Honey Bees
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While I was at my daughters soccer game today I couldn't find one single honey bee. So I googled honey bee and found this article. This is kinda alarming.
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We have Salvia bushes in our front yard. Last year I always had to wait until the sun went down to trim them because there were so many bees. This year, I haven't seen more than 1 or 2 on them at any one time. I hope they figure out what is doing this and can stop it.
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I saw a few honeybees around my yard the first warm days, about a month, month and a half ago. I haven't seen any lately. Seems they did come out after wintering-over, but I'm not seeing any right now.
When I was a child growing up in Levittown Pa, I frequently would get stung in my backyard, while barefoot in the grass and clover. 35 years ago, every little clover flower in the yard had a honeybee, buzzing around it. I cut my Moms grass this morning and did not see one honeybee anywhere...the yard is still choked with clover flowers.
When I was a child growing up in Levittown Pa, I frequently would get stung in my backyard, while barefoot in the grass and clover. 35 years ago, every little clover flower in the yard had a honeybee, buzzing around it. I cut my Moms grass this morning and did not see one honeybee anywhere...the yard is still choked with clover flowers.
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Originally Posted by jetdoc
We have the Carpenter bees as well. My 5 yo was scared to death of them. So I looked it up on the internet and found out that they(male bee) were very inquisitive not agressive. That is why they would fly around you. The article went on to say that if you held a stick up, let the bee fly around it, and throw it, the bee will chase it. Needless to say after I showed her that she's not scared of them anymore!
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they are not doing so well But I am just a hobbie Beekeeper, I use 4.9 foundation and NO chimecals and Yes they are Africanized honey Bees BUT its hard to see the afro's in the pic.
Last edited by Bill W; Jun 3, 2007 at 05:06 PM.
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We have a hive in a tree 50 feet from the house. They leave us alone and we leave them alone. Once each spring they swarm and decide they want to move into our fireplace. We light a smoke log and within 30 minutes they go back to their tree.
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My son and I removed about 50 swarms and established hives last year, This year sofar none!! I keep my bee's about 75ft from the House, If you go outside with a soda WATCH OUT!!! I have had as many as 5 hives at one time. This year I was going to order bees this spring from OHIO some Buckfest honey bees Thoe none were avilable. I will settle for FREE honey bees any time even if they are Killer bees, Personly I dont see not much difference.
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There are all kinds of things affecting honey bee's right now Varroa mites, trachea mites, foul brood, (both european and american), nosema.
beekeepers all over the world suller from these effex There are cures, essence of rosemary, lavender, ginger, powdered sulfer used with caution. Heck bee's can even get Diharrhea, you dont want that in your Honey. I think this round of diseases we will find a cure for But Colony collaps dissorder from what i have read is from microwaves from cell phone use.
beekeepers all over the world suller from these effex There are cures, essence of rosemary, lavender, ginger, powdered sulfer used with caution. Heck bee's can even get Diharrhea, you dont want that in your Honey. I think this round of diseases we will find a cure for But Colony collaps dissorder from what i have read is from microwaves from cell phone use.
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Originally Posted by Bill W
There are all kinds of things affecting honey bee's right now Varroa mites, trachea mites, foul brood, (both european and american), nosema.
beekeepers all over the world suller from these effex There are cures, essence of rosemary, lavender, ginger, powdered sulfer used with caution. Heck bee's can even get Diharrhea, you dont want that in your Honey. I think this round of diseases we will find a cure for But Colony collaps dissorder from what i have read is from microwaves from cell phone use.
beekeepers all over the world suller from these effex There are cures, essence of rosemary, lavender, ginger, powdered sulfer used with caution. Heck bee's can even get Diharrhea, you dont want that in your Honey. I think this round of diseases we will find a cure for But Colony collaps dissorder from what i have read is from microwaves from cell phone use.
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From: Woodbine, Maryland
come to think of it, i havnt seen a honey bee in ages, but ive seen a ton of bumble bee's and those bee's that look like humming birds that scare the crap out of me and make me run like a fat kid after a cup cake.