http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/ This list is for the discussion of Beekeeping and related activities. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:26:58 GMT candlercraig http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13937 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13937 Does anybody here know of or personally use an apidictor? That was a device marketed and sold in the 30"s (?) (about 300 were sold) that was a microphone that Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:27:38 GMT william kinder http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13936 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13936 you can use almost anything. if your frames are grooved, you can glue in foundation, popsicle sticks, or orhter piece of thin wood. you can also pour some Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:54:58 GMT Barbara Lindberg http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13935 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13935 I have some medium sized frames put together that I'd like to use for honeycomb. I wanted to create a starter strip but I'm not sure how to do it. Do I just Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:12:12 GMT pgmrdan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13934 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13934 And read the books in the reverse order to that which I listed them. Beekeeping for Dummies is for beginners. Make sure to read that first and soon. Conrad's Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:02:14 GMT pgmrdan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13933 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13933 Pam, I would recommend that you get a few good books and read them so you know something about what you're getting in to. Dadant's The Hive and the Honey Bee Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:43 GMT Sarah Worley http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13932 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13932 Pam, Also check out the different online Forums. BeeSource and BioBees are great sites and ready to help beginners. Also a good place to meet up with people in Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:20:20 GMT roger http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13931 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13931 contact county ag agent and find club or someone in your area to be a menter. I did and met some great people willing to help in my area last winter. Now have Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:03:30 GMT evlkenny http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13930 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13930 I am going to start a bee hive. I live in Cantonment Florida. I have been looking at online catalogs and reading books but I need to know what I really need? Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:24:00 GMT Peggy Willenberg http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13929 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13929 ...and I bet you will! Don't let your first experience spook you, bees are really pretty easy. I used to be really uptight about my bees, but now I usually Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:08:00 GMT Nur Wahid http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13928 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13928 Pet insurance is a growing industry but buyers are urged to weigh the potential costs and benefits before signing up for an insurance plan that could end up Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:50:59 GMT Bill Bird http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13927 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13927 Peggy, Will do, but the mentor wants to check on progress next weekend. They will have had about two weeks on their own. I'm praying that I find flat cappings Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:53:46 GMT Peggy Willenberg http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13926 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13926 My guess is that you have lots of hungry bees working hard to build comb. Now, my technique would be to feed, feed, and feed, but otherwise resist the urge to Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:19:01 GMT Bill Bird http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13925 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13925 Thanks to everyone who responded to my requests for help a few weeks back. I had a hive devoid of a queen and severely depleted in numbers. In response, I Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:22:44 GMT Bill Bird http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13924 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13924 Hmm... I see a lot of drone cells in there, which can be both good and bad. But, I don't see the presence of flat capped, tan, cells, which would tell you that Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:08:12 GMT Trevor http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13923 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Beekeeping/message/13923 They look alright. If you see eggs and larva then you have a queen.