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  1. Management of Russian bees | Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Oct 17, 2025 · - Russian bees are very swarmy and will swarm both earlier and later than other bees. The suggestion was to give them much more space than you think they need. - Some Russians are …

  2. Wire mesh sizes and bees - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Oct 22, 2015 · There is another thread in this Forum concerning who to get rid of bees stuck in wire mesh. I thought I'd take a moment to share our experience with wire mesh. Ross Rounds, which I …

  3. What varieties of clover encourage the bees? - Beesource Beekeeping …

    Mar 23, 2010 · In number two of the first volume of the "Review," Editor Hutchinson states that ten colonies of bees gathered 300 pounds of extracted honey from alsike, with only two acres within …

  4. Do bees get nectar/pollen from pecan trees? - Beesource Beekeeping …

    Dec 11, 2005 · To find out whether bees get resources from pecan trees, you would need to catch a female in bloom, or a male with catkins. Has anyone seed a blooming female or male with catkins …

  5. Bees in water meter - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Jun 7, 2004 · I have been called to remove the bees in a water meter. i presume they have gone through the keyhole in the lid, and are in the meter cavity underground. anyone have a idea how to …

  6. red cedar as wood for bees? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Feb 21, 2008 · i was curious if anyone has heard whether using red cedar for bee boxes is a good idea? would the wood smell permeate the honey? do bees shy away from cedar as other insects? are …

  7. Bees in meter box - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    May 25, 2007 · bees settling in meter boxes is a more recent phenomenon- ie not 5- 15 years ago- then there may be a connection. Migrating birds become quite confused by these signals in the laboratory. …

  8. Anyone raise Stingless Bees in USA? - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    May 3, 2010 · Being that the stingless bees are a semi-tropical species and cannot survive in the wild at more northern latitudes there is little risk of ecological imbalance with native species of bees. Unlike …

  9. Build It Yourself - Equipment Plans in PDF format

    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 them. Pollen …

  10. bees in my hair - Beesource Beekeeping Forums

    Jun 27, 2007 · An occasional bee will fly in my hair when I'm in the garden. She seems to get tangled up and instead of flying away, stings me. How can I avoid this? I don't want to wear a veil all the time I'm …