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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 25, 2025, 12:06:28 pm »
Quote from: The15thMember on March 24, 2025, 03:06:09 pm
We've got callery (Bradford) pears and wild cherries blooming.  I know people say the feral Bradford pears don't produce anything, but I see bees on my trees all the time, so . . . .  :-\
How about that!!  Do the Wild Cherries produce fruit or are they ornamental?
Around here, pears of any type are not preferred by honey bees. I think there too much competition from other species with higher sugar concentrations.

It's a little later than last year, but Henbit is blooming here.
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by The15thMember on March 24, 2025, 03:06:09 pm »
We've got callery (Bradford) pears and wild cherries blooming.  I know people say the feral Bradford pears don't produce anything, but I see bees on my trees all the time, so . . . .  :-\
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Honey, Bee Forage; Nectar & Pollen Sources / Re: What blooms where and when
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 24, 2025, 10:33:17 am »
66061: Currant, Redbuds, Goat Willow, and Red Maples
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Bee News / Foxhound Bee Co. Consults for Upcoming Matthew McConaughey Movie
« Last post by The15thMember on March 18, 2025, 08:58:48 pm »
I don't know if you guys are familiar with Foxhound Bee Co.  They are a newer bee equipment company specializing in cypress equipment.  I have purchased some stuff from them once or twice and have been very happy with the quality.  I saw on their Instagram feed that they were the consultants for an upcoming Matthew McConaughey movie titled The Rivals of Amziah King in which McConaughey plays a beekeeper.  Foxhound's bees, equipment, and even an heirloom smoker of the owner's are heavily featured in the story.  The movie has just premiered at South by Southwest and has yet to set a wide release date.
https://www.facebook.com/foxhoundbeeco/posts/pfbid0gpZRALdgEgqpqLawFbBnSPEA2Agv3qunmRpAebidnwYBwuQZspPr2qkAfGBnT1c5l
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General Beekeeping / Re: Horizontal Waggle Dance
« Last post by The15thMember on March 18, 2025, 01:50:52 pm »
I know!  She's not doing a round dance, so she is communicating specific information, and her sisters seem to be understanding her.  Unless they are just crowded around and whispering to each other "What is she talking about?  Do you understand what she is saying?"  :D   
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General Beekeeping / Re: Horizontal Waggle Dance
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 17, 2025, 11:55:58 am »
I'm not sure. We need Tom Seeley to answer this for us. They sure are paying attention to the coordinates she's  telling them.
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General Beekeeping / Horizontal Waggle Dance
« Last post by The15thMember on March 15, 2025, 07:27:20 pm »


I took this video yesterday of a bee waggle dancing on the top bars in Queen Ariel's colony.  If the dance's angle from vertical indicates the direction of travel with reference to the sun in waggle dance language, how does one interpret a horizontal waggle dance?
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Pests and Diseases / Who has tried Varroxsan?
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 11, 2025, 12:56:21 pm »
Has anyone tried the new Oxalic Acid treatment Varroxsan? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts.
I haven't had success doing OA sublimation. For some reason my power sources quit working after the first season. That gets very expensive. So I have given up on sublimation.
The Varroxsan comes in packages of 60 and must be used when the package is opened. Maximum number of strips per colony is 6. So, you might use all of them if you have 10 hives. I have considered reaching out to another small hobbyist to share a package but thought I would ask around about opinions.
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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by The15thMember on March 09, 2025, 02:29:38 pm »
Hawks are obligate carnivores, so their diet consists entirely of prey animals.  For small hawks this can mean insects instead of more traditional game animals. Hawks can eat honey though.  ;)
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Farm Livestock / Re: Falconry
« Last post by Bakersdozen on March 09, 2025, 12:53:00 pm »
Is the diet of a hawk all protein or does it eat grains like a chicken?
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