
Bananas and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 26, 2013 · Hypothesis: if isoamyl acetate is in fact stress hormones generated by bees, and we know that real bananas don't contain any isoamyl acetate at all, then we might conclude …
Salt for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Oct 27, 2009 · Bees are there constantly, even though they are only about 100 feet from the lake where they get all the water they want. Personally I know that a certain number of bees from …
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Mar 9, 2021 · Pollen traps vary greatly in design and positioning on the hive. All make use of one basic principle – a grid to remove the pollen pellets from the bees and a box or tray to collect …
Making Michael Palmers inexpensive pollen sub - Beesource …
Mar 11, 2019 · The ratio of protein to lipid (fat) should be 1.4 : 1. Bees like canola pollen more than rose. They like high omega 3:6 ratio. Canola pollen has 55:1. That's extreme.
Vinegar in sugar syrup - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Jun 3, 2015 · If you don't adjust the ph the bees will do it themselves. Bailey, in England, did a study years ago that said adding vinegar to sugar syrup that is fed for overwintering shortens …
Grub x - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
May 14, 2023 · I'm seeing videos now of well known Bee experts like Bob Binnie talking about using Scott's Grub x for small hive beetle larvae. They say it's not harmful to our bees in …
Apivar question | Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Apr 5, 2025 · Can I use apivar strips in my new hive when I have a frame feeder for the bees and a pollen patty in the hive?
Bees attracted to urine? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
May 9, 2005 · Bees are attracted to smelly liquids. If your go back in the Beesource archives you can find more examples where bees rather slurp horse piss, bird bath water, swimming pool …
How to remove bees in a house wall - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Oct 14, 2023 · One of our neighbors noticed a large number of bees in the wall of her 2nd story. She'd prefer not kill the bees and remove them naturally, ideally without removing the siding of …
Poison Hemlock - Beesource Beekeeping Forums
Apr 10, 2003 · I am just starting beekeeping and expecting my first bee's to arive in a couple of weeks. The area I am going to place my hives is by a creak that is full of Poison Hemlock. The …