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 designs are …

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Sep 1, 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 water, put it on …

Jul 14, 2005 · Speaking as the manufacturer of Bee-Quick, I'd like to point out that fume boards from all vendors are very similar. All of them have a metal surface that gets hot in direct contact with a woven …

Sep 1, 2007 · In another thread it was brought up that large commercial operators add bleach to their syrup. Makes sense if the concentration is low enough. Can anyone verify this??? If so the rate of 1 …

Sep 19, 2010 · What do you classify your bee keeping as? For IRS taxes is it agg other is it agg. Are we farmers? Or are bee's live stock. What do you use for your classifications? My CPA does not know …

Mar 24, 2013 · When making the divider board, cut/leave tabs to sit on frame rest of super to block bee passage. Also make the divider board full height of super plus space between super and bottom …

Nov 26, 2011 · I was following a thread here about sugar bricks and so I am wondering about a recipe for sugar bricks that contain pollen or other ingredients that would be beneficial for year-round …

Dec 30, 2003 · My understanding is that beekeeping falls under "Farming" as far as taxation goes. I would like to write off the expenses I incurred to get my 60 hives this year. Does a beekeeper have to …

Feb 25, 2009 · I just bought a 1928 Root Quality Bee supplies Catalog. It is very kewl, funny how little equipment has changed in 80 years,Its 64 pages so its pretty big...