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Pests and Diseases / Re: tracheal mite treatments
« Last post by rober on February 12, 2025, 03:24:32 pm »idee- lay the right on the frames??
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Pests and Diseases / Re: oxalic acid straws?
« Last post by rober on February 12, 2025, 03:23:34 pm »still no opinions??
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General Beekeeping / Re: where is everyone?
« Last post by Zweefer on February 12, 2025, 07:14:48 am »I think people just got out of the habit of checking here. I know I did. I need to be more intentional of making this part of my routine again…
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Pests and Diseases / Re: tracheal mite treatments
« Last post by iddee on February 11, 2025, 06:09:01 pm »Here’s a recipe for grease patties:
1-1/2 pounds of solid vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
4 pounds of granulated sugar
1/2 pound honey
Mix all these ingredients together until smooth. Form into about a dozen hamburger-size patties. Unused patties may be stored in a resealable plastic food bag and kept frozen until ready to use.
1-1/2 pounds of solid vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
4 pounds of granulated sugar
1/2 pound honey
Mix all these ingredients together until smooth. Form into about a dozen hamburger-size patties. Unused patties may be stored in a resealable plastic food bag and kept frozen until ready to use.
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General Beekeeping / where is everyone?
« Last post by rober on February 10, 2025, 02:53:35 pm »not much activity here. i just posted a question about tracheal mites in the pest section.
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Pests and Diseases / tracheal mite treatments
« Last post by rober on February 10, 2025, 11:40:49 am »my daughter took over my hives. she just got a report from the USDA bee lab saying that her bees have tracheal mites. i guess i've been lucky since as to my knowledge i've never had an infestation. i've read that menthol is the best treatment & that oxalic acid can help by killing adult mites. by that wording i'm guessing that like varrora mites the acid will not kill mites in infected bees. menthol requires 70* temps to work. even if not ideal can it help at winter temps??
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Gardening / Using honey as a rooting agent for plant cuttings
« Last post by Bakersdozen on January 26, 2025, 12:04:04 pm »I stumbled on a video showing that honey can be used, when making cuttings, in place of rooting hormone. If I understand correctly it doesn't work for all plant species but it does for ssome semi-woody stems like hydrangeas and privet. The anti-microbial properties of honey aids in controlling bacterial and fungal growth but doesn't exactly promote root growth.
Has anyone tried this?
Has anyone tried this?
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Books / Non invasive inspections, and other hard to find lore
« Last post by BeeBloke on January 13, 2025, 06:06:53 pm »If you're interested in techniques not covered in standard beekeeping texts, try Observational Beekeeping:
https://oxnatbees.wordpress.com/2024/10/18/new-book-the-observant-beekeeper/
Price is higher than most books' for good reason: it's huge, and concise. It's a complete beekeeping course to an advanced level, comparing many approaches, compressing many books and other sources into one volume.
https://oxnatbees.wordpress.com/2024/10/18/new-book-the-observant-beekeeper/
Price is higher than most books' for good reason: it's huge, and concise. It's a complete beekeeping course to an advanced level, comparing many approaches, compressing many books and other sources into one volume.
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Any and Every Thing / Re: Bit of history
« Last post by Bakersdozen on January 06, 2025, 11:15:19 am »In think I would prefer a nuke detonating on my back than a grenade. With the nuke, I know I would feel nothing. With the grenade, I have met too many vets with pepper looking skin from all the shrapnel. Then there were all the ones who were left dying that never lived to show their shrapnel.I understand completely.
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Any and Every Thing / Re: Bit of history
« Last post by iddee on January 06, 2025, 04:12:56 am »In think I would prefer a nuke detonating on my back than a grenade. With the nuke, I know I would feel nothing. With the grenade, I have met too many vets with pepper looking skin from all the shrapnel. Then there were all the ones who were left dying that never lived to show their shrapnel.