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and package bees from infected areas being sold and shipped. We stopped ordering non-local bees, and queens. Will do splits, or catch wild swarms instead. Some area bee sellers have stopped bringing them in from southern states or California as well. ...
In the space made available to me in Bee Culture last month, I began to describe the sophisticated behavior and biology involved in a colony undergoing fission and splitting itself. Clearly, it is not a decision made lightly by the bees. While significant advances have been made in ...
The boxes needed to actually catch swarms are quite different in design to normal hives and need to be lightweight and easily secured for transportation. Plywood is the ideal material to use. Quite often, these boxes need to be moved to another site 3 miles away or more and it's absolutel...
of the hive entrance to induce them to start nasonoving, helping their sisters home, and in the process masking alarm pheromone. Some beekeepers add a Nasonov-mimic, lemongrass, to attract swarms into empty equipment, or to entice bees to take down syrup given as food supplement in the ...
entirely preventable- ways to die in ‘Don’t Starve,’ but today we’re going to talk about the titular mode of death: starving. In order to prevent death by starvation, you’re going to want to forage and fight for the best foods, and in this guide we’ll tell you where to find...
If we are bit, we catch themAnd crack them without delay. You can’t just squash a flea. Similar to bubble wrap if you push on a flea it compresses, it does not pop. Since the flea’s cuticle is also made up of these different layers, and the layers are not very stiff it makes...
How to make the Marble Suit I heard you wanted to tank and I got the armor for you. The marble suit protects from a whole 95% of damage when worn. It’s the perfect use for all that stray marble you have lying around. The catch? It reduces movement speed by 30% so kiting isn'...
Like lines of ants or swarms of bumblebees in meadows “the smartest women crowd the shows in numbers, till my faltering judgment goes.” They come to see and be seen, in the theater, “a place that’s lethal to all chastity.” ...
Arrow points and bee swarmsDuring my youthful years, I have clocked several thousand hours of wandering the hills and meadows of both our family farm and that of our neighbor's land. I don't recall the first arrow point I picked up, but somewhere along the way, I began to watch for ...