Mar 9, 2021 · Solid, bee-tight hive equipment is necessary because any secondary openings will be eagerly sought by bees to avoid passing through the pollen trap grid. Two pollen trap …

Mar 11, 2019 · Houston Beekeepers Association | Bee Nutrition with Dr. Pierre Lau Watch on From this, it seems: The ratio of protein to lipid (fat) should be 1.4 : 1. Bees like canola pollen …

Jul 25, 2025 · The very small cost of federal bee research is so tiny that we have, several times, had to actually go down to DC and buttonhole congresscritters to ask them to add a few million …

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Oct 27, 2009 · A long time beekeeper in our bee club says he puts salt on the landing board for his bees. I have noticed especially this summer while working in my truckpatch the bees …

Sep 2, 2020 · looking for an easy sugar brick recipe. i tried searching the archives but didnt have much luck. if i remember there was one that was 5 or 10 lbs of sugar and a small amount of …

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Oct 2, 2009 · i opened a hive 2 days ago to put some 2:1 on them and the slight smell of bananas hit me in the face. what is that?

Jun 10, 2016 · I saw a Fat Bee Man video where he used boric acid, crisco, and election signs to build SHB bait traps. I was unable to find straight boric acid at Lowes and picked up some Hot …