Baker..? Don't hesitate to invite me over for dinner any time now... hear? 
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Products Of The Hive / Re: Honey And Metal
« Last post by Jen on September 19, 2023, 11:55:17 pm » Good info here, Thanks! I did more research as well and the three metals that can be used long term are... stainless steal, pure gold and pure silver 
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General Beekeeping / Re: Feeding Fruit
« Last post by Jen on September 19, 2023, 11:27:44 pm »Hi 15th and Baker, how ironic that this subject came up yesterday. Last week someone on our bee club facebook page asked if we could put out fruit for the bees, namely watermelon. After a few or more years of beekeeping I find it easier to experiment. So I brought home yellow and red watermelon, cut it up and set it out about 30 feet from the hives.
My bees slurped up and ate all this watermelon in about 3 days all the way to the rind, then stood up and applauded their new found treat
My bees slurped up and ate all this watermelon in about 3 days all the way to the rind, then stood up and applauded their new found treat
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Recipes / Re: What's Cookin'
« Last post by .30WCF on September 19, 2023, 10:30:14 pm »Sounds good.
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Products Of The Hive / Re: Honey And Metal
« Last post by iddee on September 19, 2023, 03:35:41 pm »The US gov. has many 55 gal. drums stored. I doubt it hurts very much.
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General Beekeeping / Re: Feeding Fruit
« Last post by The15thMember on September 19, 2023, 02:47:58 pm »We have referred to Rusty Berlew in the past. Here is an article she wrote about a similar subject. I think it's common based upon what she doesn't say. https://www.honeybeesuite.com/do-honey-bees-eat-fruit/I found that article too, so I actually asked Rusty at the bottom of the page. Here is what she said.
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The sugars in nectar, mostly sucrose (which the bees break down into glucose and fructose) is exactly what’s in table sugar. It’s sucrose, which the bees break down into glucose and fructose. So the “never feed sugar” crowd is just looking for an audience as ill-informed as they are.
Most of the university bee gurus warn that fruit juice has lots of fiber. Most of the year, when bees can defecate whenever they feel like, the fiber doesn’t matter. But in winter (when people are more likely to feed bees) the fiber can cause honey bee dysentery, which is basically diarrhea in the hive. Not pleasant, and it spreads pathogens as bees try to clean it up. There is no real problem with fruit juice, other than the fiber.