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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Program to evaluate forage surrounding your apiary
« Last post by Bakersdozen on June 02, 2025, 10:14:13 pm »
https://pollinators.psu.edu/bee-health/beescape#Tools,-Graphs-&-Features-71333
Penn State College of Agriculture developed Beescape to help beekeepers, gardeners, etc. assess the value of their surrounding landscape. The program works on a computer or your phone. There is no app to download. By entering the address of the apiary you can see up to a 5 mile radius on a map. There is also a breakdown, by percentage, agricultural use, water, forest, etc. There is also another chart to breakdown the quality of floral sources by seasons. It's pretty cool.
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Bee News / Re: Having a bad day
« Last post by iddee on May 31, 2025, 04:48:59 pm »
Yep, funny how a dumb reporter will write about something he knows nothing about without questioning the garbage he receives. A truck will hold approx. 500 hives, not 7000 as one article stated. 500 hives at a strong 50,000 is 25 million, not 250 million.
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Bee News / Having a bad day
« Last post by Bakersdozen on May 31, 2025, 11:59:42 am »
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/volunteer-beekeepers-swarm-rescue-spilled-hives-crash-rcna210079
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Farm Livestock / Re: Chicken Influencer
« Last post by Bakersdozen on May 26, 2025, 11:07:57 am »
Done. This is my first time following a chicken influencer.
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Farm Livestock / Chicken Influencer
« Last post by The15thMember on May 25, 2025, 09:27:02 pm »
One of the kids in our family always has a pet chicken who lives in her room, and she has just started raising a new one, Louisa, who is a naked neck. She decided to start an Instagram account for her, so if any of you are on Insta and would like to see pictures of the new baby and her life as a house chicken, give her a follow!

https://www.instagram.com/russet_feathers


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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by The15thMember on May 20, 2025, 12:07:42 pm »
 :yes:  The truth is there is really no rush.  Red tail trapping season isn't until the fall anyway, so there is plenty of time to get everything settled. 
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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by Bakersdozen on May 18, 2025, 12:36:25 pm »
Patience Grasshopper.  ;D
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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by The15thMember on May 17, 2025, 11:24:47 am »
We have been having some trouble with the mews roof leaking.  The builders think they know what they did wrong, something with the overlap of two of the roof pieces, and after many attempts at a band-aid fix, they decided to just rip off this section and redo it right.  We had some VERY heavy rain overnight, and it seems like it's not leaking now.   

Charlotte's sponsor was supposed to come last week, but he hurt his hand, so his inspection has been delayed until it heals enough for him to fly his plane.  It ended up working out though, since the roof needed to be redone anyway.
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TBH, Warre, and Other Alternative Hives / Re: Traditional Appalachian Bee Gum Experiment
« Last post by The15thMember on May 14, 2025, 09:34:25 am »
Quote from: iddee on May 13, 2025, 06:23:11 pm
Other than that, I would cut the top flat, cover it with 1/2 in. or better plywood. Then cut a hole in the plywood a bit larger than the hollow. Now, place a super on the plywood and harvest yearly. :thumbsup:
I will hypothetically take that into consideration.  ;) 

Quote from: iddee on May 13, 2025, 06:23:11 pm
It is illegal in N.C. and most states to have a hive without removable frames.
I'm kind of just assuming that no one REALLY cares about that, since I read an article from a local paper about someone keeping bees in gums which was written in like 2012, and I've seen several blog posts and YouTube videos on it as well.  If this thread suddenly disappears, just never mention it again.  :D
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TBH, Warre, and Other Alternative Hives / Re: Traditional Appalachian Bee Gum Experiment
« Last post by iddee on May 13, 2025, 06:23:11 pm »
It is illegal in N.C. and most states to have a hive without removable frames. Other than that, I would cut the top flat, cover it with 1/2 in. or better plywood. Then cut a hole in the plywood a bit larger than the hollow. Now, place a super on the plywood and harvest yearly. :thumbsup:
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